Alexander the Great did not defeat Xerxes because both men lived in different eras. When Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC, Xerxes had already...Become a member and unlock all Study Answers Start today. Try it now Create an account Ask a question Our experts can answer your tough...
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The first was the Battle of Marathon, under control of Darius I was a battle of Persia vs Athens. During the first war the Athenians used phalanx formation which meant they had long spears to defeat the Persians. The second war was when Persia was under control of Xerxes I. The Persians...
Alexander’s Goals Fulfill his father’s wishes First goal was to invade Persia Led 35,000 soldiers into Persia to defeat the Persians at Granicus Darius III, king of Persia, was shocked and raised army of about 75,000 Defeat of Persians Alexander defeated Persians again at Issus Alexander no...
ultimately aiding Alexander the Great in his worldwide conquest of territory. On the contrary, however, if Alcibiades had continued his expedition to Syracuse, resulting in the potential Athenian win in the Peloponnesian War, the Athenian Empire could expand its influence by conquering lands once con...
Xerxes of Persia invaded Greece later, with a massive army, and conquered northern Greece, until his army was defeated at Plataea. After the defeat of Persia, Greece formed the Delian league under Athens, to raise armies to liberate the rest of Greece a...
It was said that Alexander had predicted his empire would go to the strongest of his generals and after his death it was split between three generals: – Antigonus - King of Macedonia – Ptolemy - Pharaoh of Egypt – Seleucus - Emperor of Persia Alexander’s conquests brought an end to ...
Historically, these fortifications were part of the defence lines built by Sasanians of Persia.The Great Wall of Gorganmay have been built by the Parthians. The name Caspian Gatesoriginally applied to thenarrow region at the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea,through which Alexander actually ma...
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