Classical Studies 1000 Midterm: January 13th 2020 textbook

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 1000
• Professor: Bernd Steinbock

Document Summary

Alexander watched as persepolis burn, but his good fortune would become difficult. All alexander needed to do now was capture darius iii. Leaving parmenion behind at ecbatan to secure his communications with the west, alexander raced to track darius: wanted to get him before reaching bactria and continued resistance from there. Assassination changed the dynamic of the campaign. Alexander had hitherto acted in persia as the avenger of past persian misdeeds it was a popular stance with greeks but hardly calculated to attrack persian support. Darius"s assassination allowed alexander to escape from this dilemma by assuming the role of his successor and acting as defender of achaemenid legitimacy against regicides. To symbolize his new role alexander adopted a style of dress that combined both macedonian and persian royal traditions. Darius"s body was brought back and buried with full honors. Rumors spread that darius" last wish was for alexander to avenge him.