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Alexander at the Battle of Issos

Alexander at the Battle of Issos
Alexander the Great captured the imagination of ancient peoples both because of the magnitude of his victories and because of his personal daring in battle. His military virtues are premature death turned him immediately into a romantic figure. Here, at the head of his troops, he leads the charge against the Persian army at the Battle of Issos. (Museo Nazionale, Naples/Scala/Art Resources)

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From the Danube to the Indus, from the Himalayas to the Sahara Desert, Alexander the Great conquered a huge empire in just over a decade (334-323 BC) . as he traveled farther and faruther away from home, je kept thinking about familiar gods and how he could imitate and even outdo their exploits.. . . . . Alexander changed views of himself as quickly as he conquered new lands, and the gods of Olympus changed with him. As he began tothink that he was divine – thanks partly to his conquest of Egypt, where pharaohs were regarded as living gods – so the gods began to feel closer to his human experience. . . . Page 89
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