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During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Elements of Persian dress and customs |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Elements of Persian dress and customs |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Elements of Persian dress and customs |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Proskynesis |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Proskynesis |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Proskynesis |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Prostration to the ground |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Prostration to the ground |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Prostration to the ground |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand and prostration on the ground |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand and prostration on the ground |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What are some of the things Alexander required that Greeks thought made Alexander seem like he was trying to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand and prostration on the ground |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Usurping the province of deities |
This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Usurping the province of deities |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Usurping the province of deities |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen His adopting of elements Persian dress and customs |
This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen His adopting of elements Persian dress and customs |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen His adopting of elements Persian dress and customs |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Attempting to introduce proskynesis |
This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Attempting to introduce proskynesis |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What cost Alexander the sympathies of Alexander's countrymen Attempting to introduce proskynesis |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed 2 |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed 2 |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed 2 |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed Two that we know of |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed Two that we know of |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed Two that we know of |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed A couple |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed A couple |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | How many plots against Alexander's life were revealed A couple |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Prostration on the ground |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Prostration on the ground |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Prostration on the ground |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself Symbolic kissing of the hand |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself The custom of proskynesis, or a symbolic kissing of the hand |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself The custom of proskynesis, or a symbolic kissing of the hand |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | What specific gesture implemented by Alexander did the Greeks take issue with because they believed Alex meant to deify himself The custom of proskynesis, or a symbolic kissing of the hand |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | What was the name of Parmenion's son Philotas |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | What was the name of Parmenion's son Philotas |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What was the name of Parmenion's son Philotas |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Callisthenes of Olynthus |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Callisthenes of Olynthus |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Callisthenes of Olynthus |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | Who was implicated in the second plot against Alexander's life Alexander's official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness Historians disagree about whether or not Callisthenes was involved in the plot against Alexander's life in the Central Asia campaign |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness Historians disagree about whether or not Callisthenes was involved in the plot against Alexander's life in the Central Asia campaign |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness Historians disagree about whether or not Callisthenes was involved in the plot against Alexander's life in the Central Asia campaign |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness They disagree over his implication in the plot to kill Alexander because he had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to attempt to introduce proskynesis |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness They disagree over his implication in the plot to kill Alexander because he had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to attempt to introduce proskynesis |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | Why do historians disagree about Callistheness They disagree over his implication in the plot to kill Alexander because he had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to attempt to introduce proskynesis |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Why was Parmenion killed The death of the son necessitated the death of the father |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | Why was Parmenion killed The death of the son necessitated the death of the father |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | Why was Parmenion killed The death of the son necessitated the death of the father |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Why was Parmenion killed Because his father, Philotas, was killed for failing to alert Alexander of a plot against his life, so Philotas' son also had to be killed to prevent the son from seeking vengeance |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | Why was Parmenion killed Because his father, Philotas, was killed for failing to alert Alexander of a plot against his life, so Philotas' son also had to be killed to prevent the son from seeking vengeance |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | Why was Parmenion killed Because his father, Philotas, was killed for failing to alert Alexander of a plot against his life, so Philotas' son also had to be killed to prevent the son from seeking vengeance |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | Why was Parmenion killed To prevent the possibility of vengeance |
The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | Why was Parmenion killed To prevent the possibility of vengeance |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. | Why was Parmenion killed To prevent the possibility of vengeance |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign It was instigated by his own royal pages with a possible involvement by his official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign It was instigated by his own royal pages with a possible involvement by his official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign It was instigated by his own royal pages with a possible involvement by his official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Instigated by his own royal pages |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Instigated by his own royal pages |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Instigated by his own royal pages |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Unsuccessful |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Unsuccessful |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | What are the details of the second plot on Alexander's life in the Central Asian campaign Unsuccessful |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Subjugate the Persians |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Subjugate the Persians |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Subjugate the Persians |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Deify himself |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Deify himself |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Deify himself |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Establish superiority |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Establish superiority |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Establish superiority |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Exalt himself |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Exalt himself |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Exalt himself |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| This cost him the sympathies of many of his countrymen, and he eventually abandoned it. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Proskynesis which is a symbolic kissing of the hand or prostration on the ground was believed by the Greeks to be Alexander's attempt to deify himself and was eventually abandoned |
During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Proskynesis which is a symbolic kissing of the hand or prostration on the ground was believed by the Greeks to be Alexander's attempt to deify himself and was eventually abandoned |
His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | What did the Greeks believe that Alexander was trying to do by adopting the custom of proskynesis Proskynesis which is a symbolic kissing of the hand or prostration on the ground was believed by the Greeks to be Alexander's attempt to deify himself and was eventually abandoned |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot; however, historians have yet to reach a consensus regarding this involvement. | During which campaign was Callisthenes of Olynthus implicated in a plot on Alexander's life Central Asian campaign |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. | During which campaign was Callisthenes of Olynthus implicated in a plot on Alexander's life Central Asian campaign |
Most infamously, Alexander personally killed the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a violent drunken altercation at Maracanda (modern day Samarkand in Uzbekistan), in which Cleitus accused Alexander of several judgemental mistakes and most especially, of having forgotten the Macedonian ways in favour of a corrupt oriental lifestyle. ||||| Callisthenes had fallen out of favor by leading the opposition to the attempt to introduce proskynesis. | During which campaign was Callisthenes of Olynthus implicated in a plot on Alexander's life Central Asian campaign |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there Two that we know of |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there Two that we know of |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there Two that we know of |
A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to alert Alexander. ||||| Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there A couple |
Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. ||||| During this time, Alexander adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians showed to their social superiors. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there A couple |
The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. ||||| The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. | How many plots of Alexander's death were there A couple |
After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BC, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four stable power blocks: Ptolemaic Egypt, Selucid Mesopotamia and Central Asia, Attalid Anatolia, and Antigonid Macedon. ||||| In the process, both Alexander IV and Philip III were murdered. | What leads to both Alexander IV and Philip III getting murdered After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BC, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four stable power blocks |
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