Alex info

Question 1

What is the order of which the main parts of alexanders life took place

Answer 1

B OF Chaeronea,
Assassination,
Sack of Thebes,
Visit to troy,
B OF Granicus,
Gorduim knot,
B OF Issus,
Siege of Tyre,
B OF Gaugamela,
B OF Persian gates,
Burning of Persepolis
Philotas
Cleitus
Rock of aornus
Battle of Hydaspes / Mutiny at Hyphasis
Return to babylon
Death

Question 2

who killed phillip

Answer 2

pausanias

Question 3

who fought at the battle of granicus

Answer 3

persia vs macedonia,

Question 4

What is the name of the book that alexander is said to have kept under is pillow

Answer 4

illiad

Question 5

What is the name of the horse that alexander tamed

Answer 5

Bucephalus

Question 6

What did memnon (A Persian advisor) say they should do to take down alexander (before granicus)

Answer 6

Scorched earth tactics, however the Persian council all disagreed with him and that seeing as he was Greek he was trying to help Greece, even though he wasn’t

Question 7

What did Parmenion say before Granicus

Answer 7

They should camp the night and wait, to which alexander said “We have crossed the Hellespont, this river wont get in our way” and charged in

Question 8

What are the main differences of Granicus and Gaugamela

Answer 8

Darius wasn’t’ at Granicus
Landscapes different, Granicus has a river and Gaugamela is grassland with hills

Question 9

How do the Persian and Macedonia’s preparations for Gaugamela differ

Answer 9

Persians - ready for battle, sent scouts, remained drawn up through the night
Macedonia’s - rested, ate, slept, added ditches to camp, didn’t attack

Question 10

Who led the Thesselian cavalry

Answer 10

Parmenio

Question 11

Who led the companion cavalry

Answer 11

Alexander

Question 12

Guagemla in a nutshell

Answer 12

Alex rests on hill whilst Darius stays awake,
They face, Darius attacks alexander side then middle the Parmenio cavalry, Darius sees opening and attacks middle, alexander charges Darius, chasing him, however comes back to help Parmenio, winning the war with 100 dead for Alex and hundreds of thousands dead for Darius

Question 13

Granicus in a nutshell

Answer 13

Stood at river bank, Alex attacks first, through muddy river bank and struggle, wooden spears help, Alex spears break, gets new one Aretas, gets hit on head but saved by cleitus the black, parmenios cavalry finishes the battle whilst alex rests, takes enemies as salves, respects dead and talks to wounded

Question 14

Who fought at the battle of Charonea

Answer 14

Thebes and Athenians vs Macedonia

Question 15

Who was Parmenion

Answer 15

Phillip’s and Alex’s Number one leader
Leader of Thessalian cavalry
Helped win many battles with Alex
Seen as cautious and thoughtful

Question 16

How did plutarch write about alexanders death

Answer 16

Many omens like man sitting and ravens, court journals, posion? died from drinks

Question 17

How does Arrian describe alexanders death

Answer 17

Fever and partying too hard, man sittinf on throne, omens, “To the best man”

Question 18

Why was cavalry so important

Answer 18

Cavalry tactics at Gaugamela were decisive (movement to the
right to stretch Persian lines, then doubling back to hit the
weakened line)
* Cavalry were used to outflank the Persians after the infantry
had crossed the Issus
* Flexibility of cavalry at Hydaspes was central to Macedonian
victory
* Cavalry used extremely effectively in chasing defeated
Persians after both Issus and Gaugamela
* Alexander’s anger at not being able to send whole cavalry
force after Darius at Gaugamela illustrates his reliance on them
* Alexander Mosaic illustrates how cavalry were used to pinpoint
and target Darius

Question 19

What happened at the persian gates

Answer 19

“the Persian satrap had built a wall”
Higher ground enemies hard to capture wall,
Alex left Craterus and took some cav and archers around
Flanked round by night
Attacked and blew trumpets, attacked by all sides
enemy flees