alexander the great

Question 1

what is the policy of fusion

Answer 1

an idea or a policy for these people to come together in order to create a harmonious partnership between these lands

Question 2

when was the murder of cleitus

Answer 2

328BC

Question 3

Where was the murder of cleitus

Answer 3

maracanda

Question 4

when was the mutiny of opis

Answer 4

324BC

Question 5

where was the mutiny of opis

Answer 5

opis (central persia)

Question 6

what mutiny is the mutiny of opis

Answer 6

the second

Question 7

where is this quote from and who says it/what is the event; ‘go, lie with foreigners, slaves who will bow down before your persian girble and your white tunic’

Answer 7

Plutarch, Murder of cleitus cleitus says this to alex as a way to be against alex’s adoption of persian customs

Question 8

where and who is this quote from; ‘it was the blood of the macedonians and these wounds that made you grand enough to disown philip and claim ammon [zeus] as your father

Answer 8

plutarch, murder of cleitus cleitus against alexander’s deification

Question 9

where and who is this quote from; ‘the dead i call fortunate; they didnt live to see macedonians flogged by the rods of medians and begged persians for permission to have an audience with their king’

Answer 9

plutarch, murder of cleitus, cleitus’ disapproval to the feeling of the persians being favored over the macedonians

Question 10

where and who is this quote from; ‘we ought not to make a man look bigger than he is by paying him excessive and extravagant honour, or, at the same time, impiously to degrade the gods’

Answer 10

arrian, callithenes and the royal pages, against deification

Question 11

where and who is this quote from; ‘i shall go poorer by a kiss’

Answer 11

plutarch, callisthenes, when alexander introduces prostration to the greeks and after callisthenes tells everyone fuck that and they all agree but then people start to obstein so callisthenes goes in for a kiss as well but without obsteining and alexander refuses

Question 12

where and who is this quote from; do you really propose to force the greeks who love their liberty more than anyone else in this world to prostrate themselves before you

Answer 12

arrian, callisthenes, we dont want to prostrate you arent god!

Question 13

what did curtius rufus say on the mutiny of opis

Answer 13

alexander received opposition from his announcement from both those being sent home and those that will advance in the party

Question 14

arrian on the mutiny of opis

Answer 14

alexander’s speech included how proud hw was on their progression together to lead a global empire

Question 15

ww tarn on the policy of fusion

Answer 15

alexanders aims for his empire was homonoia, advocating for the unifcation of mankind

Question 16

ww tarn on the murder of cleitus

Answer 16

a long drunked quarrel

Question 17

where and who is this quote from; a great deal of wine had been drunk

Answer 17

arrian explaining the murder of cleitus

Question 18

who was callisthenes

Answer 18

the athenian historian that accompanied alexander, nephew of aristotle

Question 19

what happened at the murder of cleitus

Answer 19

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Question 20

what happened with callisthenes and the introduction of the policy

Answer 20

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Question 21

what happened at the mutiny of opis

Answer 21

mutinied cause alex wanted to send home troops and they thought he would replace them with persians very acceptable cause of his introduction to the policy of fusion and strange interest in the persians and persian customs

Question 22

how was alex incorporating persian customs

Answer 22

in the way he dresses, the way he reigns, as though he were a god, cause persians treated their kings as gods while the macedonians had their king first among equals… all that… look more into it later