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	Alexander the Great - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of Epirote princess Olympias.
		Alexander fought an epic battle against Porus, a ruler of a region in the Punjab in the Battle of Hydaspes in (326 BC).
		Alexander was often identified in Persian and Arabic-language sources as Dhul-Qarnayn, Arabic for the "Two-Horned One", possibly a reference to the appearance of a horn-headed figure that appears on coins minted during his rule and later imitated in ancient Middle Eastern coinage.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_the_great (6289 words)

	PERSIS - LoveToKnow Article on PERSIS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When Alexander had won the victory of Arbela, and occupied Babylon and Susa, he met (in the spring of 330) with strong resistance in Persia, where the satrap Ariobarzanes tried to stop his progress at the Persian gates, the pass leading up to Persepolis.
		Alexander had planned to amalgamate the former rulers of the world with his Macedonians; but his death was followed by a Macedonian reaction.
		When in 221 Molon, the satrap of Media, rebelled against Antiochus III., his brother Alexander, satrap of Persis, joined him, but they were defeated and killed by the king.
	52.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PERSIS.htm (1837 words)

	AllRefer.com - satrap (Ancient History, Middle East) - Encyclopedia
		Darius I reorganized the privileges and duties of his satraps in the 6th cent.
		Alexander the Great revised the system, replacing Persians with Macedonians and reducing their powers.
		The command of the troops was taken from the satraps, who lost the right to engage mercenaries and to issue coinage.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/satrap.html (226 words)

	Alexander the Great
		Alexander was always very chaste and courteous in his relations with the opposite sex, and he had a great respect for the institution of marriage.
		Alexander replied to Parmenio that he should remember that if they won, they would not only recover their own baggage but also take the enemy's; and if they lost, then they would not have to worry about possessions because their only business would be to die like brave men.
		Alexander was so angry at their reluctance that he shut himself up in his tent, saying that if they would not cross the Ganges, he owed them no thanks for anything they had done so far.
	www.e-classics.com /ALEXANDER.htm (10135 words)

	Alexander the Great, Synopsys,JJP p a r t t w o
		Alexander entered in the capital of Persia, Persepolis and Pasargadae, the cradle of the Achaemenian dynasty, and came upon new masses of treasure in the royal city, Persepolis.
		Alexander, on land, lost nearly three quarters of his army because of the severe conditions of the desert, and in a unexpected monsoon flood while they were encamped in a Wadi many of them died.
		Alexander the Great is one of the instances of the vanity of appealing from disputes to " the verdict of posterity "; his character and his policy are estimated today as variously as ever.
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	MEDIA - LoveToKnow Article on MEDIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the assassination of the u~urper Smerdis, a Mede Fravartish (Phraortes), who pretended to be of the race of Cyaxares, tried to restore the Median kingdom, but was defeated by the Persian generals and executed in Ecbatana (Darius in the Behistun inscr.).
		Alexander occupied Media in the summer of 330; in 328 he appointed Atropates, a former general of.
		Most of them were fouiidec by SeJeucus I. and his son Antiochus I. In 221, the satrap Molon tried to make himself independent (there exist bronze coins with his name and the royal title), together with his brother Alexander, satrap of Persis, but they were defeated and killed by Antiochus the Great.
	1.1911encyclopedia.org /M/ME/MEDIA.htm (3035 words)

	Alexander the Great, Synopsys,JJP
		Arrian describes Alexander: the strong, handsome commander with one eye dark as a night and one blue as a sky, always leading his army on his faithful Bucephalo, accompanied by the best military formation of the time, the Macedonian Phalanx which was armed with sarisses, the fearful five and half meter long spears.
		Alexander was born at Pella in Macedonia in the late July of 356 BC, on the same day as the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was burned.
		Alexander reaching the oracle in its oasis, the priest gave him the traditional salutation of a pharaoh, as son of Amon; Alexander consulted the oracle, which reviled him that he was the son of Amon (Zeus).
	1stmuse.com /alex3/alex-text.html (6103 words)

	Ptolemaic_Egypt
		Ptolemy, son of Lagus, was satrap of Egypt from 323 to 305 b.c.
		Upon Alexander's death it was decided that his body should be buried in the temple of his Divine Father in the Oasis of Siwah, a decision made by the Macedonian chiefs in Babylon.
		She wanted Alexander to run the country as king, "but the Alexandrians would have none of him".39 Lathyros was brought back from Cyprus, where he was acting as governor, to take the throne.
	members.tripod.com /~Kekrops/Hellenistic_Files/Ptolemaic_Egypt.html (4174 words)

	Alexander's Dream of a United Nations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Alexander had a keen sense of history and had included professional writers in his train yet there is little in his life history that is beyond dispute.
		Alexander's voyage ended the world-domination of the great civilisations of the East for almost three millennia.
		Alexander belonged to the Heroic age and saw the sword as a means to further righteousness but at the end of his career he seems to have mellowed and realised the futility of violence.
	www.geocities.com /ranajitda (1650 words)

	Peithon
		The revolt, however, was widespread, and the satrap of the Punjab, Philip, was killed.
		During the summer, Peithon was in the southern part of his satrapy, where Alexander and his admiral Nearchus were preparing the return to the west in a new city named Patala.
		In 317, one of Alexander's successors, Peithon the satrap of
	www.livius.org /pb-pem/peithon/peithon_2.html (595 words)

	Articles - Medes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 328 he appointed as satrap a former general of Darius called Atropates (Atrupat), whose daughter was married to Perdiccas in 324, according to Arrian.
		Most of them were founded by Seleucus I and his son Antiochus I. In 221, the satrap Molon tried to make himself independent (there exist bronze coins with his name and the royal title), together with his brother Alexander, satrap of Persis, but they were defeated and killed by Antiochus the Great.
		In the same way, the Mede satrap Timarchus took the diadem and conquered Babylonia; on his coins he calls himself the great king Timarchus; but again the legitimate king, Demetrius I, succeeded in subduing the rebellion, and Timarchus was slain.
	www.centralairconditioners.net /articles/Medes (2201 words)

	Fabricius Flavius/Parthia
		In the army of Xerxes, there was a contingent of Parthians under the command of a certain Artabazus son of Pharnaces, probably the satrap of Parthia.
		The Parthians fought on the side of the Achaemenids against Alexander at Arbela and Darius' satrap of Parthia, Phrataphernes, surrendered to Alexander in Hyrcania.
		After defeat by Alexander, Amminapses, a Parthian from Egypt, was made Alexander's satrap of Parthia, which had been joined with Hyrcania.
	magellannarfe.com /Parthia (1574 words)

	Persian and Seleucid Rulers of Babylon
		Diadochi (successors of Alexander in the Satrapy of Babylonia) 323-312
		Timarchos (Satrap of Media) proclaims himself King of Babylon 161-160; caught and executed by Demetrius in 160 b.c.e.
		Hyspaosines (Satrap of Characene appointed by Antiochus VII) 129-126; King of Babylon 127-126
	www.angelfire.com /tx/tintirbabylon/persian.html (539 words)

	ipedia.com: Medes Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After the assassination of the usurper Smerdis, a Mede Fravartish (Phraortes), who pretended to be of the race of Cyaxares, tried to restore the Median kingdom, but was defeated by the Persian generals and executed in Ecbatana (Darius in the Behistun inscr.).
		Alexander occupied Media in the summer of 330 BC.
		In the same way, hI 16r, the Median satrap Timarchus took the diadem and conquered Babylonia; on his coins he calls himself the great king Timarchus; but this time again the legitimate king, Demetrius I, succeeded in subduing the rebellion, and Timarchus was slain.
	www.ipedia.com /medes.html (2700 words)

	MEDIA - Online Information article about MEDIA
		Alexander occupied Media in the summer of 330; in 328 he uniter of the whole nation, and See also:
		plan of Alexander, which protect it against the adopted by the new sovereigns who in the summer months neighbouring barbarians," says Polybius (x.
		Demetrius I., succeeded in subduing the rebellion, and Timarchus was slain.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /MEC_MIC/MEDIA.html (2729 words)

	Act III Scene 5 Information
		While Alexander was asleep that night, he had a dream vision of Ammon standing by him in the guise of Hermes, with his messenger's staff and his short cloak and stick, and wearing a Macedonian cap on his head.
		The Persians looked in amazement at Alexander because of his small stature, but they did not know that the glory of a celestial destiny was hidden in that little vessel.
		As they began to drink more deeply, Alexander had an idea: he concealed every cup that he was given in the folds of his cloak.
	www.southwestern.edu /ACS/latin/team10/act3scene5info.htm (1132 words)

	Egypt, Ptolemy I - Ancient Greek Coinage thumbnail index - WildWinds.com
		Head of Alexander the Great right, wearing horn of Ammon, aegis and elephant skin, D hidden in ornamentation at base of aegis./ ALEXANDPOY Athena Alkidemos standing right with spear & shield, PA, AI and D monograms at sides, eagle before.
		Egypt, Ptolemy I as Satrap, AR Attic-standard Tetradrachm.
		Head of Alexander with horn of Ammon, aegis & elephant skin, D at base of aegis / ALEXANDPOY, Athena Alkidemos standing right with spear & shield, RA, AI and D monograms at sides, eagle before.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/greece/egypt/ptolemy_I/t.html (1051 words)

	Bessus -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Achaemenid satrap (governor) of Bactria and Sogdiana under King Darius III of Persia.
		In 330, after Alexander the Great had defeated Darius in several major battles, Bessus murdered Darius and assumed the kingship as Artaxerxes IV.
		He then attempted to continue resistance against Alexander in the eastern part of the empire but was captured and killed for his regicide.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9078939?tocId=9078939 (67 words)

	Decree of the satrap Ptolemy Lagides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ancient Egypt: Decree of the satrap Ptolemy Lagides
		Holiness of Horus...:Alexander is given a full Egyptian titulary, as is appropriate for a pharaoh.
		Inner Asia: Roxanne, a Persian princess, and her son lived for a while in Babylon, where she murdered Barsine, another of Alexander the Great's wives.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /texts/lagides.htm (1364 words)

	Satrap
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		B.C.; the number of satraps varied from 20 to 28 during his reign.
	www.question.com /link/satrap.html (217 words)

	The Persian Boy
		Epimenes - squire to Alexander, brother of Eurylochos
		Eumenes - chief secretary to Philip and to Alexander
		John Dryden's Alexander's Feast - banquet before burning
	www.ac.wwu.edu /~stephan/Renault/boy.html (559 words)

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