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Another way of putting it would be to say that Alexander's fame is to a great extent coincidental. He was not, like Cyrus, Philip or Caesar in any way a self-made man. He just became king at the most opportune moment possible. A mere three years after the invasion of Persia had begun, the accomplis...

Another way of putting it would be to say that Alexander's fame is to a great extent coincidental. He was not, like Cyrus, Philip or Caesar in any way a self-made man. He just became king at the most opportune moment possible. A mere three years after the invasion of Persia had begun, the accomplish...

Philip was perhaps not so much of an original thinker....not a creative genius. But his accomplishments appear to be borne of a rote methodical and purposeful nature. If that's what you honestly think, then discussion is probably meaningless. In my opinion, Philip was the very definition of an orig...

My question to you would be why are you attempting to bash Alexander for the sake of Philip? Is it your contention that Alexander had nothing to do with the victory at Guagamela? Was is NOT Alexander that devised the battle plan? The rolling box of phalanx designed to face out in all direction appe...

Sure did. And of course it was Alexander who introduced it to the Macedonians. Couldn't have been the Darius and the Persians, they never had the chance considering Alexander stomped them into the ground every time they met on the battlefield. Yes, Philip's generals and army did very well against t...

Except that he abandoned the custom as soon as he tried to introduce it, because of the opposition from his people. Assuming, however, that the Persians at court did continue to perform proskynesis, perhaps the Sidonians had previously supplied the perfume to the Great King. I imagine that those wh...

Makes sense that Alexander would want perfume for his ankles, as he was the man - "god" - who introduced the custom of having people grovel before him.

Because the second incident was a religious issue rather than a military one, i.e. they were not descendants of mercenaries but of a townspeople who had violated a temple to Apollo, and though it's terribly difficult to understand by our modern day standards I tend to doubt that ptsd was behind Ale...

or when Alexander's advisers at the beginning of his reign advised him to appease the Greeks and the peoples who had risen in revolt. Peculiar how generals who had been so brave and tough under Philip would suddenly become so weak and timid under Alexander. When did they do this? ATB Alexander's Ma...

Accursed (what's up with that name?!), It seems fairly obvious that Alexander was more than a cheerleader. His methods were ground breaking in that he preferred to use breakneck speed utilizing cavalry as the offensive arm over the more traditional method of infantry utilized by Philip. That was wh...

Accursed, Wow, what extreme consternation over something so ill contrived. Even Alexander would have admitted that his father was, at least partly, responsible for much of what he accomplished. It is common to view the entire genre as the Phil-Alexandrian empire because one could be separated from ...

I think the Occursed has a chip on his shoulder with Alexander. With regard to Alexanders great generals....Its well documented that he just about ignored every bit of advice given by Parmenio and what do you know he still won. Regarding Chasing Darius after Issus? Only an incompetent general would...

inexperiences son? is that the same inexperienced son,who crushed the thebans at cheronaia A battle at which the newbie was surrounded by Philip's most experienced generals. That Alexander as usual got the credit for their work, though, is unsurprising. No one even bothered to specify who these gen...

He was by far the most successful and popular king in Macedonian history and the greatest leader the western world had ever produced. Your theory is nonsense... Are you saying Philip was the most successful and poular king in Macedonian history before Alexander? Or just flat out the most successful...

Accursed Indeed your exactly correct without Philip none of it were in the pipe line. But remember those very same generals you mention were more than hesitant in the comming battles..His Generals didn't want to disband the fleet.His generals wanted to Garrison Tyre and go round letting it remain a...