Friday, September 5, 2008
Alexander
After reading about the Persian wars and reading about the size and strength of the Persian empire, I was amazed that the Greeks were able to fight and do well enough to not get conquered with their numbers being drastically smaller. While reading about Alexander the Great I was even more blown away to read about the the territories he was able to conquer including Darius and the Persians. The Persians had a bigger number in their army but Alexander obviously had the strategy of a great war leader, conquering the Persians and liberating Egypt from Persian rule. I never really understood how much area Alexander had covered until I read this now I understand where he gets his name.
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I also was left with that same impression after the readings. Incredible that Alexander was able to spread his armies out such vast distances and then engage in battles were he was at a numerical disadvantage. I guess that his battle plans were far superior to his enemies. Especially when he faced Darius in the Battle of Guageomela and was outnumbered 200,000 to 40,000.
I shared a similar opinion about the Greeks, and their ability to hold off the mighty Persian army. It is amazing what people are able to do when they are protecting their homeland from a foreign invader. Much like the colonist during the revolutionary war. We can argue Alexander was the premier military mind of his generation and any after. What he was able to do speeks volumes of his militaristic brilliance. However how much is too much? Does one man need to conquer the known world?
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