CIVILIZATION
GREEK
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Question
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of history’s first true super powers, the Persian Empire stretched from the borders of India down through Egypt and up to the northern borders of Greece. But Persia’s rule as a dominant empire would finally be brought to an end by a brilliant military and political strategist, Alexander the Great.
Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander the Great, the ancient Macedonian ruler, is known as one of the greatest military strategists in history. Through his repeated conquests, he built the largest empire in the ancient world, and is remembered as brilliant, charismatic and ruthless.
Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Issus, (333 bce), conflict early in Alexander the Great’s invasion of Asia in which he defeated a Persian army under King Darius III. This was one of the decisive victories by which Alexander conquered the Achaemenian Empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -Much like the barbarians who conquered Rome, Alexander came to admire what he found, so much so that he was keen to take on the Persian mantle of the King of Kings.