During the Persian conquest‚ Alexander killed many Persian soldiers who were defending their land. Once Alexander made it to Persepolis he razed it to the ground‚ and enslaved the civilians. Alexander claimed that the razing of Persepolis was revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens in 480 B.C‚ 150 years earlier. Alexander is not Greek but he still burned Persepolis “for Athens”. Alexander wished for total destruction and embarrassment of
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general knowledge about the country. My first thoughts were religious extremism‚ oil‚ and links to terrorist groups. They say that ignorance is bliss and I can honestly say that I am guilty of being ignorant. From the very beginning of the book‚ Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ I realized that the story is about more than just a country at war. The story is about a child with ideals. It is easy to stereotype someone of a different culture. I say this because it is the truth. It is much easier to allow
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factors to be considered in Xerxes’ rise to power; particularly other claimants to the throne; most notably Artobazanes. However‚ Xerxes held greater claim to the throne due to genetic links‚ and public approval. Epigraphic evidence found at Persepolis; alludes to the possibility of a co-regency; saying that Darius ‘left the throne’ 11 years prior to his death. This would lead to a clear‚ simple succession. However‚ in another version of the text in Akkadian language‚ the text says ‘went to his
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the Great as this victory will shortly after make him King of Persia as this battle would lead him to Persia’s capital‚ castle Persepolis‚ Babylonia‚ and Persian treasury. After Persia had lost at the Battle of Gaugamela‚ they were never able to recreate an army that was as vast as Gaugamela. In the same year‚ Alexander and his army continued marching forwards from Persepolis looking for Darius‚ but Alexander was too late and was never able to fight Darius face to face. At Caspian Gates Darius was left
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Family Background and status Xerxes was born a royal prince and would have had all the respect and prestige associated with his status. He was not the eldest son of King Darius I. Darius had three sons by another wife whilst he was still but a lord. For Darius to strengthen his calm to the Persian throne‚ Darius married Atossa ‚ the daughter of Cyrus the Great. Xerxes was the eldest son of this union. This made Xerxes the son of the king‚ grandson of the founder of the empire and the son with the
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within Assyria and ancient Egypt‚ we see vast similarities in the use of materials and basic ornamental styles‚ that suggests that the two styles may have been influenced by one another at some point in time. Specifically‚ the Assyrian palace at Persepolis and those found at Mesopotamia‚ Megiddo and Sargon‚ are comparable to Malkata‚ the ancient Egyptian palace built for Amenhotep III‚ (Wikipedia‚ Ancient Egyptian Palaces) in that both employed the use of stacked‚ mud brick or adobe brick in the construction
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illustrates my discovery of those who inflict harm through a nightmarish memory of childhood bullying‚ and the intense suffering I endured. To depict this‚ I emulated the graphic novel Persepolis‚ by Marjane Satrapi in my work. Specifically‚ drawing upon the first person narration of a child‚ seen throughout Persepolis‚ compounded by the unrefined‚ child-like voiceover handwriting‚ forming a voice for the protagonist’s fragile‚ callow
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Killed 6‚000 Thebans‚ sold 20‚000 into slavery‚ destroyed the entire city I think that Alexander the Great‚was a villain when his dad was alive‚but when his dad died he became a hero. Spent three years killing men and selling women and children into slavery I think that it mean that Alexander the “Great” wasn’t that great to men back then.And he wasn’t nice to women and children. Military campaign was brutal and it didn’t matter how many men died I think that even though men are not
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According to Sorrells and Sekimoto‚ social justice movements or problems are “focused on single identities such as race‚ gender‚ or sexual orientation.” (Sorrells and Sekimoto 269) Intersectionality is a double discrimination against a certain group of people. In the TedTalk by Kimberlé Crenshaw‚ she explains intersectionality as an overlap of social justice problems‚ which include sexism and racism. Crenshaw brings up an interesting point that we often do not even think about. Crenshaw talks about
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Conquests of Alexander the Great At the age of 20‚ Alexander III became the king of Macedonia when his father Philip was assassinated. Before he could begin his now famous campaign to conquer Persia‚ he had to take control of Illyria‚ Greece‚ and the Thracian tribes. Once his control of the region was in place he began hi campaign to conquer Persia. Alexander had amassed a large military force that included some 48‚000 soldiers‚ 6‚000 cavalry‚ and a naval force that consisted of 120 ships
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