Alexander The Great in Memphis

Website: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/alexanderthegreat.htm

Map Link

Travel Site #8:
Alexander the great was thinking of conquering Memphis or the capital of ancient Upper and Lower Egypt. He was feared by everyone so, the Egyptians decided to hail him a savior and liberator, and he was considered the people’s choice and legitimate heir. After that, he was offered the double crown of the two lands of Upper and Lower Egypt. Then he was anointed and crowned as the Pharaoh of Memphis, and he was considered as a “living god”. Finally, he had to continue his conquest of conquering and he left Memphis. This city’s significance is that it considered and made Alexander the great a pharaoh which, is the highest person in Egyptian society and it provided him more propaganda for his conquest. The picture below shows Upper and Lower Egypt, which, was part of Alexander the great’s Empire during the time when he was a pharaoh in Egypt.

Alexander The Great in Gordium

Website: http://history.boisestate.edu/westciv/alexander/05.shtml

Map Link

Travel Site # 7:
Alexander the great was on a tour around his empire when he stopped in a city called Gordium because he wanted to meet up with his general Parmenio. Gordium was a town in Galatia and it was the ancient capital of the Phrygians. The gordion knot was a very ordinary wagon that had its yoke fastened to the pole with a complex of knots. Anyone that could untie these knots would be the legend and conqueror of Asia. Alexander the great cut through the Gordion knot with his sword and then he said a great speech. The significance of this city is its Gordion knot that gained supporters and propaganda for Alexander the great because of his ability to cut through it. The picture below shows Alexander the great's sword cutting through the Gordion knot that gained propaganda for Alexander the great.

Alexander The Great in Susa

Website: http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_t24.html

Map Link

Travel Site #6:
Alexander the great believed that all Macedonian men had to marry Native women in an attempt to unite the European and Asian elites. All of the weddings that were forced by Alexander ended up in a divorce. The weddings were celebrated according to Ancient Persian customs and Alexander the great paid for all the weddings. Alexander the great married two women, the first one was Barsine daughter of Darius the great and the second one was Parysatis. He married both women in Susa to remain loyal to all of his other friends by marrying his wives in Susa. Alexander also demanded that the weddings be according to Persian custom. We can see the significance of this city in that Alexander the great and all his Macedonians married in it. The picture below shows the Winged Sphinx from the palace of Darius the great in Susa.

Alexander The Great in Troy

Website: http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander_t03.html

Map Link

Travel Site #5:
Troy showed us how much Alexander the great was loyal to Achilles. Troy was the first town Alexander the great reached after invading Asia. The first thing Alexander did was to anoint himself next to Achilles’ grave. Secondly, Alexander was asked if he wanted to see his own lyre were he responded and said that he wanted to see Achilles’ lyre. Alexander also believed that he was Achilles’ faithful friend in life and his herald of fame after his death. So we can see the significance of the city of Troy to Alexander in that it gave him places to visit that Achilles was buried in and it gave him things to remember Achilles’ in, etc. The picture below shows a lyre that might have looked like Alexander the great's lyre. And the picture to the right shows an example of a ritual anointment.

Alexander The Great in Babylon

Website:
http://www.livius.org/aj-al/alexander/alexander16.html

Map Link

Travel Site #4:
Alexander the great entered Babylon in 331 B.C. An astrologist called Belephantes of the Esagilatemple complex, told Alexander the great that there were evil omens awaiting in the city of Babylon. According to Arrian of Nicomedia, Alexander the great was not supposed to enter the city of Babylon from the eastern gate heading toward the west. But, the terrain from the western gate made it impossible for Alexander to enter the city from it, so he took the eastern gate. Upon entering the city of Babylon from the eastern gate, Alexander turned sick in a few days. The significance of the city of Babylon impacting Alexander the great’s life is that it caused his death possibly because of the city’s bad omens toward Alexander the great. Both picture below shows a present-day view of Alexander the great's grave in Babylon, Iraq and his burial site there.

Alexander The Great in Maracanda (Samarkand)

Website: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Maracanda

Map Link:

Travel site #1: Maracanda
Alexander the Great conquered the Achaemenid Empire. Between 329 and 327, he used Maracanda as his base for expeditions in the region. It was in the palace of Maracanda that he celebrated famous drinking parties, and it was by one of those occasions that he accidentally killed his commander-in-chief Clitus. This is a significant city because; through Alexander the great’s reign from the city of Maracanda religion was spread. Throughout the spread of religion in this city, the first mosque and the temple of the Sogdians were first built in this city. And this city is significant because it is the location where Alexander the great’s reign first started. The picture below shows the first mosque ever built in Maracanda.

Alexander The Great in Alexandria

Website: http://www.greece.org/alexandria/alexander/pages/aftermath.html

Map Link

Travel Site #3:
Alexandria was Alexander the great’s birthplace and end-place. And this is what makes Alexandria unique when, thinking of how Alexander the great started from a small city and throughout his entire empire he came back to this small city so he can be buried in it. Clearly, the name Alexandria is derived from Alexander (the great), It, was founded by Alexander the great in 331 B.C. Alexandria was the city in which, Alexander started his rein from. Alexander the great was born in this city, he started his empire from this city, and he ended up in this great city of Alexandria, and this was what made Alexandria significant to the world. This picture shows the present-day city of Alexandria where, Alexander the great was born, lived, and died in

Alexander The Great in Damascus

Websites: 1) http://www.trumpetsounds.com/isaiah17.html
2) http://worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk/frame-SyriaDamascus.htm

Map Link

Travel Site #2:
Alexander the great conquered Damascus, which is true in all present-day main religions. The Torah (book of Judaism), and, the Bible (book of Christianity), claim that Alexander the great was supposed to destroy the city of Damascus. The truth is that Alexander the great-conquered Damascus without violence and destruction. The significance of this event is that many people left Judaism and Christianity, then, they headed toward the Islamic religion. The gold and silver taken at Damascus was used to make new coins. They showed the head of Alexander's legendary ancestor, the demigod Heracles. The significance of this event is that because money for Alexander the great’s empire was first created in Damascus (Syria), Damascus was made the HUB or the center of Alexander the great’s empire. This picture shows the first coin ever created in Damascus for Alexander the great’s empire and it has Heracles’ (Hercules) head on it. The paper book is the Torah and the black book is the Bible. And the green book is the Quran.