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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.
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