Grace Leung
2/23/11
West Civ
Do you think Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs? Or was that just propaganda to mask his goal of conquest?
There are two different sides to take, to why Alexander took over Persia. One is was he a power craver or did he want to save the Greek honor. In my opinion, Alexander took over Persia because he wanted to take back Greece and defend Greek honor. There are many possiblilities that he craved power, but honor has always been very important to the people of his nation. Defending his Greek honor was not just propaganda, but instead the truth. Alexander himself supposibly claimed he did it for honor. When Alexander landed on Persia he first went to the tomb of those who died for honor. This symbolizes meaning to what he truly set out to do. Alexander also lost relatives in this war and since childhood wanted to make a change. Alexander was many of great leaders, but the reason for his want of victory is amazing. He did what he went out to do, which was avenging Persian wrongs.
Good blog grace. You did a nice job with this. I like the way you viewed both sides. I agree with what you said. I think that maybe you can say more about what you think and "beef up" your post. HAHA. but seriously, you did a good job and your dailies are interesting to read
ReplyDeleteGood response, Grace! Alexander the Great did seem to be a power craver.
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