With the Athenians lost, the Thebans were surrounded. Philip then returned to Elatea, sending a final offer of peace to Athens and Thebes, who both rejected it. [72], In spring 333 BC, Alexander crossed the Taurus into Cilicia. [274], According to Josephus, Alexander was shown the Book of Daniel when he entered Jerusalem, which described a mighty Greek king who would conquer the Persian Empire. Pliny the Elder, The Natural History, 5.31. [237], Over the course of his conquests, Alexander founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most of them east of the Tigris. At Termessos, Alexander humbled but did not storm the Pisidian city. [121] Alexander founded two cities on opposite sides of the Hydaspes river, naming one Bucephala, in honour of his horse, who died around this time. She has also worked as a counseling psychologist. Caligula was said to have taken Alexander's breastplate from the tomb for his own use. [251] Several Buddhist traditions may have been influenced by the ancient Greek religion: the concept of Boddhisatvas is reminiscent of Greek divine heroes,[253] and some Mahayana ceremonial practices (burning incense, gifts of flowers, and food placed on altars) are similar to those practised by the ancient Greeks; however, similar practices were also observed amongst the native Indic culture. [14] Such legends may have emerged when Alexander was king, and possibly at his instigation, to show that he was superhuman and destined for greatness from conception. in psychology. Some of the first and most influential figurative portrayals of the Buddha appeared at this time, perhaps modelled on Greek statues of Apollo in the Greco-Buddhist style. [163] Perhaps more likely, the successors may have seen possession of the body as a symbol of legitimacy, since burying the prior king was a royal prerogative. [169][170] However, more recently, it has been suggested that it may date from earlier than Abdalonymus' death. [41] However, it appears Philip never intended to disown his politically and militarily trained son. [277] Later Persian writers associate him with philosophy, portraying him at a symposium with figures such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, in search of immortality. Alexander III of Macedon (Greek: Αλέξανδρος Γʹ ὁ Μακεδών, Aléxandros III ho Makedȏn; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: ὁ Μέγας, ho Mégas), was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon[a] and a member of the Argead dynasty. [29], Philip and his army joined his son in 338 BC, and they marched south through Thermopylae, taking it after stubborn resistance from its Theban garrison. He subsequently overthrew Persian King Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid Empire in its entirety. Alexander was emboldened to divide his forces, and Ambhi assisted Hephaestion and Perdiccas in constructing a bridge over the Indus where it bends at Hund,[115] supplied their troops with provisions, and received Alexander himself, and his whole army, in his capital city of Taxila, with every demonstration of friendship and the most liberal hospitality. Alexander arranged a double phalanx, with the center advancing at an angle, parting when the chariots bore down and then reforming. [60], According to ancient writers Demosthenes called Alexander "Margites" (Greek: Μαργίτης)[61][62][63] and a boy. [23] In May 2016, Jemisin mounted a Patreon campaign which raised sufficient funding to allow her to quit her job as a counseling psychologist and focus full-time on her writing. [239][240][241][242], Libanius wrote that Alexander founded the temple of Zeus Bottiaios (Ancient Greek: Βοττιαίου Δῖός), in the place where later the city of Antioch was built. [211] However, Alexander also was a pragmatic ruler who understood the difficulties of ruling culturally disparate peoples, many of whom lived in kingdoms where the king was divine. [15] Alexander was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight, and hunt. He had a high complexion and a harsh voice. The city lay both above and below the earth, in keeping with the nature of the populace that dwelt there. [18], When Alexander was 13, Philip began to search for a tutor, and considered such academics as Isocrates and Speusippus, the latter offering to resign from his stewardship of the Academy to take up the post. [210] Alexander adopted elements of Persian dress and customs at court, notably proskynesis, a practice of which Macedonians disapproved, and were loath to perform. He appointed Porus as satrap, and added to Porus' territory land that he did not previously own, towards the south-east, up to the Hyphasis (Beas). About 100,000 people were left homeless. Perhaps taking his summons to Babylon as a death sentence,[148] and having seen the fate of Parmenion and Philotas,[149] Antipater purportedly arranged for Alexander to be poisoned by his son Iollas, who was Alexander's wine-pourer. By contrast, the Persian infantry was stationed behind its cavalry. [190], Alexander's legacy extended beyond his military conquests. [6][c] He is often ranked among the most influential people in history. Concerned that other Greek states might intervene, Alexander made it look as though he was preparing to attack Illyria instead. [175], During his final years, and especially after the death of Hephaestion, Alexander began to exhibit signs of megalomania and paranoia. [119][120] Choosing a local helped him control these lands so distant from Greece. In October 2020, Jemisin was announced as a recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Grant. [69] In the following year, 332 BC, he was forced to attack Tyre, which he captured after a long and difficult siege. He then continued south towards the Peloponnese. They went on to occupy the city of Elatea, only a few days' march from both Athens and Thebes. [103] However, when, at some point later, Alexander was on the Jaxartes dealing with an incursion by a horse nomad army, Spitamenes raised Sogdiana in revolt. Along the way his army conquered the Malhi (in modern-day Multan) and other Indian tribes and Alexander sustained an injury during the siege. [112] Alexander sent back vast sums from his conquest, which stimulated the economy and increased trade across his empire. About 2600 years ago, a clan called the "Shakyas" ruled the city of Kapilavastu. [45][47][50], News of Philip's death roused many states into revolt, including Thebes, Athens, Thessaly, and the Thracian tribes north of Macedon. [124], East of Porus' kingdom, near the Ganges River, was the Nanda Empire of Magadha, and further east, the Gangaridai Empire of Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. [175] However, the power vacuum he left in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent directly gave rise to one of the most powerful Indian dynasties in history, the Maurya Empire. Was it Veratrum album? Marching west into Illyria, Alexander defeated each in turn, forcing the two rulers to flee with their troops. [260], On the other hand, some Roman writers, particularly Republican figures, used Alexander as a cautionary tale of how autocratic tendencies can be kept in check by republican values. [60] Antipater referred the Spartans' punishment to the League of Corinth, which then deferred to Alexander, who chose to pardon them. [171][172][173] In addition, Leosthenes, also, likened the anarchy between the generals, after Alexander's death, to the blinded Cyclops "who after he had lost his eye went feeling and groping about with his hands before him, not knowing where to lay them". [203] He had great charisma and force of personality, characteristics which made him a great leader. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The City Born Great: A Tor.com Original. [212] Thus, rather than megalomania, his behaviour may simply have been a practical attempt at strengthening his rule and keeping his empire together. The city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 55 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m). [144][175], Perdiccas initially did not claim power, instead suggesting that Roxane's baby would be king, if male; with himself, Craterus, Leonnatus, and Antipater as guardians. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Diodorus, Plutarch, Arrian and Justin all mentioned the theory that Alexander was poisoned. [150] However, in a 2003 BBC documentary investigating the death of Alexander, Leo Schep from the New Zealand National Poisons Centre proposed that the plant white hellebore (Veratrum album), which was known in antiquity, may have been used to poison Alexander. This so irritated Alexander, that throwing one of the cups at his head, "You villain," said he, "what, am I then a bastard?" This would fit with the intended destination of Alexander's funeral cortege. He colonized it with Greeks, and founded a city named Alexandropolis. The Macedonians quickly begged forgiveness, which Alexander accepted, and held a great banquet for several thousand of his men at which he and they ate together. Edited by: Liz Gorinsky. [202] Nevertheless, Plutarch described how Alexander was infatuated by Roxana while complimenting him on not forcing himself on her. [86], From Babylon, Alexander went to Susa, one of the Achaemenid capitals, and captured its treasury. [272] One well-known fable among Greek seamen involves a solitary mermaid who would grasp a ship's prow during a storm and ask the captain "Is King Alexander alive?" Unsuccessful plan to cut a canal through the isthmus, Naming of the Icarus island in the Persian Gulf, Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2009), A History of Macedonia: Volume III: 336–167 B.C. [26], She is first cousin once removed to stand-up comic and television host W. Kamau Bell. Old Testament Prophecy. [16] Some of the cities he founded became major cultural centers, many surviving into the 21st century. In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, New York City is about to go through a few changes.. Like all great metropolises before it, when a city gets big enough, old enough, it must be born; … Siddhartha Gautama was born just outside the city in Lumbini.His father was a ruler named Shuddhodana, and his mother was named Maya.Maya died when Siddhartha was about 7 days old. [18] A link to his comments was tweeted on the SFWA Authors Twitter feed, and Beale was subsequently expelled from the organization. In return for teaching Alexander, Philip agreed to rebuild Aristotle's hometown of Stageira, which Philip had razed, and to repopulate it by buying and freeing the ex-citizens who were slaves, or pardoning those who were in exile. For other uses, see. [190], Historian and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher has said that the Alexander had blond hair. It was also said that on this day, the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, burnt down. Aelian writes of Alexander's visit to Troy where "Alexander garlanded the tomb of Achilles, and Hephaestion that of Patroclus, the latter hinting that he was a beloved of Alexander, in just the same way as Patroclus was of Achilles. He ascended to the throne in 1418. Jemisin, There's No Escape From Reality", "N.K. Macedon is too small for you", and bought the horse for him. [19], Mieza was like a boarding school for Alexander and the children of Macedonian nobles, such as Ptolemy, Hephaistion, and Cassander. Due to the restrictions in record production in the GDR, it took the band a while to release "Am Fenster." [60] Alexander's sacking of Thebes ensured that Greece remained quiet during his absence. Nora Keita Jemisin[1] (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, better known by her pen name N. K. Jemisin. Some of the most pronounced effects of Hellenization can be seen in Afghanistan and India, in the region of the relatively late-rising Greco-Bactrian Kingdom (250–125 BC) (in modern Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan) and the Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC – 10 AD) in modern Afghanistan and India. Following the conquest of Anatolia, Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. [4][5] In 334 BC, he invaded the Achaemenid Empire (Persian Empire) and began a series of campaigns that lasted 10 years. [52] This reply apparently delighted Alexander, who is reported to have said "But verily, if I were not Alexander, I would like to be Diogenes. [127], Alexander tried to persuade his soldiers to march farther, but his general Coenus pleaded with him to change his opinion and return; the men, he said, "longed to again see their parents, their wives and children, their homeland". [147][149] There was even a suggestion that Aristotle may have participated. However, the memorial was found to be dedicated to the dearest friend of Alexander the Great, Hephaestion. [13] Plutarch offered a variety of interpretations of these dreams: that Olympias was pregnant before her marriage, indicated by the sealing of her womb; or that Alexander's father was Zeus. The Great Chicago Fire was a large fire that started on Sunday October 8, 1871 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.The fire started out as nine separated fires. Illustrated by: Richie Pope. [110] There was also considerable friction between Antipater and Olympias, and each complained to Alexander about the other. [79], Alexander advanced on Egypt in later 332 BC, where he was regarded as a liberator. [251] The process of Hellenization also spurred trade between the east and west. [20] At that time, GQ described her as having "a day job as a counseling psychologist. The Elves, who called themselves the Quendi, and who in lore are commonly referred to as the Eldar (adj. Examples of cities in the United States include Dallas, Phoenix, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, New York City, Jersey City, Providence, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Chicago, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Detroit, Milwaukee and more. Apelles, however, in painting him as wielder of the thunder-bolt, did not reproduce his complexion, but made it too dark and swarthy. Both Athens and Philip sent embassies to win Thebes' favour, but Athens won the contest. Eventually, the two sides reconciled, and after the birth of Alexander IV, he and Philip III were appointed joint kings, albeit in name only. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through western Asia and northeast Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. Further south, at Halicarnassus, in Caria, Alexander successfully waged his first large-scale siege, eventually forcing his opponents, the mercenary captain Memnon of Rhodes and the Persian satrap of Caria, Orontobates, to withdraw by sea. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. In the aftermath of Massaga and Ora, numerous Assakenians fled to the fortress of Aornos. [122] The other was Nicaea (Victory), thought to be located at the site of modern-day Mong, Punjab. [55] The Macedonians marched into the country of the Triballi, and defeated their army near the Lyginus river[56] (a tributary of the Danube). Discover which famous people were born across popular cities in California. [268] His court historian Callisthenes portrayed the sea in Cilicia as drawing back from him in proskynesis. attempt". [9] The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms also won the Sense of Gender Awards in 2011. New York City (NYC), often called simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.With an estimated 2019 population of 8,336,817 distributed over about 302.6 square miles (784 km 2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. [102], In 329 BC, Spitamenes, who held an undefined position in the satrapy of Sogdiana, betrayed Bessus to Ptolemy, one of Alexander's trusted companions, and Bessus was executed. She lived in Massachusetts for ten years and then moved to New York City. [254] For example, Greek astronomical instruments dating to the 3rd century BC were found in the Greco-Bactrian city of Ai Khanoum in modern-day Afghanistan,[255] while the Greek concept of a spherical earth surrounded by the spheres of planets eventually supplanted the long-standing Indian cosmological belief of a disc consisting of four continents grouped around a central mountain (Mount Meru) like the petals of a flower. [199] He had great self-restraint in "pleasures of the body", in contrast with his lack of self-control with alcohol. Greek biographer Plutarch (c.  45 – c. 120 AD) describes Alexander's appearance as: The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. He found the Thessalian army occupying the pass between Mount Olympus and Mount Ossa, and ordered his men to ride over Mount Ossa. 25 February]) was one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history, as well as an anatomist, astronomer, geometer, and mathematician-physicist. [17] Alexander named it Bucephalas, meaning "ox-head". [281] In medieval Europe, Alexander the Great was revered as a member of the Nine Worthies, a group of heroes whose lives were believed to encapsulate all the ideal qualities of chivalry. [140], On either 10 or 11 June 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon, at age 32. The campaign took Alexander through Media, Parthia, Aria (West Afghanistan), Drangiana, Arachosia (South and Central Afghanistan), Bactria (North and Central Afghanistan), and Scythia. [7], Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon,[8] on the sixth day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is uncertain. [279], In Hindi and Urdu, the name "Sikandar", derived from the Persian name for Alexander, denotes a rising young talent, and the Delhi Sultanate ruler Aladdin Khajli stylized himself as "Sikandar-i-Sani" (the Second Alexander the Great). The City Born Great N.K. [259] The emperor Trajan also admired Alexander, as did Nero and Caracalla. Justin stated that Alexander was the victim of a poisoning conspiracy, Plutarch dismissed it as a fabrication,[146] while both Diodorus and Arrian noted that they mentioned it only for the sake of completeness. However, Alexander met with resistance at Gaza. Glenn Cunningham (born 1943), first African-American mayor of Jersey City (B) Edward M. Daly (born 1965), four-star general in the United States Army who serves as the 20th commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Cyrus the Great, also called Cyrus II, (born 590–580 bce, Media, or Persis [now in Iran]—died c. 529, Asia), conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire, centred on Persia and comprising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River. Apart from a few inscriptions and fragments, texts written by people who actually knew Alexander or who gathered information from men who served with Alexander were all lost. The common soldiers, anxious about his health, were granted the right to file past him as he silently waved at them. The Dwarfs ruled in their great halls of stone below ground and wrestled the fruits of the rock free with their day-long toil, while the manlings reaped the fields of swaying corn that surrounded the city with a patchwork blanket of gold. In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, New York City is about to go through a few changes. [138] Back in Babylon, Alexander planned a series of new campaigns, beginning with an invasion of Arabia, but he would not have a chance to realize them, as he died shortly after Hephaestion. [91] Plutarch recounts an anecdote in which Alexander pauses and talks to a fallen statue of Xerxes as if it were a live person: Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expeditions you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects? Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mould of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and mythic traditions of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion and syncretism which his conquests engendered, such as Greco-Buddhism. Sometime after the wedding, Philip is said to have seen himself, in a dream, securing his wife's womb with a seal engraved with a lion's image. [105] The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. [184] Alexander also recognized the potential for disunity among his diverse army, which employed various languages and weapons. When Alexander asked Diogenes what he could do for him, the philosopher disdainfully asked Alexander to stand a little to the side, as he was blocking the sunlight. The fire destroyed 3.3 square miles (8.5 square kilometers) and $192,000,000 in property. [254][256][257] The Yavanajataka (lit. The Alexander Romance, in particular, has had a significant impact on portrayals of Alexander in later cultures, from Persian to medieval European to modern Greek. [137], Afterwards, Alexander travelled to Ecbatana to retrieve the bulk of the Persian treasure. The Athenians, led by Demosthenes, voted to seek alliance with Thebes against Macedonia. His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus, was implicated in the plot, and in the Anabasis of Alexander, Arrian states that Callisthenes and the pages were then tortured on the rack as punishment, and likely died soon after. Philip was then named Hegemon (often translated as "Supreme Commander") of this league (known by modern scholars as the League of Corinth), and announced his plans to attack the Persian Empire. [278] He then travelled the known world in search of the Water of Life and Immortality, eventually becoming a prophet. [148] His extraordinary achievements, coupled with his own ineffable sense of destiny and the flattery of his companions, may have combined to produce this effect. Eldarin), were the first and eldest of the Children of Ilúvatar, and are considered to be the fairest and wisest of any race of Arda given sapience. He was the second son of Antipater the Idumaean, a high-ranking official under ethnarch Hyrcanus II, and Cypros, a Nabatean Arab. Alexander was proclaimed king on the spot by the nobles and army at the age of 20. [280] In medieval India, Turkic and Afghan sovereigns from the Iranian-cultured region of Central Asia brought positive cultural connotations of Alexander to the Indian subcontinent, resulting in the efflorescence of Sikandernameh (Alexander Romances) written by Indo-Persian poets such as Amir Khusrow and the prominence of Alexander the Great as a popular subject in Mughal-era Persian miniatures. [48] Alexander's relationship with his father forged the competitive side of his personality; he had a need to outdo his father, illustrated by his reckless behaviour in battle. [40] Accordingly, Alexander returned to Macedon after six months due to the efforts of a family friend, Demaratus, who mediated between the two parties. [1][2] He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.[3]. )", East-West Orientation of Historical Empires, (Libanius, Oration In Praise Of Antioch, 88. [16], During her delivery of the Guest of Honour speech at the 2013 Continuum in Australia, Jemisin pointed out that 10% of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) membership voted for alt-right writer Theodore Beale (also known as Vox Day) in his bid for the SFWA presidential position. [5] Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the first volume in her Inheritance Trilogy, was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award, and short-listed for the James Tiptree Jr. His campaigns greatly increased contacts and trade between East and West, and vast areas to the east were significantly exposed to Greek civilization and influence. [278] His defeat of Darius was depicted as Egypt's salvation, "proving" Egypt was still ruled by an Egyptian. [20], During his youth, Alexander was also acquainted with Persian exiles at the Macedonian court, who received the protection of Philip II for several years as they opposed Artaxerxes III. His beard was scanty, and he stood out against his hirsute Macedonian barons by going clean-shaven. [106][238] The first, and greatest, was Alexandria in Egypt, which would become one of the leading Mediterranean cities. For those peculiarities which many of his successors and friends afterwards tried to imitate, namely, the poise of the neck, which was bent slightly to the left, and the melting glance of his eyes, this artist has accurately observed. In the winter of 327/326 BC, Alexander personally led a campaign against the Aspasioi of Kunar valleys, the Guraeans of the Guraeus valley, and the Assakenoi of the Swat and Buner valleys. Then Philip, taking Attalus's part, rose up and would have run his son through; but by good fortune for them both, either his over-hasty rage, or the wine he had drunk, made his foot slip, so that he fell down on the floor. Define city-born. During this turmoil, the Illyrians invaded Macedonia, only to be repelled by Alexander. [132][133] As a gesture of thanks, he paid off the debts of his soldiers, and announced that he would send over-aged and disabled veterans back to Macedon, led by Craterus. [274] Firdausi's Shahnameh ("The Book of Kings") includes Alexander in a line of legitimate Persian shahs, a mythical figure who explored the far reaches of the world in search of the Fountain of Youth. [175][199] His unique abilities were further demonstrated by the inability of any of his generals to unite Macedonia and retain the Empire after his death—only Alexander had the ability to do so. 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