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Persian Gates

Article Review by: Dolph     

Original Authors: Tom; Holland
After some spectacular campaigning in Persis proper, Alexander occupied the 'link_id=110')">palace of Persepolis, where the strong defensive
position known as the “Persian Gates” was taken only after an unsuccessful and costly initial assault. The 'link_id=110')">palace of Persepolis was looted and burned (spring 330). The less creditable tradition of the vulgate maintains that the fire started when a drunken Athenian courtesan called Thais led a revel that got out of hand, and this may well be right. The event, however, could be exploited afterward as a signal to dissident Greeks at home that the “war of revenge” was complete.
Published: May 04, 2006
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