Alexander 4

Name three ancient sources on Alexander

1 Arrian

2 Curtius Rufus

3 Plutarch

What happened at the Persian Gates? (4)

1 Alexander tried short cut through the Zagros mountains

2 ambushed by the Persians

3 shown a pass behind Persians

4 marched through at night and beat them

What did victory at the Persian Gates mean for Alexander?

The way was open to Persepolis, the Persian capital

What happened at Persepolis in 330BC? (2)

1 Athenian courtesan Thais encouraged him to burn the palace

2 while drunk, in revenge for Persian sack of Athens 480BC

Who was Philotas and what happened to him? (4)

1 the son of Parmenio, a key general of Alexander

2 he knew of a plot, but didn't tell Alexander

3 so he was speared through with javelins

4 his father Parmenio was then also killed

What happened in the Royal Pages plot? (3)

1 insulted page Hermolaos & others planned to kill Alexander in his sleep

2 Alexander stayed longer drinking, warned by fortune teller

3 the pages were stoned to death

Who now ruled Persia once Darius was discovered murdered at the roadside?

Bessus, governor of Bactria

What happened to Bessus? (4)

1 handed over to Alexander by Persians

2 stripped naked with wooden collar put on him

3 Alexander had his nose/ears cut off

4 then executed

Which friend did Alexander kill with a pike in an angry drunken argument in 328BC?

Cleitus

Which rock did Alexander reward the first climbers with 12/11/10 talents etc?

The Sogdian Rock

Why did the enemy surrender when these men reached the top of the Sogdian Rock?

The enemy thought more Greeks had climbed than did

Which princess had taken refuge on the Sogdian rock, who Alexander later married?

Bactrian princess Roxanne

Which rock in Pakistan did Alexander and his friend Ptolemy capture by organising the building of a mound?

Aornos