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When did Alexander enter Egypt
December 332BC
Oracle consulted by Alexander in Libya
Ammon, at Siwah
How many Alexandrias founded by Alexander
nearly 30
Factors that helped Alexander reach Siwah
1 rains - provided water 2 snakes or crows guided him when lost
Reason for consulting the oracle at Siwah
to find out who his real father was
How was he greeted by priests at the oracle at Siwah
as the son of god (i.e. of Zeus like Heracles and Perseus)
Who was Ammon?
Libyan deity - Greeks called him Zeus Ammon
When did Alexander face Darius at Gaugamela?
Sept 331BC
How did Alexander win at Gaugamela? (2)
1 drove his cavalry through a gap in wedge formation
2 he then chose to help Parmenio rather than pursue fleeing Darius
Which two key Persian cities did Alexander take after Darius fled from Gaugamela?
Babylon, Susa