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When did Alexander enter Egypt

December 332BC

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Oracle consulted by Alexander in Libya

Ammon, at Siwah

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How many Alexandrias founded by Alexander

nearly 30

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Factors that helped Alexander reach Siwah

1 rains - provided water 2 snakes or crows guided him when lost

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Reason for consulting the oracle at Siwah

to find out who his real father was

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How was he greeted by priests at the oracle at Siwah

as the son of god (i.e. of Zeus like Heracles and Perseus)

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Who was Ammon?

Libyan deity - Greeks called him Zeus Ammon

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When did Alexander face Darius at Gaugamela?

Sept 331BC

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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

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Which two key Persian cities did Alexander take after Darius fled from Gaugamela?

Babylon, Susa