AE 80 Alexander the Great and the Alexander

AE 80: Alexander the Great and the Alexander Tradition November 1, 2006 PART VI: Alexander and the army that conquered the world The aftermath of conquest: the administration of Alexander’s empire

The “Hellenic crusade” Goals: (1) To liberate the Greeks in Asia (I. e. , coastal Turkey) (2) To punish the barbarian Persians for the events of 480 BC (the sack of Athens, etc. ) Three stages in Alexander’s decision-making about administration

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Cities of the Delian League Athens (which by the 430 s BC were paying tribute to Athens) Phoros [tribute] Syntaxis [contribution]

Arrian I. 18: Remove the small pro-Persian faction (oligarchy) Replace with rule by the people (democracy)

Darius I The site of Persepolis

What happened when the central parts of the Persian Empire fell under Alexander’s control?

Tribute for Darius I at Perspolis

Administration of Egypt [Arrian iii. 5] = a “divide and rule” policy • no single satrap, but two native Egyptian nomarchs (governors of Upper and Lower Egypt) • Part of the army left behind in the province, divided between two Macedonian officers • Garrison commanders appointed by Alexander himself • The Nile fleet under separate command • On the east and west frontiers (Arabia and Libya), two separate military districts created, each with independent commanders • One of them (Cleomenes) assigned the task of collecting tribute from the two nomarchs

Proskynesis [Greek name for the ritual greeting in Oriental courts]

On the Indian frontier Porus Taxiles Small-scale local rulers left in place as “buffer” kingdoms