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L: Parmenion to defend Alexander please
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L: Parmenion you were a general of Philip's and Alexander's, when did alexander take the throne and begin his military campaigns.
P: Alexander took the throne shortly after the assassination of Phillip II. after news spread about Phillips death, many states decided to take advantage and revolted but were quickly resolved by Alexander through force and thus quelled the revolts and added them to his army and began his military campaigns at the age of 20.
L: On these campaigns Alexander had a stead that would only allow Alexander to mount, this horse was considered untameable by any of the elders, how did Alexander at the age of 10 tame this horse that he would later call …show more content…
Alexander turned Bucephalus towards the sun and was able to mount him. Even alexander's father upon seeing this sight said “My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambition. Macedon is too small for you”
L: Parmenion do you agree with the statement “Alexander was a brilliant leader ahead of his time” if so how would you justify this
P: Yes Alexander was indeed a great leader that was ahead of his time. Take a look at his battle record he hadn’t lost a single battle in his 15 years of campaigning. He used military tactics learned from Aristotle on the battlefield to win many wars but also managed his army very well when it came to formations and managing his army on the fly to adapt to terrain.
L: Is this how he was able to defeat the persians at the battle of …show more content…
This led to alexander sieging tyre for 7 months until he eventually breached the walls and razed half the city to the ground, selling 30,000 to slavery, and executing 6,000 soldiers, but he did pardon some of the citizens who were hiding within the temple of Melqart.
L: Parmenion you suggested to attack on the night before the battle of Gaugamela but Alexander opposed but why when it gave you an advantage?
P: I suggested to attack at nightfall because they would have been unprepared and it would have been a swift victory with them in disarray but Alexander refused, he said “it would mean to steal a victory” regardless of the advantage it would have given Alexander refused and still won the battle the next day
L: Although he had won the battle of hydaspes it was quite costly why was this for a leader ahead of his time?
P: Alexander although a great general knew nothing about this new land while king porus not only knew the terrain, he also had war elephants something that was completely new to the
L: Parmenion to defend Alexander please
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L: Parmenion you were a general of Philip's and Alexander's, when did alexander take the throne and begin his military campaigns.
P: Alexander took the throne shortly after the assassination of Phillip II. after news spread about Phillips death, many states decided to take advantage and revolted but were quickly resolved by Alexander through force and thus quelled the revolts and added them to his army and began his military campaigns at the age of 20.
L: On these campaigns Alexander had a stead that would only allow Alexander to mount, this horse was considered untameable by any of the elders, how did Alexander at the age of 10 tame this horse that he would later call …show more content…
Alexander turned Bucephalus towards the sun and was able to mount him. Even alexander's father upon seeing this sight said “My boy, you must find a kingdom big enough for your ambition. Macedon is too small for you”
L: Parmenion do you agree with the statement “Alexander was a brilliant leader ahead of his time” if so how would you justify this
P: Yes Alexander was indeed a great leader that was ahead of his time. Take a look at his battle record he hadn’t lost a single battle in his 15 years of campaigning. He used military tactics learned from Aristotle on the battlefield to win many wars but also managed his army very well when it came to formations and managing his army on the fly to adapt to terrain.
L: Is this how he was able to defeat the persians at the battle of …show more content…
This led to alexander sieging tyre for 7 months until he eventually breached the walls and razed half the city to the ground, selling 30,000 to slavery, and executing 6,000 soldiers, but he did pardon some of the citizens who were hiding within the temple of Melqart.
L: Parmenion you suggested to attack on the night before the battle of Gaugamela but Alexander opposed but why when it gave you an advantage?
P: I suggested to attack at nightfall because they would have been unprepared and it would have been a swift victory with them in disarray but Alexander refused, he said “it would mean to steal a victory” regardless of the advantage it would have given Alexander refused and still won the battle the next day
L: Although he had won the battle of hydaspes it was quite costly why was this for a leader ahead of his time?
P: Alexander although a great general knew nothing about this new land while king porus not only knew the terrain, he also had war elephants something that was completely new to the