Tag: Alexander’s Conquests From Diplomacy to Gaugamela

As Alexander confronted the resilient city of Tyre, Darius extended a remarkable peace offer through an envoy. Darius proposed peace, the safe return of his family, ten thousand gold talents (equivalent to about $3 billion today), all the Macedonian-conquered land, and the hand of his daughter in marriage. Parmenion, the top-ranking general, advised acceptance, but Alexander, fueled by growing ambitions, declined. His vision now reached beyond conquests; he aspired to establish a universal state marked by racial harmony and equality, with himself at the helm Alexander’s Conquests From the Gordian Knot to Tyre’s Fall.

Before departing Tyre, a Samaritan delegation sought Alexander’s favor, leading to the construction of a rival temple on Mt. Gerizim, challenging the Jewish temple in Jerusalem. The siege of Gaza followed, and then Alexander turned east, reaching Jerusalem. The Jews, impre