Western Civilization I / Unit 5 WC1 0406 short lesson, about 20 seconds
334 to 332: Why 45,000 Beat an Empire
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The idea
Alexander crossed in three thirty-four with about forty-five thousand men, the anchor's figure, and won Anatolia and Syria by three thirty-two at Granicus and Issus, witness names. Persia mobilized slowly; he beat its pieces before it concentrated.
In practice
Concessions to those who surrendered; honors even to brave losers.
Where people slip
For most subjects it was a change of ruler, which is why it held.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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