Alexander

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Alexanders attitude to religion
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See p. 76 Paul Artus

• We will read this as a class.
• Copy down His attitude to the gods in general
  and His desire to outdo his ancestors

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Task

• Choose one of the topics below
• Gordium knot, Troy, Siwah, Request for
  deification, Death of Hephaistion, Death of
  Alexander
• Create
• Study notes for the class on this topic
• A game/crossword/wordfind/quiz with it to help
  people learn about it
• A fun/interesting way to present this information
  to the class

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Troy 334 BC

• After having solidified his rule in Macedonia and
  Greece, in the early spring of 334 BC Alexander
  at last set out from Pella.
• When he crossed the Hellespont with his army in
  334 BC, Alexander threw his spear from his ship
  to the coast and it stuck in the ground. He
  stepped onto the shore. Pulled his weapon from
  the soil, and declared that the whole of Asia
  would be won by the spear.

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• ..\..\..\..\MY VIDEOS\youtube videos for
  teaching\alexander\Troy.avi
• Write down when did Alexander visit Troy on
  p.77 Paul Artus

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Alexander then sent his army on ahead and stayed
back alone to make a pilgrimage to Troy

• He visited the site where Achilles was buried.
• WHY?
• Achilles was his ancestor on his mothers side
• The Illiad by Homer, which told the Greek version
  of the Trojan war, was his favourite book
• He wanted to link himself to being a hero like
  Achilles a great warrior
• He wanted to link back to the great success of
  the Greeks at the Trojan war to show how his
  expedition in a foreign land would also be
  similar.
• This also emphasised the idea that this war he
  was embarking on was one of Greeks against
  barbarians (the way the Greeks viewed the Trojan
  war also)

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• Write down What were Alexanders actions at
  Troy? p.77 Paul Artus
• And what does this event illustrate

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J.H. Schönfeld (ca. 1630), Alexander Visits the
Tomb of Achilles