BBC - In the footsteps of Alexander (Afghanistan) 17

In the footsteps of Alexander the Great

Alexander then set off in pursuit of Darius again, first into Media, and then Parthia.[94] The Persian king was no longer in control of his destiny, having been taken prisoner by Bessus, his Bactrian satrap and kinsman.[95] As Alexander approached, Bessus had his men fatally stab the Great King and then declared himself Darius' successor as Artaxerxes V, before retreating into Central Asia to launch a guerrilla campaign against Alexander.[96] Darius' remains were buried by Alexander next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a full regal funeral.[97] Alexander claimed that, while dying, Darius had named him as his successor to the Achaemenid throne.[98] The Achaemenid Empire is normally considered to have fallen with the death of Darius.

Alexander, now considering himself the legitimate successor to Darius, viewed Bessus as a usurper to the Achaemenid throne, and set out to defeat him. This campaign, initially against Bessus, turned into a grand tour of central Asia, with Alexander founding a series of new cities, all called Alexandria, including modern Kandahar in Afghanistan, and Alexandria Eschate ("The Furthest") in modern Tajikistan. The campaign took Alexander through Media, Parthia, Aria (West Afghanistan), Drangiana, Arachosia (South and Central Afghanistan), Bactria (North and Central Afghanistan), and Scythia.

During this time, Alexander took the Persian title "King of Kings" (Shahanshah) and adopted some elements of Persian dress and customs at his court, notably the custom of proskynesis, either a symbolic kissing of the hand, or prostration on the ground, that Persians paid to their social superiors.[103][104] The Greeks regarded the gesture as the province of deities and believed that Alexander meant to deify himself by requiring it. This cost him much in the sympathies of many of his countrymen.[104] A plot against his life was revealed, and one of his officers, Philotas, was executed for failing to bring the plot to his attention. The death of the son necessitated the death of the father, and thus Parmenion, who had been charged with guarding the treasury at Ecbatana, was assassinated by command of Alexander, so he might not make attempts at vengeance. Most infamously, Alexander personally slew the man who had saved his life at Granicus, Cleitus the Black, during a drunken argument at Maracanda.[105] Later, in the Central Asian campaign, a second plot against his life was revealed, this one instigated by his own royal pages. His official historian, Callisthenes of Olynthus (who had fallen out of favor with the king by leading the opposition to his attempt to introduce proskynesis), was implicated in the plot; however, there has never been consensus among historians regarding his involvement in the conspiracy

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[amareto35]

Afghanistan,The graveyard of Empires..

[ymoustahib]

what? the greeks did win, u cant just march an army through someone elses country

[xabamsar]

@afgyo Lots of Afghans have green eyes and light skin lol i don't know if you're Greek

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , hmmmm so u have been thinking about it... yes , its the easy method of killing such a strong force of a super power countries... It has proven to break the back of 40 countries strength... So i am glad u understand whats going on... besides.. it pisses off the soldiers , ahahahhahaha they don't know who to fight with. ahahhahahahahhahaha ... fucker.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky ,, nah... ur right,, ill just blow him up in an ied.. why waste a bullet...

[parshiwal887]

at 07:13... lovely....... great great scene......... i wish good days spin back to afghanistan and some day i can visit and explore all those terrains..:)

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , ahahah, u pathetic piece of shit.. i lose?? ahahahah wat did i lose in ? in ur shit argument? ahahaha fuck the canadian. ill shot his brains out before i even curse him.

[UNJUSTIFICATION1]

@SexyBeastBrettsky , ahahahah, u little pervert.. wouldn't u like to rape girl at war.... NOT.... Afghans have tought the americans and nato a lesson... u fuck with us ,, u will die like the rest... Its better life style then slaving in the west for bread for 50 hours a week , 60 hours... This is a better life... besides the americans are running out of the battle field... 6 soldiers died yesturday .. ahahahahah 2 others died the day before.. every day u are seeing 3 soldiers killed.

[TheAlivstyson]

IM FROM THE SO CALLED AFGHANISTAN AND I LIKE CHENGIZ KHAN MORE KHAN WAS THE MAN SO PROUD MY NAME IS KHAN TOO LIKE HIM

[TheAlivstyson]

@Graham6762 THERE ANIMALS WHAT CAN WE DO THE POWER IS WITH THEM AS AMERICA PICKS WHO THEY WANT POWERFUL WHO THEY WANT OPPRESSED LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF AMERICA AND AFGHANISTAN AND YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN

[Graham6762]

The ignorant people that destroyed the museum make me sick. They blew up giant ornate statues of Bhudda too.