Alexander obliterated the Persians

history channel full episodes 2016 Alexander obliterated the Persians, Darius fled the fight, leaving his men to be slaughtered, for sure he additionally left his family behind. Darius' retreat opened up the region to Alexandra, and this was epic stuff, one of his commanders Parmenion sacked Damascus and required seven thousand pack creatures to convey the goods to Alexander. As of now Alexandra accepted the title of King of Asia, Darius endeavored to deal with him, giving him all grounds west of the Euphrates, Alexander derided the offer, guaranteeing that all of Persia was presently his. Be that as it may, he didn't seek after Darius promptly, the Persian armada was still in control of the Aegean ocean and the Hellespont which was putting weight on Alexander's supply lines. Rather, he moved into the Levant, taking the Phoenician towns of Aradus, Tripolis, Byblus, Beirut and Sidon. These towns had remained for fifteen hundred years longer than any Greek town yet they fell without a battle. Tire in any case, confronted the trespassers. It was very much sustained, based on an island, all dividers were ensured by the ocean. Not able to tempest it, Alexander barred it, Tire waited for seven long and exhausting months. Alexander, overflowing with anxiousness, constructed a boulevard with trash from the relinquished the city on the terrain. At that point with his attack motors, he ruptured the strongholds and put the city to the sword. The fall of the Phoenician towns gave control of the Mediterranean to the Macedonians, they frolicked their direction towards Egypt just being held by the attack of Gaza which went on for four months, enraged at the deferral, Alexander killed each male in the city, dragging the Persian senator behind his chariot, as his predecessor Achilles had done to Hector. In 332 BCE Alexander walked around Egypt, the Egyptians considering him to be a convey from Persian tenet. No doubt Alexandra had something of an occasion in Egypt, he went by Memphis, went on a journey to the prophet of Amun at the Oasis of Siwa, goodness and he additionally settled the city of Alexandria.