Alexander the Great: Vengeful or Smart? Both.

2. Do you think Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs? Or was that just propaganda to mask his goal of conquest?

Honestly, I do believe that Alexander was avenging the Persians for killing his father; however, Alexander also wanted propaganda to become the ruler, king, leader, etc.  By invading Persia, he "killed two birds with one stone"; avenging the Persians and getting the correct recognition in order to achieve his goal of conquest.  When Alexander got the satisfying revenge that he wanted, the people of Egypt honored him as one of their gods because the Egyptians hated the Persians.


"Shtip-Alexander." Wikimedia Commons. Web. 23 Feb 2010. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shtip-Alexander.jpg>.