Daily 23

Describe relations between Egypt and Persia before Alexander came on the scene?

     The relationship between Egypt and Persia, before Alexander the Great came into the scene, was very bad. Persia did not respect the Egyptian gods or goddesses. The Egyptians felt a strong hatred towards the Persians. Their relationship was not a great one. Alexander the Great was so loved in Egypt because he was going against the Persians. The Egyptians treated him like a god. The Persian Empire was a very strong, formidable, and powerful empire, until Darius. Alexander fought the Persians in many battles. The most important battles took place in Issus and Gaugamela. The Persian Empire had control of most of Asia Minor. Alexander the Great eventually conquered all of this land. Before Alexander, Egypt did not have many libraries. When Alexander came, he established a city that is now called Alexandria. He built a flourishing port and a library unlike any others before or after it. Scholars from all over the world went there to study and learn. Egypt and Persia never got along. Alexander the Great once said, “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/alexander_the_great.html#ixzz1FVEXHHTZ ) Alexander the Great understood the power of leadership. He knew the problems Egypt and Persia had with each other. He would use this as a tool to win both territories over. The relations between Egypt and Persian before Alexander would lead to their downfall. Persia would lose many battles to Alexander the Great.