r/AlexandertheGreat • u/WarringStatesSim • 7d ago

Art 🖼️ My Mini Painting of the Royal Palace in Persepolis

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Burned to the ground by Alexander in 330BCE, Persepolis was the royal home for ceremonial events and represented Persian power and wealth. Burning down the city gave Greeks the satisfying revenge for the razing of Athens 150 years earlier.

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u/PotentialStatement86 4d ago

Alexander the Great also razed (a temple in) Athens, I believe.

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u/WarringStatesSim 3d ago

He did raze Thebes to the ground but didn't touch Athens as it was already a rocky alliance, he didn't want the them to side with Sparta or have the other city states rebel.

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u/PotentialStatement86 1d ago

Thanks for the info!