Irish playwright Aubrey Thomas de Vere wrote Alexander the Great, a Dramatic Poem. [11], Several legends surround Alexander's birth and childhood. Moreover, that a very pleasant odour exhaled from his skin and that there was a fragrance about his mouth and all his flesh, so that his garments were filled with it, this we have read in the Memoirs of Aristoxenus. Philip was then named Hegemon (often translated as "Supreme Commander") of this league (known by modern scholars as the League of Corinth), and announced his plans to attack the Persian Empire. For the unrelated film, see, "Announcing WisCon 38's Guests of Honor: Hiromi Goto and N.K. Beale responded by calling her an "educated but ignorant savage". [264][265], Arrian wrote that Aristobulus said that the Icarus island (modern Failaka Island) in the Persian Gulf had this name because Alexander ordered the island to be named like this, after the Icarus island in the Aegean Sea. [60] Alexander's sacking of Thebes ensured that Greece remained quiet during his absence. [40] Alexander reacted by sending an actor, Thessalus of Corinth, to tell Pixodarus that he should not offer his daughter's hand to an illegitimate son, but instead to Alexander. The stronghold was heavily fortified and built on a hill, requiring a siege. [71] According to the story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matter how the knot was undone and hacked it apart with his sword. The elephant had gold rings around its tusks and an inscription was on them written in Greek: "Alexander the son of Zeus dedicates Ajax to the Helios" (ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ Ο ΔΙΟΣ ΤΟΝ ΑΙΑΝΤΑ ΤΩΙ ΗΛΙΩΙ). [21][22][23] Among them were Artabazos II and his daughter Barsine, future mistress of Alexander, who resided at the Macedonian court from 352 to 342 BC, as well as Amminapes, future satrap of Alexander, or a Persian nobleman named Sisines. [236] That this export took place is undoubted, and can be seen in the great Hellenistic cities of, for instance, Alexandria, Antioch[245] and Seleucia (south of modern Baghdad). Alexander arranged a double phalanx, with the center advancing at an angle, parting when the chariots bore down and then reforming. Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 18th collection. [133] Meanwhile, upon his return to Persia, Alexander learned that guards of the tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae had desecrated it, and swiftly executed them. [13] Plutarch offered a variety of interpretations of these dreams: that Olympias was pregnant before her marriage, indicated by the sealing of her womb; or that Alexander's father was Zeus. Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion and syncretism which his conquests engendered, such as Greco-Buddhism. Though outmanoeuvered by Darius' significantly larger army, he marched back to Cilicia, where he defeated Darius at Issus. "The City Born Great", published as a Tor.com exclusive available for free online, "Enter a Soldier. At its worst, in September of 1665, the plague killed 7,165 people in one week. [239] The temple was designed by Pytheos, one of the architects of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. [16] Of these, Arrian is generally considered the most reliable, given that he used Ptolemy and Aristobulus as his sources, closely followed by Diodorus. [193] Lysippos' sculpture, famous for its naturalism, as opposed to a stiffer, more static pose, is thought to be the most faithful depiction. [106][238] The first, and greatest, was Alexandria in Egypt, which would become one of the leading Mediterranean cities. Great Cities Series. [211] However, Alexander also was a pragmatic ruler who understood the difficulties of ruling culturally disparate peoples, many of whom lived in kingdoms where the king was divine. [13], On the day Alexander was born, Philip was preparing a siege on the city of Potidea on the peninsula of Chalcidice. Apelles, however, in painting him as wielder of the thunder-bolt, did not reproduce his complexion, but made it too dark and swarthy. [121] Alexander founded two cities on opposite sides of the Hydaspes river, naming one Bucephala, in honour of his horse, who died around this time. [57], News then reached Alexander that Cleitus, King of Illyria, and King Glaukias of the Taulantii were in open revolt against his authority. [18], When Alexander was 13, Philip began to search for a tutor, and considered such academics as Isocrates and Speusippus, the latter offering to resign from his stewardship of the Academy to take up the post. Philip waged war against Byzantion, leaving Alexander in charge as regent and heir apparent. Sejong was designated as Crown Prince after his older brother Prince Yangnyeong was stripped of his title. “The City Born Great” captures the personality of New York City wonderfully, its rough edges, and its unbreakable spirit. Early years. Award. [106], In 334 BC, Alexander the Great donated funds for the completion of the new temple of Athena Polias in Priene, in modern-day western Turkey. [274] Firdausi's Shahnameh ("The Book of Kings") includes Alexander in a line of legitimate Persian shahs, a mythical figure who explored the far reaches of the world in search of the Fountain of Youth. [276] Alexander was depicted as performing a Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) many times in subsequent Islamic art and literature. [186] Alexander personally led the charge in the center, routing the opposing army. Discover the most popular cities famous people were born in and learn which celebrities are from your favorite cities. Demades likened the Macedonian army, after the death of Alexander, to the blinded Cyclops, due to the many random and disorderly movements that it made. [245] Aspects of Hellenistic culture were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century.[250]. According to Curtius, "Not only did Alexander slaughter the entire population of Massaga, but also did he reduce its buildings to rubble. [186], When faced with opponents who used unfamiliar fighting techniques, such as in Central Asia and India, Alexander adapted his forces to his opponents' style. [134], After three days, unable to persuade his men to back down, Alexander gave Persians command posts in the army and conferred Macedonian military titles upon Persian units. However, the infantry, under the command of Meleager, rejected this arrangement since they had been excluded from the discussion. By contrast, the Persian infantry was stationed behind its cavalry. She has also worked as a counseling psychologist. Perhaps taking his summons to Babylon as a death sentence,[148] and having seen the fate of Parmenion and Philotas,[149] Antipater purportedly arranged for Alexander to be poisoned by his son Iollas, who was Alexander's wine-pourer. The Theban resistance was ineffective, and Alexander razed the city and divided its territory between the other Boeotian cities. Nora Keita Jemisin[1] (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, better known by her pen name N. K. Jemisin. Tiberias has been held in great respect in Judaism since the mid-2nd century CE, and since the 16th century has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron, and Safed. 30 May] 1672 – 8 February [ O.S. causing the mermaid to vanish and the sea to calm. Every city has a soul, and the great cities of civilization—like Rome, Athens, São Paolo—finally reach a point when they come to life. [49] Alexander spared Arrhidaeus, who was by all accounts mentally disabled, possibly as a result of poisoning by Olympias. [202], Alexander was erudite and patronized both arts and sciences. [147], The strongest argument against the poison theory is the fact that twelve days passed between the start of his illness and his death; such long-acting poisons were probably not available. [140], On either 10 or 11 June 323 BC, Alexander died in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, in Babylon, at age 32. Short stories "L'Alchimista", published in Scattered, Covered, Smothered, Two Cranes Press, 2004. Siddhartha Gautama was born just outside the city in Lumbini.His father was a ruler named Shuddhodana, and his mother was named Maya.Maya died when Siddhartha was about 7 days old. [190], Historian and Egyptologist Joann Fletcher has said that the Alexander had blond hair. Discover which famous people were born across popular cities in England. She went on to study counseling and earn her Master of Education from the University of Maryland. "[21] She was the Author Guest of Honor at Arisia 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. [114] Ambhi hastened to relieve Alexander of his apprehension and met him with valuable presents, placing himself and all his forces at his disposal. [125] This river thus marks the easternmost extent of Alexander's conquests. [12] During Philip's absence, the Thracian Maedi revolted against Macedonia. There are always enemies, but a great city will defeat them with the help of its chosen midwives, people who love their cities so much that they become a physical part of them. He had his cousin, the former Amyntas IV, executed. [25], Jemisin lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Venerated by Christians as the birthplace of their Savior and by Muslims as the birthplace of a great prophet. [197][201] However, he had little interest in sports or the Olympic games (unlike his father), seeking only the Homeric ideals of honour (timê) and glory (kudos). [51], Alexander stopped at Thermopylae, where he was recognized as the leader of the Amphictyonic League before heading south to Corinth. The common soldiers, anxious about his health, were granted the right to file past him as he silently waved at them. For other uses, see. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The City Born Great: A Tor.com Original. [184] Alexander also recognized the potential for disunity among his diverse army, which employed various languages and weapons. This so irritated Alexander, that throwing one of the cups at his head, "You villain," said he, "what, am I then a bastard?" [21][24][25][26] This gave the Macedonian court a good knowledge of Persian issues, and may even have influenced some of the innovations in the management of the Macedonian state. [60], According to ancient writers Demosthenes called Alexander "Margites" (Greek: Μαργίτης)[61][62][63] and a boy. [16], When Alexander was ten years old, a trader from Thessaly brought Philip a horse, which he offered to sell for thirteen talents. In 1975, Emil Bogdanow left the band and was replaced by vocalist Toni Krahl (born October 3, 1949), who -- together with Fritz Puppel -- was to become the main player of the City lineups in the next years. [49], Attalus was at that time corresponding with Demosthenes, regarding the possibility of defecting to Athens. city-born synonyms, city-born pronunciation, city-born translation, English dictionary definition of city-born. "[53] At Corinth, Alexander took the title of Hegemon ("leader") and, like Philip, was appointed commander for the coming war against Persia. The Greek cities on the western coast of Anatolia revolted until the news arrived that Philip had been murdered and had been succeeded by his young son Alexander. [27][28], A novella entitled The Awakened Kingdom set as a sequel to the Inheritance Trilogy was released along with an omnibus of the trilogy on December 9, 2014. Greek astronomical treatise) and Paulisa Siddhanta texts depict the influence of Greek astronomical ideas on Indian astronomy. Ptolemy IX Lathyros, one of Ptolemy's final successors, replaced Alexander's sarcophagus with a glass one so he could convert the original to coinage. His troops misunderstood his intention and mutinied at the town of Opis. [154] Veratrum album poisoning can have a prolonged course and it was suggested that if Alexander was poisoned, Veratrum album offers the most plausible cause. Jemisin, There's No Escape From Reality", "N.K. [91] Plutarch recounts an anecdote in which Alexander pauses and talks to a fallen statue of Xerxes as if it were a live person: Shall I pass by and leave you lying there because of the expeditions you led against Greece, or shall I set you up again because of your magnanimity and your virtues in other respects? During his youth, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until age 16. [40] He continued to Illyria,[40] where he sought refuge with one or more Illyrian kings, perhaps with Glaukias, and was treated as a guest, despite having defeated them in battle a few years before. ", In 337 BC, Alexander fled Macedon with his mother, dropping her off with her brother, King Alexander I of Epirus in Dodona, capital of the Molossians. Now it’s New York’s time to be born, but the city itself is too weakened by a gruesome attack to complete the process. Some of the first and most influential figurative portrayals of the Buddha appeared at this time, perhaps modelled on Greek statues of Apollo in the Greco-Buddhist style. [70] At the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordium, Alexander "undid" the hitherto unsolvable Gordian Knot, a feat said to await the future "king of Asia". [33] At Corinth, Philip established a "Hellenic Alliance" (modelled on the old anti-Persian alliance of the Greco-Persian Wars), which included most Greek city-states except Sparta. [159][160] Natural-cause theories also tend to emphasize that Alexander's health may have been in general decline after years of heavy drinking and severe wounds. [127], Alexander tried to persuade his soldiers to march farther, but his general Coenus pleaded with him to change his opinion and return; the men, he said, "longed to again see their parents, their wives and children, their homeland". [148] His extraordinary achievements, coupled with his own ineffable sense of destiny and the flattery of his companions, may have combined to produce this effect. It burned until Tuesday October 10, 1871 when rain started to fall. City Girls' first studio album, Girl Code, followed in November and entered the Billboard 200 at number 63. [106][238] However, a century or so after Alexander's death, many of the Alexandrias were thriving, with elaborate public buildings and substantial populations that included both Greek and local peoples. [254][256][257] The Yavanajataka (lit. He eventually turned back at the demand of his homesick troops, dying in Babylon in 323 BC, the city that he planned to establish as his capital, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. [261], Emperor Julian in his satire called "The Caesars", describes a contest between the previous Roman emperors, with Alexander the Great called in as an extra contestant, in the presence of the assembled gods.[262]. After the death of Spitamenes and his marriage to Roxana (Raoxshna in Old Iranian) to cement relations with his new satrapies, Alexander turned to the Indian subcontinent. After Philip's assassination in 336 BC, he succeeded his father to the throne and inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. [85] Darius fled over the mountains to Ecbatana (modern Hamadan) while Alexander captured Babylon. [58], While Alexander campaigned north, the Thebans and Athenians rebelled once again. Macedon is too small for you", and bought the horse for him. [26], She is first cousin once removed to stand-up comic and television host W. Kamau Bell. [45][47][50], News of Philip's death roused many states into revolt, including Thebes, Athens, Thessaly, and the Thracian tribes north of Macedon. Unsuccessful plan to cut a canal through the isthmus, Naming of the Icarus island in the Persian Gulf, Bloom, Jonathan M.; Blair, Sheila S. (2009), A History of Macedonia: Volume III: 336–167 B.C. Alexander was proclaimed king on the spot by the nobles and army at the age of 20. [37], A triptych entitled Shades in Shadow was released on July 28, 2015. [181] Craterus started to carry out Alexander's commands, but the successors chose not to further implement them, on the grounds they were impractical and extravagant. [154][155] Another poisoning explanation put forward in 2010 proposed that the circumstances of his death were compatible with poisoning by water of the river Styx (modern-day Mavroneri in Arcadia, Greece) that contained calicheamicin, a dangerous compound produced by bacteria. [16] Contemporaries who wrote accounts of his life included Alexander's campaign historian Callisthenes; Alexander's generals Ptolemy and Nearchus; Aristobulus, a junior officer on the campaigns; and Onesicritus, Alexander's chief helmsman. [10] Its sequels, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2017[11] and 2018,[12] respectively. They refused to be sent away and criticized his adoption of Persian customs and dress and the introduction of Persian officers and soldiers into Macedonian units. Alexander then marched for three days to the Danube, encountering the Getae tribe on the opposite shore. Catherine II (born Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 in Szczecin – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was Empress of All Russia from 1762 until 1796—the country's longest-ruling female leader. [161][162] According to Aelian, a seer called Aristander foretold that the land where Alexander was laid to rest "would be happy and unvanquishable forever". He overcame this by being personally involved in battle,[89] in the manner of a Macedonian king. Gaugamela would be the final and decisive encounter between the two. [213], Alexander married three times: Roxana, daughter of the Sogdian nobleman Oxyartes of Bactria,[214][215][216] out of love;[217] and the Persian princesses Stateira II and Parysatis II, the former a daughter of Darius III and latter a daughter of Artaxerxes III, for political reasons. Alexander founded a series of new cities, all called Alexandria, including modern Kandahar in Afghanistan, and Alexandria Eschate ("The Furthest") in modern Tajikistan. Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon, on the sixth day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is uncertain. [69] In the following year, 332 BC, he was forced to attack Tyre, which he captured after a long and difficult siege. [b] At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Beas River. [212] Thus, rather than megalomania, his behaviour may simply have been a practical attempt at strengthening his rule and keeping his empire together. [224] The Roman era writer Athenaeus says, based on the scholar Dicaearchus, who was Alexander's contemporary, that the king "was quite excessively keen on boys", and that Alexander kissed the eunuch Bagoas in public. [275] In the Shahnameh, Alexander's first journey is to Mecca to pray at the Kaaba. [65][66], Taking over the invasion project of Philip II, Alexander's army crossed the Hellespont in 334 BC with approximately 48,100 soldiers, 6,100 cavalry and a fleet of 120 ships with crews numbering 38,000,[59] drawn from Macedon and various Greek city-states, mercenaries, and feudally raised soldiers from Thrace, Paionia, and Illyria. This culminated in his aspiration to homogenize the populations of Asia and Europe. [88] Alexander stayed in Persepolis for five months. American science fiction and fantasy writer, "Broken Earth" redirects here. Alexander immediately headed south. There have been, since the time, many suspicions that Pausanias was actually hired to murder Philip. At Termessos, Alexander humbled but did not storm the Pisidian city. [130], Discovering that many of his satraps and military governors had misbehaved in his absence, Alexander executed several of them as examples on his way to Susa. "Sinners, Saints, Dragons, and Haints in the City Beneath the Still Waters". 20 October] – 8 March 1723 [O.S. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mould of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and mythic traditions of both Greek and non-Greek cultures. The Elves, who called themselves the Quendi, and who in lore are commonly referred to as the Eldar (adj. [10] Although Philip had seven or eight wives, Olympias was his principal wife for some time, likely because she gave birth to Alexander. He was the son of the king of Macedon, Philip II, and his fourth wife, Olympias, the daughter of Neoptolemus I, king of Epirus. [259] The Macriani, a Roman family that in the person of Macrinus briefly ascended to the imperial throne, kept images of Alexander on their persons, either on jewellery, or embroidered into their clothes. At first, the cities must have been inhospitable, little more than defensive garrisons. [40] Olympias and several of Alexander's friends suggested this showed Philip intended to make Arrhidaeus his heir. Now it’s New York’s time to be born, but the city itself is too weakened by a gruesome attack to complete the process. Even as he watched the city burn, Alexander immediately began to regret his decision. [277] Later Persian writers associate him with philosophy, portraying him at a symposium with figures such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, in search of immortality. Sir Christopher Wren PRS FRS (/ r ɛ n /; 30 October 1632 [O.S. Darius fled the battle, causing his army to collapse, and left behind his wife, his two daughters, his mother Sisygambis, and a fabulous treasure. [e] As Pausanias tried to escape, he tripped over a vine and was killed by his pursuers, including two of Alexander's companions, Perdiccas and Leonnatus. Antonyms for city-born. 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 at Alexander's command, to prevent attempts at vengeance. The Macedonians quickly begged forgiveness, which Alexander accepted, and held a great banquet for several thousand of his men at which he and they ate together. The campaign took Alexander through Media, Parthia, Aria (West Afghanistan), Drangiana, Arachosia (South and Central Afghanistan), Bactria (North and Central Afghanistan), and Scythia. [188], The semi-legendary Alexander Romance also suggests that Alexander exhibited heterochromia iridum: that one eye was dark and the other light.[189]. [237], Over the course of his conquests, Alexander founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most of them east of the Tigris. [220][221], Alexander also had a close relationship with his friend, general, and bodyguard Hephaestion, the son of a Macedonian noble. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in the establishment of several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs. [251] The process of Hellenization also spurred trade between the east and west. [15] Alexander was raised in the manner of noble Macedonian youths, learning to read, play the lyre, ride, fight, and hunt. Olympias had Cleopatra Eurydice and Europa, her daughter by Philip, burned alive. Alexander, however, detecting the horse's fear of its own shadow, asked to tame the horse, which he eventually managed. In the spring of 335 BC, he advanced to suppress several revolts. [171][172][173] In addition, Leosthenes, also, likened the anarchy between the generals, after Alexander's death, to the blinded Cyclops "who after he had lost his eye went feeling and groping about with his hands before him, not knowing where to lay them". [177] Diodorus, Curtius and Justin offered the more plausible story that Alexander passed his signet ring to Perdiccas, a bodyguard and leader of the companion cavalry, in front of witnesses, thereby nominating him. Macedonian losses were negligible compared to those of the Persians. The Dwarfs ruled in their great halls of stone below ground and wrestled the fruits of the rock free with their day-long toil, while the manlings reaped the fields of swaying corn that surrounded the city with a patchwork blanket of gold. [110] There was also considerable friction between Antipater and Olympias, and each complained to Alexander about the other. [98] Alexander buried Darius' remains next to his Achaemenid predecessors in a regal funeral. [138][139] Hephaestion's death devastated Alexander, and he ordered the preparation of an expensive funeral pyre in Babylon, as well as a decree for public mourning. [82] During his stay in Egypt, he founded Alexandria-by-Egypt, which would become the prosperous capital of the Ptolemaic Kingdom after his death. He also received news of a Thracian uprising. After that victory he was sent by Alexander in pursuit of Porus (Indian name Puru), to whom he was charged to offer favourable terms, but narrowly escaped losing his life at the hands of his old enemy. The satrapies handed out by Perdiccas at the Partition of Babylon became power bases each general used to bid for power. The Itinerarium Alexandri is a 4th-century Latin Itinerarium which describes Alexander the Great's campaigns. [194], Some of Alexander's strongest personality traits formed in response to his parents. [248] The close association of men from across Greece in Alexander's army directly led to the emergence of the largely Attic-based "koine", or "common" Greek dialect. Greek biographer Plutarch (c.  45 – c. 120 AD) describes Alexander's appearance as: The outward appearance of Alexander is best represented by the statues of him which Lysippus made, and it was by this artist alone that Alexander himself thought it fit that he should be modelled. They went on to occupy the city of Elatea, only a few days' march from both Athens and Thebes. Ancient commentators were divided about whether the ambitious Olympias promulgated the story of Alexander's divine parentage, variously claiming that she had told Alexander, or that she dismissed the suggestion as impious. Settled by Europeans in 1629, Lynn is the 5th oldest colonial settlement in the Commonwealth. Written by bass player Steve Harris, the song retells Alexander's life. [77], When Alexander destroyed Tyre, most of the towns on the route to Egypt quickly capitulated. Philip deliberately commanded his troops to retreat, counting on the untested Athenian hoplites to follow, thus breaking their line. Herod's father was by descent an Edomite, whose ancestors had converted to Judaism.Herod was raised as a Jew. [5] Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the first volume in her Inheritance Trilogy, was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award, and short-listed for the James Tiptree Jr. The end of Thebes cowed Athens, leaving all of Greece temporarily at peace. [138] Back in Babylon, Alexander planned a series of new campaigns, beginning with an invasion of Arabia, but he would not have a chance to realize them, as he died shortly after Hephaestion. Following the conquest of Anatolia, Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Alexander not only returned Ambhi his title and the gifts but he also presented him with a wardrobe of "Persian robes, gold and silver ornaments, 30 horses and 1,000 talents in gold". In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, New York City is about to go through a few changes. [151][152][153] In a 2014 manuscript in the journal Clinical Toxicology, Schep suggested Alexander's wine was spiked with Veratrum album, and that this would produce poisoning symptoms that match the course of events described in the Alexander Romance. [247], The core of the Hellenistic culture promulgated by the conquests was essentially Athenian. Jemisin was a member of the Boston-area writing group BRAWLers,[16] and is a member of Altered Fluid, a speculative fiction critique group. [48] Alexander's relationship with his father forged the competitive side of his personality; he had a need to outdo his father, illustrated by his reckless behaviour in battle. Jews also honor this city because King David was born here. 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