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    animals perhaps? that's the true evil.
    Alexander the Great Sexual Pervert.



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    is that questioning his gender , or species ???

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    is that questioning his gender , or species ???
    We already know that Alexander was a Klingon.
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    We already know that Alexander was a Klingon.
    That deserves a balloon!



    I think its a mix of 5 main factors:
    1. The Macedonian Army: The Macedonians had several advantages over the Persians the most important of which was heavy infantry.
    2. The Persian System of Government: The Achaemenid system was wonderfully engineered to be easy to control, however this had the effect of making it easy to control by Alexander.
    3. Internal Persian Politics: The recent unrest in the empire had weakended it and Darius III was no Cyrus, he was not experienced in running such a large empire or commanding troops.
    4. The experience of Greeks against the Persians in mercenary service.
    5. Superior generalship from the Macedonians.



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    Also he and his father one could say that with their engineers they "created" professional siege warfare...

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