Today’s Question XCV
Simple one today…
Recognise and connect with a drunken revenge
Cracked nicely by Megala, Chetan Noronha and Mansi.
Quoting Megala:
Ruins of the palace complex at Persepolis founded by Darius the Great around 518 B.C
The ‘Drunken Revenge’:
Xerxes, son of darius had the acropolis of Athens burned, during his foreign invasions.Almost 150 years later in 331 B.C., Alexander the great burnt down Persipolis to ground, during his invasion to conquer Persia.
The popular story is that, Alexander got this idea during a drinking party from a Greek hetaira called Thais.
Official version says it was a revenge against the Xerxes invasion of Athens.
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Ruins of the palace complex at Persepolis founded by Darius the Great around 518 B.C
The ‘Drunken Revenge’:
Xerxes, son of darius had the acropolis of Athens burned, during his foreign invasions.Almost 150 years later in 331 B.C., Alexander the great burnt down Persipolis to ground, during his invasion to conquer Persia.
The popular story is that, Alexander got this idea during a drinking party from a Greek hetaira called Thais.
Official version says it was a revenge against the Xerxes invasion of Athens.
The ruins of Persepolis,the ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire during the Achaemenid dynasty situated in modern Iran.
After invading Persia, Alexander the Great sent the main force of his army to Persepolis in the year 330 BC. Alexander stormed the Persian Gates, then quickly captured Persepolis. After several months Alexander allowed his troops to loot Persepolis. A fire broke out in the eastern palace of Xerxes and spread to the rest of the city. It is said to have been a drunken act of revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens during the Second Hellenic-Persian War.
The photograph depicts the ruins of Persepolis.Founded by Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire. It was built on an immense half-artificial, half-natural terrace, where Darius created an impressive palace complex inspired by Mesopotamian models.
After invading Persia, Alexander the Great sent the main force of his army to Persepolis in the year 330 BC by the Royal Road. Alexander stormed the Persian Gates (in the modern Zagros Mountains), then quickly captured Persepolis before its treasury could be looted. After several months Alexander allowed his troops to loot Persepolis. A fire broke out in the eastern palace of Xerxes and spread to the rest of the city. It is not clear if it had been a drunken accident, or a deliberate act of revenge for the burning of the Acropolis of Athens during the Second Hellenic-Persian War. Many historians argue that while Alexander’s army celebrated with a symposium they decided to take revenge against Persians. In that case it would be a combination of the two.