The Visit to Troy

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Summing up

• What does this tell us about

Alexander?

- he understood the value

of propaganda

- he had a religious &

superstitious nature

- he had an unending

desire to associate himself

with his ancestor, on his

mother’s side, Achilles

Y10 Revision â Chemistry in the Supermarket

Alexander’s use of Propaganda • His visit to Troy recalled the great expedition of the combined Greek forces against Troy - Emphasised the pan-Hellenic nature of this expedition To show this war was a war of Greeks against barbarians - In revenge for the burning of Greek temples in the Persian invasion of 480 BC

Summing up • What does this tell us about Alexander? - he understood the value of propaganda - he had a religious & superstitious nature - he had an unending desire to associate himself with his ancestor, on his mother’s side, Achilles

Page 1 and 2: Alexander’s attitude to religion
Page 3 and 4: Alexander’s actions at Troy • R
Page 5: Alexander knew the propaganda • H

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