http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Sat, 25 May 2013 19:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-740756 John Merkatatis Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:41:25 +0000 #comment-740756 Harry J. You have made some sweeping statements and have given some inaccurate facts;allow me to correct: 1) you write:"Athens...had never been able to sustain a dominant role politicaly and militarily".Nothing could be further from the truth; Athens with its allies and later with its empire waged an allout offensive war against the Persian empire for fourty nine years in various fronts(first Eastern Aegean then Asia Minor,Cyprus and Egypt) from which it emerged victorious after the victories at Doriscus,Euremedon and off Cition in Cyprus.The Persians had to sign the humiliating peace of Callias around 447 BC.Even after the Pelloponnesian War Athens created its second alliance and even at Phillip's time inflicted on Phillip the defeat at Byzantium. The defeat at Cheronia may have had an impact on Thebes but not in Athens which was a maritime power and whose fleets dominated the Aegean sea and had strong walls.Phillip new that better than anyone and that he could't really defeat Athens;that was why he sent Alexander in Athens,to make sure that he could continue his plans of an expedition against Persia unhindered.That is how Alexander advanced into Asia Minor,knowing that the Persian and Phoenician fleets would not disrupt his lines of communication with Greece so long as the Athenian fleet was alert and in position to stop them. 2) Stating the numbers of cavalry(6000) you say that the allied Greek cavalry was 'only' 600;The Thessalian cavalry,the best shock cavalry in the world as the Persians found out and later the Romans to their cost,were not Greeks?the only city with strong cavalry that didn't (or could not to be precise) contribute was Thebes which was a little while ago erased from the map by Alexander himself. 3) In the right wing,where Alexander was,the bridgehead in the other side of the river was made by Agrianes and Illyrian javeliners preceding Alexander's companion cavalry(cavalry could not attack and remove obstacles uphill at the same time) when the Cardaces attacked to dislodge the Macedonians who had crossed the river met javeliners(Arian) Harry J.
You have made some sweeping statements and have given some inaccurate facts;allow me to correct:
1) you write:"Athens…had never been able to sustain a dominant role
politicaly and militarily".Nothing could be further from the truth;
Athens with its allies and later with its empire waged an allout offensive war against the Persian empire for fourty nine years in various fronts(first Eastern Aegean then Asia Minor,Cyprus and Egypt)
from which it emerged victorious after the victories at Doriscus,Euremedon and off Cition in Cyprus.The Persians had to sign the humiliating peace of Callias around 447 BC.Even after the Pelloponnesian War Athens created its second alliance and even at Phillip's time inflicted on Phillip the defeat at Byzantium.
The defeat at Cheronia may have had an impact on Thebes but not in Athens which was a maritime power and whose fleets dominated the Aegean sea and had strong walls.Phillip new that better than anyone and that he could't really defeat Athens;that was why he sent Alexander in Athens,to make sure that he could continue his plans of an expedition against Persia unhindered.That is how Alexander advanced into Asia Minor,knowing that the Persian and Phoenician fleets would not disrupt his lines of communication with Greece so long as the Athenian fleet was alert and in position to stop them.
2) Stating the numbers of cavalry(6000) you say that the allied Greek cavalry was 'only' 600;The Thessalian cavalry,the best shock cavalry in the world as the Persians found out and later the Romans to their cost,were not Greeks?the only city with strong cavalry that didn't (or could not to be precise) contribute was Thebes which was a little while ago erased from the map by Alexander himself.
3) In the right wing,where Alexander was,the bridgehead in the other side of the river was made by Agrianes and Illyrian javeliners preceding Alexander's companion cavalry(cavalry could not attack and remove obstacles uphill at the same time) when the Cardaces attacked to dislodge the Macedonians who had crossed the river met javeliners(Arian)

]]> http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-291586 LilyAlisons Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:13:02 +0000 #comment-291586 Bonjour, Polite to yoke you, I am alise Bonjour, Polite to yoke you, I am alise

]]> http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-270534 an joubert Tue, 04 May 2010 06:30:43 +0000 #comment-270534 bravo two zero. bravo two zero.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-52260 Xavier Minz Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:49:45 +0000 #comment-52260 Require more about Heroic deeds of other Valiant Commanders. Require more about Heroic deeds of other Valiant Commanders.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-52258 Xavier Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:48:10 +0000 #comment-52258 History dazzles as always, wonder what was shown in Indian release of Alexander movie starring Collin Farrel was cut version or what. History dazzles as always, wonder what was shown in Indian release of Alexander movie starring Collin Farrel was cut version or what.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/wars-of-alexander-the-great-battle-of-issus.htm#comment-46436 Ciara Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:19:07 +0000 #comment-46436 nice work, founf the info about alexander being competent at young age ver helpful :) nice work, founf the info about alexander being competent at young age ver helpful :)

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