The Significance of Alexander’s Three Hundred Suits of Armor

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211220.447How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Battle of Granicus; Alexander the Great; 300 suits of armor; Greek; Persia

Abstract

This paper analyzes the significance of the three hundred suits of armor that Alexander the Great inscribed after the Battle of Granicus. Starting from the introduction of the early days in Alexander’s reign, this paper goes through introducing the reluctance of Alexander as king from the Greeks to analyzing the inscription on the 300 pieces of armor and winning the hearts of his men. The armor, indeed, did play a significant part in uniting Alexander’s army and ascending his leadership. Although Alexander has been exposed to the outside world as a powerful leader, this paper elaborates more on how Alexander gained trust and reverence among his men and what the specific inscriptions contributed to Alexander’s success in his entire lifetime and what it reveals about Alexander himself, especially his unique vision.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Changchang Fan
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - The Significance of Alexander’s Three Hundred Suits of Armor
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2590
EP  - 2593
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.447
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.447
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