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Alexander
Macedonian king who rides to Athens as Persia's envoy, urging the city to submit while Sparta stalls behind its half-built wall.
supporting
Also known as Alexander the son of Amyntas, Alexander the Macedonian
First appearance: book viii urania
As a supporting figure in Histories, Alexander is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Previously sent by Mardonios to Athens with proposals; his mission is referenced as having been repeated by Morychides.
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Alexander moves between empires as a hereditary friend of Athens and a servant of Xerxes, carrying terms that could hand Hellas to the Persians. His embassy exposes the ugly arithmetic of Greek alliance: Sparta delays,…
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- Kings and commanders of the Greco-Persian Wars
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