Daily # 4 Week 4b

Question:  Describe relations between Egypt and Persia before Alexander came on the scene.




Before Alexander came on the scene, the relationship between Egypt and Persia was very bad. Egypt was under Persian rule for a time period. Persia and Egypt were not two countries that got along considering that Egypt had been trying to invade Persia in earlier times.  But when Alexander the Great came about, Egypt accepted him as a natural leader. He was on Egypt's side. He wanted to be close with Egypt so that they could back up Alexander and his group when they decided to fight the Persians Egypt accepted Alexander because Alexander also greatly despised Persia too. Alexander wanted to retaliate on the  offenses Persia did in Greece, like the burning of their temples and the acropolis. Egypt and Persia were rivals before Alexander became part of the picture, planning on destroying the entire Persian army.