mar 27, 324 BC - Mass marriage at Susa
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- like a bunch of greeks and asian women got married at susa
- hybrid master race only loyal to him??
- he is co opting the remaining macedonian commanders into his vision of some kind of orientalized monarchy
- between Macedonia nobility and Persian nobility.
- He himself marries Darius' oldest daughter and the weddings are held in Persian customs.
- Demonstrates a Persianizing mission of Alexander to embed himself in their royal patronage. Everyone divorced their Persian wives after Alexander died too.
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