Daily 21

It is important to understand the relationship between Egypt and Persia before Alexander the Great came on the scene. When Alexander began to gain power, these two areas would play major roles in Alexander’s quest to conquer.  First of all, Egypt had bitter relations for Persia and could not stand them at all. Persia felt the same way about Egypt and they hated Egypt, too. Persia was the largest empire at the time and they controlled a lot of territory.  Egypt, on the other hand, was relatively small at the time and they were not well protected due to the size of their country. Persia and Egypt had conflicts very often but most of them were very minor and did not mean as much. The main point is that Egypt and Persia absolutely hated each other and they both would do anything to get revenge on the other. One of the main reasons why Egypt disrespected and hated Persia is that the Persians disrespected their gods and these gods were very sacred to the Egyptians. This occurred frequently and this is why Egypt continually developed a long-lasting hatred for Persia. They soon became major enemies and then Alexander came on the scene. Alexander hated Persia and wanted to attack them, so Persia was now worried about Alexander and his army. Alexander went to Egypt during his quest and they greeted him as their “Savior” and wanted him to help them attack Persia and finish them off for good. Egypt now had a great opportunity to get revenge on Persia because they had a great leader on their side. This moment would definitely help Egypt with their army, but Persia was already preparing for the attack by Alexander and his army.