... he began to assert himself as a Persian king, rather than Macedonian. The Macedonian king also was not a Macedonian nationalist, as shown by his virtual abandonment of his homeland in choosing Babylon as the capital of his new state. Thus, Alexander became a target among his men and assassination plots were hatched only to be revealed and the conspirators executed, even if they ... ...

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... as a god while alive are the keys to his actions and motives. Alexander fails miserably in what is expected of a king. The chaos revealed in that short-lived compromise in Babylon in June 323, shortly after the king breathed his last, was not solely owing to the personal ambitions of various generals (and one secretary), but the result of Alexander's neglect ... ...

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