Susa weddings
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susa-weddings-171-16582564
title:
Susa weddings
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The Susa weddings were arranged by Alexander the Great in 324 BCE, shortly after he conquered the Achaemenid Empire. In an attempt to wed Greek culture with Persian culture, he and his officers held a large gathering at Susa and took Persian noblewomen in matrimony. The collective weddings involved 80 couples and blended various Greek and Persian traditions. Celebrating his own Persian wife, Alexander intended for these new unions to help him begin identifying himself as a son of Persia and ther
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Mass wedding arranged by Alexander the Great
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susa_weddings
date created:
2006-09-06T08:16:31Z
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2024-09-01T15:20:08Z
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