I think that he did know that he was avenging Persian wrongs, but he was using this to mask his goal of conquest. It was a very good attempt, but if he were to get caught, he could be in huge trouble. Obviously he was smart person because he knew how to trick these people into thinking he was the clueless ones, but in reality, they were. I think that he wasn’t trying to make these people mad, but just trick them to be able to go on conquest. Maybe he did feel like he was avenging Persian wrongs, but he did it with bigger thoughts in mind. I think that it was smart and risky for him to try this. Hopefully, in this end, Alexander will come out successful and able to come through with his plan.
I think this is a great post, he really was not very sneaky about avenging Persian wrongs. here is a great link to read more about why he wanted to avenge for persian wrongs. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Plut.+Caes.+5.1&redirect=true
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