Alexander III, born in 356 BC, was the king of the Macedonian Empire. He is a well-known military strategist and politician in the world, and even the head of the four military commanders in European history. Alexander's achievements in this life are brilliant and eye-catching. He unified Greece successively, led troops to sweep the Middle East, occupied Egypt, and trampled the Persian Empire underfoot. In just 13 years, Alexander Empire became the country with the largest territory at that time.
is such an invincible person, who once did something confusing.
According to the "Tongjian Zizhi" records: from 334 to 324 BC, Alexander led troops to the east, invincible, swept the Persian Empire, and reached Bateklia, which is now Afghanistan . This place is very close to Xinjiang in China. In other words, as long as Alexander continues to march east, he will soon enter the borders of China. What is puzzling is that when he hit this neighborhood, Alexander gave up and led his troops back to Babylon.
Regarding Alexander's move, many netizens who are inquiring about world history talked a lot, guessing that his move was out of fear. After all, Qin Guo had already developed at that time, with strong soldiers and first-rate fighting ability. Confronting such a powerful country, no matter how great Alexander is, he will suffer a big loss.
In fact, this kind of speculation is unfounded and whimsical.
Alexander has been in Europe for so many years, what big storms have not been seen? What kind of powerful enemy has never encountered? A king like him who has the courage to fight hard and has a brave spirit, even if he knows that Qin is strong, he will not be afraid, he will definitely dare to go head-on.
Alexander did not continue the Eastern Expedition, not because he was afraid of China, but because he did not know that China existed. This can be proved by a map.
It is said that the first person who drew a map of the world was named Claudius Ptolemy. Born in 90 AD, he is a world-renowned geographer and a Greek born in Egypt and Alexandria.
Ptolemy is a flexible mind and a lover of geography. He wrote a book "Geography" with a map of the world on it. As can be seen from this map, the location of China is not marked on it. It can be seen that the Roman people at that time did not know that there was a place like China in the world.
At that time, geography was not taken seriously, so the work "Geography" was quickly lost. It was not until the establishment of the Arab Empire that countless scholars wanted to study ancient Greece and ancient Rome, so they collected a large amount of data. In the end, this work that had been lost for hundreds of years finally reappeared in the world. Today, people have found the Arabic manuscript of Geography in Syria and , and finally saw the world map drawn by Ptolemy. The emergence of this map
finally solved the mystery that Alexander did not continue to attack China.
Because Ptolemy did not know the existence of China, it was even more impossible for Alexandria, who lived 500 years ago, to know that there was such a place in the world as China.
Alexander once set a bold ambition to conquer the world and let the world crawl under his feet. If he knew China, he would definitely not abandon this place, but would lead troops to attack. Precisely because he did not know that there was such a country in the world, he did not attack China, nor would he choose to continue the campaign rashly. After all, it is not a wise move to continue the crusade without knowing anything.
Compared with the Greeks and Romans’ ignorance of China, China’s understanding of European countries is obviously better. During the Han Dynasty and period, we knew the existence of Europe. The people of the Han Dynasty at that time called Rome "Da Qin", thinking that the Romans had black hair, black eyes, and a medium build, very similar to the Chinese.
In the "Zizhi Tongjian", there is a paragraph describing the Romans: "Z74z has thousands of miles, and there are more than four hundred cities. There are dozens of small country servants. Stones are used as the walls. Post pavilions are set up, and they are all ancient It is. There are pine, cypress, wood, and grass. Its king has no ordinary people, and they are all simple and wise. The disasters in the country and the wind and rain are frequent, and they are abandoned.But even more, the recipients will not complain. "
can be seen from the record of "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" that the people of the Han Dynasty knew about the existence of the Romans, and knew them well, and knew the system of governance they adopted. It can be seen that the people of the Han Dynasty are still quite aware They are knowledgeable and have a good understanding of the world's structure. Smart people at
know that they are self-proclaimed and will only kill themselves. Only by broadening their horizons, going out to see the development of the world, and keeping up with the trend of the times, can we not fall behind In order not to be beaten, in order to remain invincible. At this point, the Han Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are two clear examples of pros and cons.
We are now going to read history, understand history, and its fundamental purpose is to From the life trajectory of historical celebrities, and even the ups and downs of dynasties, in the process of changing and altering, we learned something and understood the truth. In Alexander, we can see that " is ignorant and hinders the pace of progress. "" From the people of the Han Dynasty, we can see that " can grasp the opportunity by opening our eyes to see the world. The story of ""
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