what was Alexander's the Great's capital?

[bloodofages]

What city was Alexander's capital city? The one he started out with in Macedonia not sure how to spell that.

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

His first capital was at Pella, and his second was Babylon when he conquered that city.

 

[Xen]

and its said it was to be the Egyptian Alexandria; personally, I tend to just say Pella, because its hardley like he sat down to actuall yrule his empire, one might as well go with the already estbalished capital of his Father

 

[Communisto]

easy, alexandria, you know the one

 

[Atlas14]

The capital was Pella, also the city he was born.

 

[North King]

Alex didn't really live long enough to establish a single capital, so we just call every city he stayed in a short while a capital.

 

[YNCS]

Alexander was too busy conquering to do much ruling. Most of his correspondence with his satraps in Pella and Babylon had to do with supplies and reinforcements.

For an interesting look at Alexander as a military leader, I recommend John Keegan's The Mask of Command.

 

[antonio]

His capital after his campgains were over was Susa or Persapoplis.He never moved his capital to Babylon only planned to.He died before he could move it.

 

[Stefan Haertel]

Alexander was constantly "on the road", so his capital was basically his camp. He took longer residence in Babylon twice, so that's the closest to a capital you'll get.

 

[antonio]

After conquering India he came back to Persia and set up his capital there it is the closest you'll come to his capital as that is where he had his palace and he began adopting Persian traditions and titles while he was there.After arriving in Persopoppilis he only left for short periods and always returned so it must be classed as where his capital was.

 

[Stefan Haertel]

Alexander never took residency in Persepolis save for the short time after conquering it.

 

[Mongoloid Cow]

Indeed, didn't he destroy it also?

 

[antonio]

Sorry I missinterpreted a source it made in sound as if Alexander had his capital at Susa or Persepopolis but he reside mainly in Babylon after his conquests where he died.He didn't destroy the city just the royal palace of Xerces.