Alexander claimed to be the son of Amon in the shrine, but there was no oracle, because Amon could no longer know all this at this time. As Artemis said, when Alexander sacrificed to him in the shrine, the god who had returned to the human world might have been a baby in swaddling clothes, a creature wandering in the jungle, or a seed germinating in the soil.
Even if Amon was still in heaven, he would not send an oracle because of this. Telling the world that there was a way to transcend eternal life was the last oracle of Amun.
Alexander conquered Eygut and knew how to win people's hearts with a policy of restraint. Not only did he claim to be the son of Amon, but he also ordered the construction of a new port north of Montefiore, at the mouth of the Nile River, and named it Alexandria after himself to promote his extraordinary achievements. Not only that, he also ordered the reconstruction of the Temple of Isis in Alexandria, fulfilling his promise to Medanzo.
Although the goddess Isis had long fallen, in Eygut, she was still the Holy Mother Angel believed in by the people. When the shrine was completed, some old people found that the Holy Mother Angel on the altar was no longer the original appearance. The craftsmen of Eygut had actually sculpted her into the appearance of the last Adoratrice of the Temple of Isis, Maria.
The people of Eygut had never seen Isis, and the memory of the goddess had faded. But when talking about Isis, people would think of the last Adoratrice of the Temple of Isis, Maria. Countless people had seen her. This may have been a coincidence, intentional or unintentional. The craftsmen had integrated the image of Maria into the statue of Isis that they had created, or it was intentional by Alexander.
If Amon knew what the emperor had done, he would at least have a good impression of him. Alexander knew how to win over the people's hearts and how to please the gods. The Alexandria City he built was more magnificent than any other city on the continent. Not only did it surpass Montefiore City, but it also surpassed Bablon City, which had a long history on the continent.
Alexander not only requisitioned the power of Eygut, but also used the power of the entire Macedonian Empire to build this new city. It was a miracle on the continent, and it became the cultural and commercial center of the continent in the next few hundred years.
Alexander himself stayed in Eygut for a year. Before Alexandria was fully built, he once again led the army to the east. His route was the exact opposite of the route that Gilgamesh had taken when he led the Uruk Legion to the west. He would cross the southern part of the Syah Desert and attack the former territory of the Bablon Kingdom. In the wilderness on the banks of the Euphrates River, the Macedonian army and the million-strong army of Potsdam, led by Darius III, were engaged in a final battle.
At this time, the Empire of Potsdam had lost its territory on the west bank of the Euphrates River. Like a heavily wounded giant, it mustered the last of its strength to fight against the rising Macedonian Empire, but it was once again defeated. Alexander won a decisive victory, defeating the last main force of the Empire of Potsdam. Taking advantage of this victory, he crossed the Euphrates River and smoothly occupied Bablon City, the oldest and most magnificent city on the continent.
The towering Divine Gate outside Bablon City was now in ruins, covered with traces of smoke, like a huge and desolate monument. In the era of Cyrus and Darius, the conqueror of Potsdam didn't force the people of Bablon to change their faith in Marduc. However, after the death of Darius, his successor, Xerxes, spread the Great Light Church throughout Potsdam and ordered the Divine Gate to be burned down.
Alexander came to the Divine Gate to pay homage to the ruins, and publicly announced that he would restore this magnificent miracle. This excited the people of Bablon, but the project was too huge. Just cleaning up the rubble and rubble of the Divine Gate would require tens of thousands of people. It was easy to destroy a magnificent building that had been built by generations of people for hundreds of years, but it was too difficult to restore it.
Alexander only made a gesture, and in the end, he did not restore the Divine Gate. But he rebuilt the shrine of Marduc in Bablon City, and led the people to personally offer sacrifices to Marduc, gaining the favor of the local people and the support of the traditional priests. At the grand sacrificial ceremony, Alexander also called himself "the son of Marduc".
One could imagine how solemn and sacred the occasion was. The title of "the son of Marduc" added a sacred aura to Alexander's rule, and he was praised and revered by all people. When people looked up to this god-like emperor, they must be in awe and trepidation.
But Alexander's behavior on earth amused Artemis and Mourrin in the clouds. They were originally in a serious mood, but when they saw Alexander call himself the son of Amon in Eygut, and then the son of Marduc in Bablon, they couldn't help but laugh.
Alexander used the most solemn and sacred ceremony in the world to make the gods in heaven laugh with a serious face. Artemis laughed and shook her head. "Who taught him this? He really doesn't regard himself as an outsider, nor does he separate from his family! "
Alexander did not regard himself as an outsider. He learned the dignified Eastern court etiquette, wore the costume of the Emperor of Potz, accepted people's prostrations, and followed the provincial system created by Cyrus. The provincial jurisdictions of the Empire of Macedonia were roughly based on the settings of the Empire of Potz. But compared to the Potz era, Macedonia strengthened its monarchy, and the military, financial, and civil affairs of the local provinces were separated to check each other.
Alexander also carried out a number of reforms to promote the integration of the various tribes within the entire empire. In the minds of many people in the cities of Hellas, only the people who believed in the Olympian gods on the Hellas Peninsula were civilized and civilized people, and the rest of the people were barbarians. Of course, Alexander was not such a frog at the bottom of a well. He knew that many civilizations on the continent were more glorious than Hellas, and the people there had extraordinary wisdom and talent.
Alexander not only promoted this integration through the establishment of a unified provincial system, but also adopted means such as marriage between the various tribes, expansion of the army, and joint warfare to break the traditional boundaries, not only to win over the local nobles, but also to solve the problem of the source of troops. The great emperor was particularly keen on holding mass weddings and encouraged his soldiers to marry local noble women. Every time he conquered a new country, he would often hold an unprecedentedly grand mass wedding.
Alexander himself also set an example. He married women from different tribes everywhere. Under his leadership, more than 10,000 Macedonian soldiers married women from various tribes. In Alexander's tent, the nobles and priests of various tribes swore loyalty to him. This was an unprecedented great integration, and among the people, it was also the grandest exchange of civilizations in a thousand years.
Alexander rested in Bablon for a year. His army also conquered the territory of the former Assyrian Empire and continued to advance eastward into the former Potz mainland. Darius III was killed by his subordinates, and the once glorious Potz Empire was destroyed. Alexander captured the Potz traitor who murdered Darius III and executed him for the crime of regicide. He held a funeral for Darius III and declared himself the successor of the Potz Empire.
So far, Macedonia had completely conquered and annexed the Great Empire of Boz, but Alexander's conquest did not stop. It took him a few years to integrate this huge empire, and then he led the army across the Boz mainland and continued east into India. Here, Alexander encountered the most difficult battle since the Eastern Expedition. The Macedonian phalanx met the Indian elephant formation. The battle was very tragic, and both sides suffered heavy casualties. But in the end, the genius Alexander won.
He established three new provinces on the west bank of the Indian River. At this time, the territory of the Macedonian Empire was not far from Kunlun, but between them was the world's most difficult plateau. Alexander wanted to continue to march east and conquer the whole of India, but the army had already gone too far. The soldiers had fought for many years in a completely foreign land, and they were no longer in the mood to continue this endless conquest.
The morale of the army had changed, and Alexander had to retreat temporarily. He divided his troops into two groups. He led his army around the Syah Plateau and returned to Bablon by land, while the other navy set off from the mouth of the Indian River and returned along the coastline to join Alexander's army, completing the greatest military feat in the history of the continent.
Artemis and Mourrin had been watching Alexander from the clouds, trying to find traces of Amon in the human world by following the footsteps of the Great Emperor's conquest. When Alexander returned victoriously after conquering the Indian River, he was obviously still unwilling. He reorganized his troops in Bablon, planning to lead his army eastward one day.
Artemis and Mourrin thought to themselves, if at that time, would this Macedonian Emperor claim to be the Son of Brahma again, or even the Son of Infinite Light? If so, what would Zeus's expression be? Angry or smiling bitterly? But they had to admit that a series of measures taken by Alexander during the expansion had done their best to consolidate this rapidly forming great empire, and had also brought the worship of the Olympian gods to all parts of the continent and even farther away.
If Alexander could live as long as Aesop, everything in the future would be unknown. Unfortunately, history did not give him such a chance again. Shortly after he returned to Bablon City, a small mosquito bit the Great Emperor who shook the continent. He suddenly had a high fever of malaria and died ten days later, before he reached the age of thirty-three.
Alexander's ambitious and short life surpassed his father, Philip II, in all aspects except for one thing, which was precisely the most fatal. He did not cultivate a suitable successor for himself as Philip II had cultivated him, but this could not be blamed on Alexander. He was too young when he died, and his children were underage.
After Alexander's death, his subordinates fought for power, and the great empire was soon divided into three parts. The Heaton Peninsula formerly ruled by Macedonia became the Kingdom of Macedonia, and the former Kingdom of Bablon on the continent of the continent became the Kingdom of West Asia. When Alexander was alive, he inherited the crown and scepter of the Pharaohs Of Eygut. After his death, Pharaoh's power was inherited by Ptolemy, who still worshipped Amon as the main god, and founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Eygut. History seemed to have returned to the beginning.
The Olympian gods and angels did not find any clues about Amon's return to the human world. They had been silently paying attention to all possible clues, but they never found anything. Amon seemed to have disappeared without a trace in the vast world.
Three hundred years had passed, and the gods and angels still had no news of Amon in the human world.
One morning, a group of camels came from the horizon at the end of the sand dunes, only to see the dazzling reflection of the sun on the gravel in front of them. It was a caravan, leaving Eygut for Bablon. They needed to find a place to hide from the scorching midday sun. There was a huge ruin between the sand dunes in front of them, and half of the dome still remained on the top of the towering column. It was the ruins of a temple, but the altar had been half-buried by the sand, and the magnificent statue of Amun was lying upside down between the sand dunes.
More than three hundred years ago, this place used to be a dependency of the Empire of Eygut in the Cape States, and Dick and his son became the castellans of the Cape States. It was in this area that the Uruk Legion led by Gilgamesh and the Eygut Army led by Amon had fought fiercely. This place was originally an oasis on the edge of the Syah Desert, and people built a magnificent temple for Amun.
As the climate changed, the oasis gradually became desertified, leaving only a spring at the foot of the hill next to the temple, which was a resting place for the caravans. The small hill and the ruins of the temple next to it were the resting place to block the scorching sun. Although it was not very comfortable, it was better than nothing.
The stone pillars carved with divine inscriptions became stakes for horses and camels, and the livestock's excrement fell on the remains of the carved steps. People sat on the sand and rested against the fallen statue of Amon, and the huge statue was just in time to block the sun.
The temple had stood for hundreds of years, and it had been fifty years since it was abandoned. The statue was lying on the sand dunes, and the collapsed stones were trampled by horses and mules. The ruins of the temple had become a temporary resting place for the caravans, indicating that the people here no longer believed in this god and had completely forgotten all his glory and holiness.
What had happened to make the temple of Amun become like this?
After the death of Alexander, his subordinates divided the great Empire and established three kingdoms, Macedonia, West Asia, and Eygut. Alexander's subordinate, Ptolemy, wore the crown of the Pharaoh and established the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Eygut, which lasted the longest among the three kingdoms.
Shortly after the death of Alexander, another kingdom gradually rose in the northwest of the Macedonian Empire, called the Republic of Maro. In the eyes of the people of the Hilton city-states, this place was originally an uncivilized, barren land. But under the guidance of the gods, many sages came here one after another. The Maro people inherited the civilization and knowledge of the Hilton people, and were learners and imitators.
The various systems of the Republic of Maro were generally inherited from the original Hilton city-states. They were originally tribes subordinate to the Hilton United Kingdom, and after gradually becoming stronger, they established an independent country. They also believed in the Olympian gods. Because of the difference in language, Zeus was called Jupiter, Hera was called Juno, and Aphrodite, who was sent into reincarnation by Amon, was called Venus.
The Republic of Maro rose with the spread of the Hilton civilization, the expansion of the Macedonian Empire, and the integration of civilizations from all over the continent. At that time, Alexander was leading the army on an expedition to the east, and his main focus was on the battlefield of Potz and India. He did not notice that the small Republic of Maro was quietly growing stronger.
Until two hundred years ago, the Kingdom of Macedonia was destroyed by the Republic of Maro.
A hundred years ago, the Republic of Maro had another powerful ruler. He was the Chief High Priest, Chief Justice, Lifelong Scholar, and Commander-in-Chief of the Legion. His name was Caesar. Caesar started from a provincial governor and a legion commander. He allied with the other two major forces in the country, became the Maro Republic's governor, and eventually monopolized power.
When Caesar was in power, the Republic of Maro not only annexed the entire Hilton Peninsula, but also opened up a larger territory to the northwest. Caesar led the army eastward, basically occupying the territory of the former Potz Empire, and pursued the enemy south to Eygut.
At that time, Eygut was in the midst of internal strife for the throne. Queen Cleopatra sneaked into the city of Alexandria where Caesar was. She ordered people to wrap herself in a blanket and sent her to Caesar's resting room. She became Caesar's lover.
Caesar helped Cleopatra defeat her political opponents and became the queen who ruled the whole of Eygut, and Eygut also became a vassal state of the Republic of Maro. At this point, Caesar's achievements had surpassed Alexander's, and the territory of the Republic of Maro had also exceeded that of the former Macedonian Empire. It even extended more to the west and north.
Eygut, which believed in Amun, became the last remaining kingdom on this continent.
Unfortunately, Queen Cleopatra did not keep the fate of Eygut for long. A few years later, Caesar was assassinated in the Senate of Maro. Cleopatra became the lover of Antony, one of Caesar's subordinates. She declared the child she had with Caesar to be the "Son of Amon" and the heir of the Kingdom of Eygut.
Since Alexander, many people have claimed to be the "Son of Amon" in the past three hundred years. The last "Son of Amon" turned out to be the son of Queen Cleopatra and Caesar.
But good times did not last long. Antony was defeated by Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, and Cleopatra was also captured by the Maro army. The queen tried to repeat the same trick and continue to seduce Octavian, but failed. Octavian wanted to bring Cleopatra back to Maro as a prisoner of war and parade her in the streets. The queen also committed suicide after hearing the news.
The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Eygut, which had lasted for nearly three hundred years, was finally destroyed. The Republic of Maro annexed Eygut, making it a province of the empire. Octavian abolished the republican system and proclaimed himself emperor. His name was Augustus, and the Republic of Maro became the Maro Empire. This happened fifty years ago.
The Macedonian Empire established by Alexander completely disappeared, buried in the dust and gravel of history. What appeared on the continent was an unprecedented Maro Empire. The people of Maro enforced their rule and faith in the provinces, worshipping the Olympian gods.
The temples of Amun in the original Eygut were finally abandoned, and the temples in the cities had long been demolished. The temple of Amun next to the desert trade route had become a ruin after fifty years.
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