Alexander fights his wars according to common customs.

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Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 59.4Plutarch Alexander 59.4 Paste CTS-Link
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign
Motivation :	following orders political ambition
Original Text :	καὶ τοῦτο τοῖς πολεμικοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ, τὰ ἄλλα νομίμως καὶ βασιλικῶς πολεμήσαντος, ὥσπερ κηλὶς πρόσεστιν.
Translation :	And this act adheres like a stain to his military career; in all other instances he waged war according to usage and like a king.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	motive: Since Alexander waged many wars out of ambition the motive for his wars in general is also ambition. topology: This paragraph refers to Alexander's wars in general, so it would be impossible to list all the needed topologies.
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