During Alexander the Great's expedition to Asia Minor, his greatest enemy was not the army of the Persian governors, but the leader of the Greek mercenaries, Memnon of Rhodes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info Mennon and his brother Mentor were the sons-in-law of Altabazus, governor of Phrygia in Helles. In 356 BC, Artabazos refused to pledge allegiance to the king anymore and engaged the king's army. Initially, Artabazos was supported by the mercenary general Charles of Athens, who recruited them with a large bounty. Later, with the support of Thebes, Thebes sent Pamanis with 5,000 soldiers to help Artabazos. With the help of the Greeks and other allies, Artabazos defeated the king's forces in two important battles, but the Athenians and Biosias then abandoned his support, leaving Artabazos eventually defeated and captured by the king's general, Otovladatis.

Altabazus' son-in-law Mentor and his younger brother Memnon still supported him at this time, and with the help of the Athenian Caridmos, they succeeded in freeing Altabazus. After that, Altabazos still seems to have dissenting intentions, otherwise he is preparing to launch a second rebellion. In the end, Artabazos had to flee with his entire family and Memnon to seek refuge with Philip II of Macedon. After a failed rebellion, he fled to Macedonia for refuge, and later made a war for the Persian Empire, asking the king to pardon his brother Mennon and father-in-law Artabazos, and after Mentor's death, Mennon married his wife Barcin.

Memnon had always been very accurate in his judgment of the situation, and he originally advocated a policy of fortifying the wilderness, but unfortunately the governors of Asia Minor did not take his advice, and they regarded their homeland as the foundation of their survival, and did not think that they would not receive even an inch of land after the defeat. At the Battle of the Granicus River, despite the great courage and perseverance of Memnon's Greek mercenaries, they were unable to salvage their defeat. However, Memnon continued to fight, which caused great distress to Alexander, and it was not until Memnon died of illness that Alexander the Great finally breathed a sigh of relief. Later, Pameño gave Barcin to Alexandria, and according to legend, Alexander and Barcin had a son named Hercules. Alexander IV had always been sympathetic to Barcin, she had married two brothers in succession, and after her husband's death she had to serve her husband's enemies, and he and Alexander were destined to have nothing to do, and she had to face discrimination from her sons (she and Mentor and Mennon, each had a son), she was a poor woman, and her son was now the only son of Alexander the Great besides him. Little Alexander really wanted to rescue their mother and son, but it wasn't time yet, so he had to let them stay in Pergamum for a while.

As the homeland of Memnon, the people of Rhode Island have always been free and peaceful, and have remained neutral, and like Crete, they have rarely participated in foreign wars. Although they were far from the war, they fought very bravely, and their strength should not be underestimated, and the siege of Rhodes by Dmitry's army ended in failure.

In 305 BC, Antigonus I ordered Demetry I to lead a large army to besiege the city of Rhodes, citing Rhodes' refusal to join the war with Egypt. During the Siege of Rhodes, Dmitry once again showed his engineering prowess, using more siege weapons than he had previously used during the Siege of Salamis, and on a larger scale than he had at the time. It is said that the battering ram he used was 55 meters long and required 1,000 men to operate it. His siege tower, named Helepolis, is a massive 38-meter-tall nine-story siege weapon that can be pushed on wheels. It was also because of these unprecedented siege weapons that Dmitry earned the title of "conqueror of cities". Despite these amazing siege weapons, Dmitry I was unable to capture the city of Rhodes, and after the war, in celebration of their victory over such a formidable opponent, Rhodes built a bronze statue of the sun god Helios, which was later listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

The more Alexander thought about it, the more he thought these people were cute, but because of his own crossing, he didn't know if this great sculpture would ever appear. However, Alexander's main focus now was not on the greatness of the sun god, but on the need to hire Rhode Island slingers, who were skilled in long-range attacks, as in Crete. He was confident that he would be welcomed by the people of Rhode Island.

Rhodes is about 320 kilometers from Crete, and after a day and two nights of sailing, it arrived at its destination on the morning of the third day. The Rhodes seem to be much more alert than the Cretans, perhaps because of the small number of people on the island, and they are particularly afraid of foreign invasion. The fleet was still 5 Stadia away from the port of Rhodes, and the lookout came to report that he could vaguely see a black oppression on the shore that seemed to be an army, and when he reached 3 Statia, the lookout confirmed the previous report, and Alexander stopped the fleet and discussed countermeasures with Olympias, Polybecon, Arestonos, and Alexandre. …,

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is clear that the other side has been informed that we are coming, probably because they are afraid that we will be bad for them, so they have gathered their army to wait for us here." Arestonos was the first to speak.

"Well, our fleet is so large, it may be that the passing fleets have spotted us and alarmed them." Alexandre analyzed, and everyone nodded, deeply convinced.

"Alexander, you have come to them in a small boat with a white flag to explain the situation, to show our goodwill and sincerity, and to promise us that we will not take any hostile action, but only to replenish our provisions and recruit an army, and then we will continue to go ashore as we did last time with a small number of men to discuss the matter."

"Okay, Alexander, don't worry, this little thing won't bother me."

"Be careful in everything you do, and put safety first." Alexander added.

Alexandre arched his hand and immediately exited the hatch.

In the port of Rhode Island, a middle-aged man was frowning and looking into the distance, when suddenly he saw a dot that was slowly expanding, swaying from side to side. Shallowly, a white flag slowly became clear.

"General, you see, the other side has sent a small boat over."

"I know, order all the departments, and no one is allowed to attack without my orders."

"Whoa!"

It didn't take long for the boat to come to the port, and with the permission of the commander, Alexand went ashore. Coming to the middle-aged man, Alexander owed a debt and said, "Dear general, I am Alexander, the messenger of King Alexander IV of Macedon, and I have come by royal order of His Majesty the King to express our intentions. I don't know what to call a general? ”

"I am Manon, the consul of Rhodes, and your king is not staying in Macedonia, what are you doing in Rhodes." Manon got straight to the point and expressed his doubts, and several people next to him also nodded.

Seeing the arrogance of the other party, Alexandre was very angry in his heart, his master was the king of the Macedonian Empire, his father was the regent, and his status was much more noble than that of the ruler of a small land, but now it made him feel inferior. However, he did not show any expression on his face when he was on fire in his heart, and still said solemnly: "Your Majesty has moved to the east, passing through here, to replenish supplies and recruit troops, and there is absolutely no hostility, please do not worry, His Majesty will personally go ashore later." After saying that, he asked his subordinates to present a bag of gold coins and 30 hides to Mannon. When Manon saw it, he was very embarrassed.

"What are you doing here?"

"I have no intention of bribing you, this is a welcome gift to your government, a little meaning for us to disturb your land, but also represents our most sincere goodwill to Rhode Island."

"Well, put it away. On behalf of the citizens of Rhode Island, I would like to thank you for your generous gift. ”

"Where, where, that's how it should be."

"Collect the troops!"

"Then I'll go back first, and I'll go ashore with the king later."

"Okay."

Alexander and his party came to the shore and were warmly welcomed by the islanders, compared to Crete, the people of Rhodes are more affectionate, when you are an enemy, they will resist resolutely, when you are a friend, they will be welcomed with great honor, Alexander finds them more and more cute. When the people arrived at the consul's mansion, Manon feasted Alexander and his group, and everyone was happy, especially Olympias and Roxana, two lonely women who had not been so happy for a long time.

"May the friendship between Macedonia and Rhodes endure, cheers!" Olympias said happily, and everyone drank it all, except for Alexander, who was still a child after all, and he had always been very disciplined.

The next day, Manon enthusiastically introduced Alexander to Gretas, the famous mercenary general of Rhodes, who had more than 2,000 Rhodes slingers and other light and heavy infantry, making him the most powerful mercenary group in Rhodes. Alexander happily befriended the mercenary giant, showing his kindness and generosity, and he won the respect of Gretas and the support of Rhode Island. After spending nearly thirty tarrant gold, Alexander recruited 400 heavy infantry, 600 heavy leather shieldmen, and about 2,000 Rhodesk slingers. At the same time, he basically bought Manon off, and when he set his finger on Europe, he could use it as a pedal and Rhode Island as a base for advancement. …,

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1 Autoφpaδ?tη?, 4th century BCE, a prominent general of Persian origin, survived the Achaemenid Empire's reigns Artaxerxes III and Darius III, who attempted to resist the invasion of Alexander the Great of Macedon. Otto Phaladatis, who had already shown his military prowess during the reign of Artaxerxes III, led his army to defeat and capture the rebellious Phrygian governor of Helles, Artabazos, but eventually freed them. During the reign of Darius III, Alexander invaded the Persian Empire, and Otto Radatis was under the command of Memnon of Rhodes. After Memnon's death in 333 BCE, Otto Radatis and Fanabazos succeeded as commander of the fleet and continued Memnon's strategy by capturing Mytilene, which they had failed to capture at Memnon. Fanabazos then led part of his fleet to Lykia with prisoners of war, while Otto Phaladatis continued his attack on the Greek islands of Alexandria in response to Alexander. Soon after, Phanabazos came to rendezvous, and the two men attacked the island of Tenedos and forced them to surrender. During this period, Otto Bladatis also laid siege to Atarneus in Misia, but did not take it.

2Bronze Colossus of Helios, the Sun God: This colossus is made of countless inscribed weapons and bronze objects. Standing about 37 meters tall and as tall as the Statue of Liberty, stands in the port of Rhodes on the island of Rhodes, with the Colossus' feet spanning both ends of the port of entry, allowing ships to pass under their crotches. It is said that it collapsed due to a strong earthquake within a few years of its construction, leaving behind a piece of rubble, making it the shortest-lived of the Seven Wonders.

3 Helios (Greek: ?λio?) was the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, corresponding to Thor (Latin: sol) in ancient Roman mythology. He was the son of the Titan god (i.e., the Titan god) Hyperion and the brother of Eos, the goddess of dawn, and Selene, the goddess of the moon. He was the predecessor of Apollo, a driver who drove a day car. Helios would ride in a four-horse gold chariot every day in the sky, from east to west, rising in the morning and evening in the evening, shining the world with light. In many myths, he is confused with Apollo.