Alexander the Great, after his aggressive victory at the Battle of Granicus (his first battle on Asian soil), encountered the legendary Gordian Knot at Gordium in central Turkey—a wagon lashed to a post with a cornel bark knot so complex that no one had undone it in centuries. According to prophecy, whoever unraveled this knot would rule all of Asia, presenting Alexander with an impossible challenge that would test his legendary problem-solving abilities.
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Alexander Almost Died — Then He Cut the Gordian KnotAdded:
Persians routed.
Alexander's first battle on Asian soil won by aggression so extreme [music] that the enemy's strategy collapsed before it could function.
But Granicus was just the opening. At Gordium, in what is now central [music] Turkey, Alexander encountered a legend.
An ancient wagon lashed to a post with a knot of cornel bark so complex, so deliberately [music] impossible, that no one had undone it in centuries.
The prophecy was simple. Whoever unraveled the Gordian [music] knot would rule all of Asia.
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