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THE LEGITIMATION OF CONQUEST GEBUNDEN

Within a single decade (334-325 BC) Alexander III of Macedon conquered much of the known world
of his time  creating an empire that stretched from the Balkans to India and southern Egypt.
His clear intention of establishing permanent dominion over this huge and culturally diverse
territory raises questions about whether and how he tried to legitimate his position and about
the reactions of various groups subject to his rule: Macedonians  Greeks  the army  indigenous
elites. Starting from Max Weber's Herrschaftssoziologie  the 15 authors discuss Alexander's
strategies of legitimation as well as the motives his subjects may have had for offering him
obedience. The analysis of monarchical representation and political communication in these
case-studies on symbolic performances and economic  administrative and religious measures sheds
new light on the reasons for the swift Macedonian conquest: It appears that Alexander and his
staff owed their success not only to their military talent but also to their communication
skills and their capacity to cater to the expectations of their audiences.

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