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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Ish Gebor: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Oshun: Did Native Egyptians from upper or lower Egypt ever rebel against Cleopatra and her family or did they accept them with no major problems? I wonder about Cleopatra specifically since she's often who people think of when they think of Egypt but general information's cool to share too if you have it. How was she received by natives? [/qb][/QUOTE]Alexander had the priest killed and the population marginalized. [/QUOTE]. . [QUOTE]Originally posted by Ish Gebor: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QUOTE]Originally posted by Ish Gebor: Alexander had the priest killed and the population marginalized. [/QUOTE]do you have any sources saying that? [/qb][/QUOTE]This is well known, even to people who only know basic Egyptology. "Alexander, the westerner, who was dwelling in Egypt, and he burned them up. And he killed several high priests and judges and priests and the masters of the Magians and upholders of the religion" http://www.livius.org/sources/content/oriental-varia/religious-persecution-under-alexander-the-great/ [/QUOTE]Stop the bullshit, the quote of your source is talking about killing Persian priests The Achaemenids Persians from what is now Iran conquered Egypt twice, 525–404 and 343–332 BC, until Alexander's conquest Your quote, full context : [QUOTE] http://www.livius.org/sources/content/oriental-varia/religious-persecution-under-alexander-the-great/ (from the Book of Arda Wiraz, a Persian religious text of the Sasanians) They say that, once upon a time, the pious Zarathustra made the religion, which he had received, current in the world; and till the completion of three hundred years, the religion was in purity, and men were without doubts. But afterward, the accursed Evil Spirit, the Wicked One, in order to make men doubtful of this religion, instigated the accursed Alexander, the westernernote who was dwelling in Egypt, so that he came to the country of Iran with severe cruelty and war and devastation; he also slew the ruler of Iran,note and destroyed the metropolisnote and empire, and made them desolate. And this religion, namely, all the Avesta and Zand,note written upon prepared cow-skins, and with gold ink, was deposited in the archives, in Ishtakr, and the hostility of the evil-destined, wicked Ashemok,note the evil-doer, brought onward Alexander, the westerner, who was dwelling in Egypt, and he burned them up. [b]And he killed several high priests and judges and priests and the masters of the Magians and upholders of the religion, and the competent and wise of the country of Iran.[/b] And he cast hatred and strife, one with the other, amongst the nobles and householders of [b]the country of Iran;[/b] and self-destroyed,note he fled to hell. And after that, there were confusion and contention among the people of the [b]country of Iran,[/b] one with the other. And so they had no lord, nor ruler, nor chieftain, nor high priest who was acquainted with the religion, and they were doubtful in regard to God; and religions of many kinds, and different fashions of belief, and skepticism, and various codes of law were promulgated in the world; until the time when the blessed and immortal Ataropad-i Marspendannote was born; on whose breast, in the tale which is in the Denkard, melted brass was poured. [/QUOTE]This is the full sentence "And he killed several high priests and judges and priests and the masters of the Magians and upholders of the religion, and the competent and wise of the country of Iran." [/QB][/QUOTE]
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