35096PFtsr4 "I have come to Greece," says Dionysus

IN
THE OPENING
LINES OF THE BACCHAE,
FROM THE 'fabulously wealthy East',
a place where Persia's plains are bathed in sunshine,
where Bactria's towns are protected by walls, and where
beautifully constructed towers look out over coastal regions.
Asia & the East were the lands that Dionysus 'set dancing' with the divine mysteries
long before those of the Greeks. None was a keener student of such works than Alexander
of Macedon. When he took the throne in 336 BC following the assassination of his father, the brilliant
King Philip, there was no question about which direction this young general would head in his
search for glory. Not for a moment did he look to Europe, which offered nothing at all:
no cities, no culture, no prestige, no reward?! For Alexander,
as for all ancient Greeks, culture, ideas
& opportunity - as well
as threats - came
from the
east!?
It was no surprise
that his gaze fell on
the greatest power
of antiquity:
Persia.

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