Do you think Alexander honestly felt like he was avenging Persian wrongs? Or was that just propaganda to mask his goal of conquest?

              I think the main reason Alexander the Great decided to go to war with the Persian Empire was because of revenge. It wasn’t because he wanted to be honored or praised for his conquest or even to gain more land or more power for the Greeks. Instead I really think he went on his conquest to regain Greek’s dignity. I mean imagine how you would feel if some guy just came into your house and stole something that was valuable to you while you just stood there. And there’s the best part, you also can’t do anything about it. You can’t fight back. And worst of all you can’t stop them. But this person is not only stealing your possessions from you but also you’re respect. And everyone deserves respect right? So wouldn’t you be mad too? So mad, that you would want revenge right? That’s what it was like for the Greek city states when the Persian Empire invaded them. But not only did they just completely ruin their land by burning their homes and destroying their belongings, they also stole their honor. So when Alexander the Great went back to the Persian Empire for revenge, he went to reclaim his land’s dignity. Then also gaining control of their land was just a plus kind of like icing on the cake. So I think his mine priority or his main reason for avenging the Persian Empire was not just to gain more land. Instead I think that he wanted to restore the Greeks’ integrity.