BOOK 2. THE BATH SCHOOL. N. LEVASHOV'S «SVETL BROOM» IN A. KHATYBOV'S «BATH SCHOOL» AND A LABOUR SPADE

Book 2. The Bath School. Chapter 5. Correction of the Brain structure before and after taking the Bath 242 5.2. Back to HisTory Nikolai Levashov used to give detailed examples from the past, if they could add some understanding of the future. I am going this way, too, the more so, that few people know this historical event. So, Alexander learned by heart "Anabasis" and understood the reasons that prompted the governor not to be afraid to fight against the whole of Persia. The governor knew the worth of the Persian army: against the Greek army, in spite of being numerous, it was as helpless as a million 80-year-old women before a thousand fighters of the GRU special forces (some exaggeration, but the essence is clear). Had not the rebel satrap died, he would have had all the chances to get the same result that the Macedonian got later. On the assumption that Cyrus the Younger was a shrewder politician, then there is no doubt that he would have achieved even greater results than Alexander. But because of the tragic accident, the Spartans, hired by the governor of the Persian province, lost to the Persian "old women". Alexander knew: the power of Persia was a propaganda bubble . The Tzar Darius could take the field with the army of a million people, which struck the imagination of the man in the street, but Alexander was not excited about this, because he realized the quality of this army, he knew that the Persian army would not stand against the Greek phalanx, the main military force of that time. One Spartan warrior was more powerful than ten Persian warriors. Darius also made distinction between propaganda power and the real one. Knowing the worth of the military qualities of his people, he did not want to fight. His task the Persian king saw in avoiding the battle, while retaining authority. In gaining victories without a military encounter, the Persians had a lot of experience. The Persian kings won victories by intrigue and bribery. Does it remind us of the actions of some present day rulers? Three times Darius offered the Macedonian astronomical sums and lands as compensation. The first offer he made before the Battle of Issa. The Macedonian answered: "Tsar Alexander – to Darius... Do not write to me as an equal. Everything that you own is mine. If you need anything, let me know