What was Alexander’s strategy toward local elites in conquered regions?
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Correct answer: Integrating local elites through cooperation and shared customs
Alexander's policy of fusion (sometimes called syncrasis) involved retaining cooperative local rulers, adopting Persian court dress and ceremony, encouraging intermarriage between Macedonians and Persians (mass weddings at Susa), and appointing locals to administrative posts. This pragmatic approach reduced resistance and gave his empire greater stability than conquest alone would have achieved.
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