Investigation and analysis of the commander's role in the fall of the Achaemenid dynasty (based on the theories of the sociology of war)

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Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

10.22103/jic.2025.24945.1413

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Philip II (336-382 B.C.) after he became king, he first conquered the Greek lands by force, then he decided to march to the Achaemenid Empire, but his death did not give him the opportunity to do so. After Alexander succeeded his father. Although Philip was young and young, he continued his father's plans and succeeded in defeating the Achaemenids with the help of the Macedonians and Greeks and becoming the ruler of Europe and Asia. The research method in this article is descriptive, analytical and collection method. The content is in a library form and the use of sources is valid. The purpose of the research is to analyze the influence of the command factor in the victory of Alexander and the fall of the Achaemenid dynasty by using the theories of sociologists of war. The hypothesis of the research is that after Alexander became the king, even though he was twenty years old and in He was at the beginning of his youth, he used measures and strategies that with the help of these measures he was able to defeat the Achaemenid army which appeared to be stronger and better equipped. The various nations under the Achaemenid rule and with many facilities and wealth, due to not having a clear strategy and underestimating the power of the enemy, made many mistakes, and these Investigation and

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