The orient signified a system of representations framed by cultural and political forces that brought the orient into the Western Empire. The east was a mirror image of what was inferior or alien to the west; it was the alleged 'other'. Although this was the platform of Edmund Said's concept upon Orientalism, which was established in the nineteenth century, it applied to Alexander's reign as well. Commonly, the Grecian - Macedonians viewed everything that was non-Greek to be barbarous and uncivilized. Hence, the east was their inferior. However, if there was anything to note about the east it was their extreme wealth and beauty, which even Alexander could not deny. For Alexander, the east would be the ultimate treasure for his empire. By conquering the east, Alexander would gain prestige, retaliation and wealth. This was because he would conquer the Persian Empire from Darius, avenge his ancestors for...