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Alexander the GreatvisitedHadish Palace
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The Hadish Palace was the living quarters of Xerxes I at Persepolis. Alexander the Great held a celebrated feast here with his companions around 330 BCE. According to ancient historians Diodorus, Plutarch, and others, during this drunken celebration, the courtesan Thais suggested setting fire to the palace in revenge for the Persian destruction of Athens, and Alexander joined in the procession that set the palace ablaze.
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Alexander the Great held a feast at Hadish Palace in Persepolis with his companions, per World History Encyclopedia.
“Alexander held games to celebrate his victories; he offered magnificent sacrifices to the gods and entertained his friends lavishly. One day when the Companions were feasting, and intoxication was growing as the drinking went on, a violent madness took hold of these drunken men.”