Was it actually Alexander that did this?

lots of theories
1) revenge for the burning of the acropolis of athens
2) he got drunk
3) perhaps it happened as a ritual to indicate a change of king

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He wanted to set an example to make sure the Greeks don't rebel in the future. He got all his evils out the way so he can do good later.

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Basically we aren't sure, these are the prominent theories, and rights will tend to favour one or another based on their own bias and interpertation of Alexander's character