Macedonians

Father: Faced with strong opposition he had Callisthenes executed! Alexander does not truly care for Macedonians; he just wants to be king of the Persian Empire, seen as divine, even a god. Callisthenes was a threat to Alexander, as his opposition to his political decisions was widely heard and known. There is no solid proof that Callisthenes was a part of the Royal Pages conspiracy, Alexander just wanted an excuse to put him to death. Being a ready ear to the talk of the pages when they were criticising

Alexander acted swiftly as he forced his way into Greece. As soon as he restored Macedonian rule in northern Greece, he marched into southern Greece. His speed surprised the Greeks and by the end of the summer 336 BC they had no other choice but to acknowledge his authority. Alexander returned to Macedonia, and marched east into Thrace

Attalus played an important role during the first (214-205 B.C) and second (200-197 B.C) Macedonian Wars. In contrast to his previous engagements with Gauls and Seleucids, he didn’t acquire too much territories but instead he gained political power and prestige, among Romans and Greeks, for his Pergamum Empire throughout the war. During the first Macedonian Attalus wasn’t yet an official ally with Romans. Instead, he supported Rome and its allies due to his alliance with Aetolian league10. Livy (Founding

could also take care of the problems he could not. All empires need a strong leader, and the Macedonians had one, but lost him at a young age. “Weakened from wounds, fever, and probably excessive alcohol he died at the age of thirty two” (Spielvogel 77-79). Alexander’s hard journey, and will to fight on the front lines diminished him to the point that he died at the ripe age of thirty two. The Macedonians needed a strong ruler in order to prosper. When Alexander died he left behind a huge empire,

created unity within the men fighting by also new and uniform weapons, generating a better army. Weapons that Philip created that effectively lead the Macedonian army to success include the Sarissa. The Sarissa was a six meter long pike gave its wielder many advantages both offensively and defensively. The added length against enemies meant that a Macedonian solider could stab its enemy with the Sarissa while still being out of touch of the enemies pike. The Sarissa was effective as it kept the solider

Upon Philips return to Greece his presence was forced into the sacred Delphic Greek council as the first Macedonian representative. With a seat at the council, Philip was now able to exercise his influence over the other Greek city-states and establish a recognized position throughout Greece. Despite this, the Macedonian Kings presence was not taken lightly, and as fears began to grow so too did a Greek resistance, one in which he would have to suppress at a later

the Persian Empire. With great success Alexander’s empire stretched from Turkey to Pakistan. The conquered cities within the empire were greatly impacted by Alexander’s values. As a result, the conquered cities were forced the adjust to Greek and Macedonian culture. After many successful battles through Asia, the conquered cities were exposed to Greek cultures. Exemplified by Robert Lane Fox (2006) in The Classical World: An Epic History “The cities with Greek settlers, were centres of Greek language

certainly cannot say that there was a hiatus in Macedonian history, for Antipater kept Macedon powerful and united while Alexander was absent, so much so that there was economic growth, and education and military training, for example, remained at a high standard [9] according to the author. However, appearance is not likely to reflect reality. Macedon in this period may well have been fraught with discontent, and it provides insights into the Macedonians’ attitude to their king and him to them. At the

Even though he was just 18 years of age, he helped the Macedonian armies, which overcame the Greek united city-states. At the point when his Father Philip II was killed in 336 BCE, and other people who could have been king were executed, Alexander became king. He then protected his place on the throne with the assistance of his mother and his loyal troops. Now that the Greek city-states were under Macedonian power and he was king, Alexander set out on the colossal battle his father

Alexander the Great was born on the 21 July 356 BCE, and was the child of King Philip II of Macedon. He got to be ruler after his dad's death in 336 BCE and went ahead to overcome the majority of the known universe of his day. Right up until the present time he is perceived for his military genius and his key skills. As a youth, Alexander was taught to battle and ride by Leonidas of Epirus, a relation of his mother Olympias, as well as to endure physical tests. His dad, Philip, was keen on developing