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Alexander the Great
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Sources
ArrianAnabasis Alexandri
Plutarch Life of Alexander
Diodorus Bibliotheca, Book 17
Q. Curtius Rufus
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Birth and Youth:
Son of Philip II and Olympias
Born 20 July, 356
Aristotle hired to tutor the prince (343)
340: Alexander subdues the Maedi
338: Commanded the Companion Cavalry at Chaeronea on 4 Aug.
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Pella Mosaic
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Accession
October 336: Philip assassinated
Alexander succeeds unopposedAttalus, Cleopatra and her son executed
Alexander assumed hegemony of the League of Corinth
335: Campaigns in Thrace, Illyria, Paeonia
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Thebes
Sept. 335:Macedonian garrison besieged
Word spread of Alexander’s death
Alexander:Marched to Boeotia in 12 days
Thebes razed, early Oct.
“They spared neither woman nor child” (Arrian Anab. 8.8)
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Alexander’s Early reign
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Crossing the Hellespont
Spring 334: Crossed into
Asia at Sestos/Abydus
30,000 infantry; 5000 cavalry
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Battle of the River Granicus
June, 334.
Persians: Chose to defend Asia Minor
20,000 mercenaries; 20,000 horse
Alexander: Cavalry battle
Clitus narrowly saves Alexander
2000 Athenian mercenaries captured
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Asia Minor
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Issus
Sept. 333Alexander arrives in Cilicia
One month illness
Nov. 333Darius III with main Persian army
Battle of Issus
Alexander captures royal family
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Issus
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Levant
Siege of TyreJan - Aug 332
Darius offers terms
Siege of GazaSept - Oct 332
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Asia Minor
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Egypt
Alexander crowned PharaohNovember 332
Temple of Ammon at Siwa , "Rejoice, son. And consider this
greeting to have come from the god." (Diod.17.51.1)
Alexandria: 7 April 331
March to Thapsacus in July 331
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Egypt
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Gaugamela
Darius with 600,000 at GaugamelaAlexander with 60,00001 Oct. 331Alexander defeats Persian armyDarius escapes again
Babylon and Susa fallAlexander in PersepolisJanuary 330
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Persepolis
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Death of Darius
Persepolis burned, May 330
Ecbatana
Darius murdered, July 330
Conspiracy of Philotas Philotas and Parmenion executed
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Alexander, an Asian King
Median dress
Claims of divinity
Obeisance (proscunesis)
Persian officers
“It was in fact at this time that Alexander gave loose rein to his passions” (Curtius 6.6.1)
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The Upper Satrapies
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The Upper Satrapies
Jaxartes Border; 329
The Sogdian Rock, 328
Murder of Clitus, 328
Marriage to Rhoxane, 327
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India
May, 326: Battle of the Hydaspes River
Nov. 326 – July 325March south along the Indus
Alexander turns for home
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India
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Gedrosian Desert
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To Babylon
Hephaestion:Dies of alcohol poisoning
Fall 324
Alexander falls ill:May 323
Alexander Dead 11 June, 323
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