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Ancient Greece
Macedonian Empire
Phillip II of Macedon
• Held hostage for 3 years in Thebes
– Learned organization of Army
• Kings of Macedonia- Hereditary
– Ruled Political, Relgious, Military, Courts
Macedonian Army
• Phillip recruits and organizes best disciplined
Army, “The Macedonian Mercenaries”
– Phalanx formations, rows of soldiers shoulder to
shoulder
– Very effective for charging opposition
• Needed to restore order
– Gains Athenian colonies in Northern Greece
– Demosthenes tries to ignite Athens to fight for
liberty
– Other city states would not join with them
Macedonian Empire
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Phillip takes Thebes
Defeats Athens and Chaeronea
Unites Greece under his rule
Organizes into a league, plans to attack Persia
336 BCE Phillip is assassinated by Pausanias,
his chief bodygaurd
• Very interesting circumstances
As Macedonia Turns
Phillip II
Cleopatra
Pausanias
Athena
Alexander the Great
Alexander The Great
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Received great training, educated by Aristotle
Great leader, strong, brave and courageous
More Military skill than his father
Crushed rebellions after assassination
Building his empire
• Destroys the Persians
• Wanted to bring the entire world under his
control
• Already has Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt
• Destroys Persia
• After Persia he takes India with little resistance
• But Soldiers refuse to go on