Important Greeks
... His death and birth dates are not precise. He was often known as the “father of history.” Herodotus was the first historian. His family was wealthy and perhaps aristocratic, while still young his family was driven from the city by a tyrant. He had lived a few years on the island of Samos. Herodotus' ...
... His death and birth dates are not precise. He was often known as the “father of history.” Herodotus was the first historian. His family was wealthy and perhaps aristocratic, while still young his family was driven from the city by a tyrant. He had lived a few years on the island of Samos. Herodotus' ...
Alexander the Great ppt.
... One by one, Philip’s powerful army took control of the city-states: Some, he defeated. Some, he bribed to surrender. Some volunteered to join Macedonia. ...
... One by one, Philip’s powerful army took control of the city-states: Some, he defeated. Some, he bribed to surrender. Some volunteered to join Macedonia. ...
File
... • 431 B.C. Sparta invades countryside by Athens • Pericles brings Athenians inside the walls of Athens. • Athens builds longwall from Athens to sea to protest supply routes. • Disease swept through the city killing ...
... • 431 B.C. Sparta invades countryside by Athens • Pericles brings Athenians inside the walls of Athens. • Athens builds longwall from Athens to sea to protest supply routes. • Disease swept through the city killing ...
Philip of Macedon
... reorganized the Macedonian army. He devised a new tactical formation, the Macedonian phalanx, and started moving southward. Philip provided his Macedonian solders in the phalanx with sarissa, a spear which was long 6 meters, about 18 feet. The sarissa, when held upright by the rear rows of the phala ...
... reorganized the Macedonian army. He devised a new tactical formation, the Macedonian phalanx, and started moving southward. Philip provided his Macedonian solders in the phalanx with sarissa, a spear which was long 6 meters, about 18 feet. The sarissa, when held upright by the rear rows of the phala ...
The Legacy of Alexander
... those of his Companions. He himself married Barsine, the eldest of Dareius’ daughters, and another girl as well, Parysatis, the youngest of the daughters of Ochus. He had already married previously Roxane, the daughter of Oxyrates of Bactria….Similarly he gave to the other Companions the noblest dau ...
... those of his Companions. He himself married Barsine, the eldest of Dareius’ daughters, and another girl as well, Parysatis, the youngest of the daughters of Ochus. He had already married previously Roxane, the daughter of Oxyrates of Bactria….Similarly he gave to the other Companions the noblest dau ...
CLAS 0810A
... Philip II (382-336 BC), Alexander’s father • Acceded to Macedonian throne in 359 at age 22. Philip appointed regent for his infant nephew Amyntas, after Macedonian king Perdikkas killed in battle against Illyrians in 360 BC. Philip seized full power shortly afterwards, and then moved to (a) liquidat ...
... Philip II (382-336 BC), Alexander’s father • Acceded to Macedonian throne in 359 at age 22. Philip appointed regent for his infant nephew Amyntas, after Macedonian king Perdikkas killed in battle against Illyrians in 360 BC. Philip seized full power shortly afterwards, and then moved to (a) liquidat ...
Section 6 Notes - Warren County Schools
... Rebelled against Hellenistic rule and slowly broke apart. ...
... Rebelled against Hellenistic rule and slowly broke apart. ...
ALEXANDER OF MACEDON
... ALEXANDER II • Born 356 BC – he was 20 when Philip died – Army declared him king over his half-brother ...
... ALEXANDER II • Born 356 BC – he was 20 when Philip died – Army declared him king over his half-brother ...
Alexander The Great
... 4. His 37,000 man army included 5000 architects and engineers that assisted him in building cities across Asia. a. Did not only want to be known as a military ruler, but rather a ruler concerned with expanding knowledge of the world. ...
... 4. His 37,000 man army included 5000 architects and engineers that assisted him in building cities across Asia. a. Did not only want to be known as a military ruler, but rather a ruler concerned with expanding knowledge of the world. ...
Unit 6, Section 6 - Warren County Schools
... Alexander sliced through it with his sword. - Alexander went to Egypt, where the Persian governor surrendered without a fight. - Gaugamela – final battle to defeat the Persians. ...
... Alexander sliced through it with his sword. - Alexander went to Egypt, where the Persian governor surrendered without a fight. - Gaugamela – final battle to defeat the Persians. ...
Alexander the Great 1 Alexander the Great, Day 1 1.
... 7. Before Philip II could begin his conquest of Persia, he was killed by: * his wife. * a bodyguard. * his son Alexander. * a mysterious illness. 8. How did Alexander finally defeat the fortified city of Tyre? * He used siege towers to breach the walls. * He pounded the city with oxybeles for days u ...
... 7. Before Philip II could begin his conquest of Persia, he was killed by: * his wife. * a bodyguard. * his son Alexander. * a mysterious illness. 8. How did Alexander finally defeat the fortified city of Tyre? * He used siege towers to breach the walls. * He pounded the city with oxybeles for days u ...
