100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached 4.2 TrustPilot
logo-home
Summary

Summary Alexander the Great

Rating
-
Sold
-
Pages
25
Uploaded on
04-07-2022
Written in
2019/2020

A Lecture summary on Alexander the Great

Institution
Course










Whoops! We can’t load your doc right now. Try again or contact support.

Written for

Institution
Study
Course

Document information

Uploaded on
July 4, 2022
Number of pages
25
Written in
2019/2020
Type
Summary

Subjects

Content preview

Alexander the Great


Alexander the Great, otherwise called Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia,

(conceived 356 BCE, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece] —

passed on June 13, 323 BCE, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]), lord of Macedonia

(336-323 BCE), who ousted the Persian domain, conveyed Macedonian arms to

India, and established the groundworks for the Hellenistic universe of regional

realms. Currently in the course of his life the subject of breathtaking stories, he

later turned into the legend of a full-scale legend looking similar to his verifiable

profession.


Life


He was brought into the world in 356 BCE at Pella in Macedonia, the child of

Philip II and Olympias (little girl of King Neoptolemus of Epirus). From age 13 to

16 he was educated by Aristotle, who roused him with a premium in way of

thinking, medication, and logical examination, yet he was later to progress past his

educator's limited statute that non-Greeks ought to be treated as slaves. Left

responsible for Macedonia in 340 during Philip's assault on Byzantium, Alexander

crushed the Maedi, a Thracian group. After two years he told the left wing at the

Battle of Chaeronea, in which Philip crushed the unified Greek states, and showed

individual boldness in breaking the Sacred Band of Thebes, a first class military

,corps made out of 150 sets of sweethearts. After a year Philip separated from

Olympias, and, after a squabble at a blowout held to commend his dad's new

marriage, Alexander and his mom escaped to Epirus, and Alexander later went to

Illyria. In practically no time a while later, father and child were accommodated

and Alexander returned, however his situation as main successor was imperiled.


In 336, notwithstanding, on Philip's death, Alexander, acclaimed by the military,

prevailed without resistance. He on the double executed the rulers of Lyncestis,

asserted to be behind Philip's homicide, alongside all potential adversaries and the

entire of the group went against to him. He then walked south, recuperated a

faltering Thessaly, and at a gathering of the Greek League of Corinth was

designated generalissimo for the impending intrusion of Asia, currently arranged

and started by Philip. Getting back to Macedonia via Delphi (where the Pythian

priestess acclaimed him "powerful"), he progressed into Thrace in spring 335 and,

subsequent to constraining the Shipka Pass and pounding the Triballi, crossed the

Danube to scatter the Getae; turning west, he then crushed and broke an alliance of

Illyrians who had attacked Macedonia. In the mean time, gossip of his demise had

encouraged a revolt of Theban leftists; other Greek states leaned toward Thebes,

and the Athenians, asked on by Demosthenes, casted a ballot help. In 14 days

Alexander walked 240 miles from Pelion (close to current Korçë, Albania) in

Illyria to Thebes. At the point when the Thebans would not give up, he made a

, passage and demolished their city to the ground, saving just sanctuaries and

Pindar's home; 6,000 were killed and all survivors sold into bondage. The other

Greek states were cowed by this seriousness, and Alexander could bear to

permissively treat Athens. Macedonian posts were left in Corinth, Chalcis, and the

Cadmea (the stronghold of Thebes).


Starting points of the Persian undertaking


From his promotion Alexander had focused on the Persian undertaking. He had

grown up to the thought. Additionally, he really wanted the abundance of Persia if

he somehow happened to keep up with the military worked by Philip and pay off

the 500 abilities he owed. The adventures of the Ten Thousand, Greek warriors of

fortune, and of Agesilaus of Sparta, in effectively battling an in Persian area had

uncovered the weakness of the Persian domain. With a decent cavalry force

Alexander could hope to overcome any Persian armed force. In spring 334 he

crossed the Dardanelles, leaving Antipater, who had currently dependably served

his dad, as his delegate in Europe with north of 13,000 men; he, at the end of the

day, directed around 30,000 foot and more than 5,000 rangers, of whom almost

14,000 were Macedonians and around 7,000 partners sent by the Greek League.

This military was to demonstrate noteworthy for its reasonable mix of arms. Much

work fell on the lightarmed Cretan and Macedonian toxophilite, Thracians, and the

Agrianian spear men. In any case, in pitched fight the striking power was the
$4.49
Get access to the full document:

100% satisfaction guarantee
Immediately available after payment
Both online and in PDF
No strings attached

Get to know the seller
Seller avatar
pankajkhatri191l
5.0
(2)

Document also available in package deal

Get to know the seller

Seller avatar
pankajkhatri191l Langara College
Follow You need to be logged in order to follow users or courses
Sold
2
Member since
3 year
Number of followers
0
Documents
20
Last sold
8 months ago

5.0

2 reviews

5
2
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0

Recently viewed by you

Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their exams and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can immediately select a different document that better matches what you need.

Pay how you prefer, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card or EFT and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Frequently asked questions