CLAS 1P91 Lecture 11: Lecture 11 CLAS (Dec 1)
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Dreamed of becoming the new achilles- slept with the illiad. 338 led cavalry at chaeronea- take control of southern portion of. 336= 2 years later- after philips assassination (age 20) now. Phillip sent campaign of destroying persia before he died. Revenge of xerxes attacking greeks 100 years before. On the way alexander went by troy- and sacrificed at tombs of. 333 issus- northern syria= met persian king darius. 2/1 (more persians)- alex led calvarry lines and chased darius of. Massacre of persian forces- persian kings mother, daughter most. 332- tyre submitted itself to alex- temple of pericles- he wanted. 331 founded alexandria- he was proclaimed pharaoh- son of sun. Then son of zeus- anything to please him. Darius proposes another ofer that he would give alexander all. Refused and goes after him- another 2/1 battle (first time he was. Alexander god raw land west of scared) But he charged through and forced persian king to flea again.
