HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Third Sacred War, Amphictyonic League, Companion Cavalry
23 Jul 2016
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Macedonians --> spoke dialect of greek (considered semi- Barbarians: wine pure, horse in war, kingdom, no hoplites. You have to be in the war; stab people; not watch afar. Successful macedonian king: philip ii of macedonia --> 359-336 bce. Political hostage in thebes during the short hegemony. Struggles: predecessor has been defeated by neighbour tribes. Imposed on more military techniques: cavalry: mostly for the rich. Each soldier doesn"t require a lot of experience. Philip wins massive victories by threatening many. Third sacred war 356-346: imposed a fine by the amphictyonic league (religious associ. for. Takes dephi and treasures is used to hire mercenary But, philip builds better army and defeats them afterwards: philip is made into the archon of the thessalian league. > given seats of the phocians for archon. Demosthenes(384-322) (politician: convinces that philip has one objective attack greece deprived of freedom, get afraid of philip"s involvement in greek affairs.
