CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Parmenion, Gordium, Proskynesis
24 Sep 2018
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355: alexander campaigns to secure thessaly and northern boundaries. Rumour that alexander was killed during siege. Alexander marches over 300 miles in less than 12 days to thebes. Athens again spared: other greeks sign oath to alexander at (another) corinth. Alexander at delphi (asks if it was a good idea to attack persia) Alexander leads 35 000 into asia; follows route of xerxes. Obsessed with wanting to be the new and better achilles. Wanted everyone to remember who he was. Alexander advances through mountain passes into syria. Crowned him pharaoh (son of an egyptian god) Alexander made a big deal about this. March to oracle of ammon at siwa. Alexander appoints persian satrap of babylon (mazaeus) Darius murdered by bessus in bactria(modern afghanistan) Macedonian troops mutiny at hyphasis river (ganges valley) Alexander marches army overland with many casualties. If alexander wishes to be a god, let him be a god. ". Cultural engineering: merging of macedonian and persian families.
