CLST 404 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Cymatium, Northwest Wind, Gorgoneion
22 Mar 2018
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Macedonian influence and the struggle for independence (323 229 bce) 323 bce: death of alexander the great: lamian war = the athenians immediately revolt and besiege the macedonian governor of greece antipater in the citadel of lamia. 322 bce: the macedonians defeat the athenians at amorgos and crannon: democracy is abolished and only the richer citizens keep their political rights, leaders of the resistance, among which is demosthenes, are executed or commit suicide. 318 bce: general polyperkhon, regent of europe for antipater"s son kassander, restores the constitutions of the greek cities and recalls the macedonian garrisons: at athens, democracy is reinstated and the leaders of the oligarchy are executed. [demetrios] lessened extravagance not only by the provision of a penalty but also by a rule in regard to the time of funerals: for he ordered the corpses should be buried before day-break. There is a street called tripods leading from the prytaneion.
