CLAS103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Amun, Siwa Oasis, Ancient Egyptian Architecture
22 Sep 2016
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Submission of the phoenician cities, except tyre. Siege of tyre: 7 months, january - august 332. Secession of the phoenician and cyprian navies from the persian side. "alexander is as kind in victory as he is terrible in battle" Recognized as pharaoh and hence a god in memphis. Many representations of alexander as a pharaoh in egyptian architecture and art. It was never easy to get alexander to change his mind once he had decided on a course of action (plutarch 26) The priests of ammon and their greeting- cledonomancy. The gods addressed him as the son of zeus: pai dios(my son) Meanwhile spartan king agis stirring up revolt in the peloponnese. >> antipater fights the war with agis, 331-330. Harpalos(the one whom embezzled money from alexander) left in the charge of treasury- not a trustworthy character- a snake. The battle of gaugemela oct. 1 331 bce. Black land with massive size of the persian army.
