CLAS103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Chaeronea, Smyrnium Olusatrum, Satrap
22 Sep 2016
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>> alexander is characterized as swiftness in action. Athens had the loudest voice in league of corinth, historically athens and thebes are enemies to each other. Corinth deal with thebes whereas most of the members were athenians which are enemies to thebes. She is brought to alexander and he likes her actions. The trip to delphi, better trip than phillips trip to delphi, plutarch 14. Shows his urgency and impatience, still young lost his father (longing, desire for something, always needs to be drawn on with something) Plus his father was left with some debt for alexander to deal with hence the campaign to persia, very wealthy empire, full of treasures a d his debt was gone after being successful. Departure from paella, early spring 334, alexander never returned to macedon(22) Antipater as regent in macedon, trusted him to rule macedon. Olympias also in macedon, she felt that she should have control of macedon.
