CLA237H5 Lecture 14: March 26
Document Summary
Public assassination of phillip ii in pella, which prompts alexander to become. Alexander, at the age of 20 and after feats such as slaughtering eretria, became king of macedonia: hetairoi (companions) 2 designations (phillroi and tyroi?) They felt that it would be best to continue the campaign of his father, which was to conquer asia (minor) Most thought it would be a raiding campaign, but was a 10 year long campaign (between 334 323 bc) Returned around after his men committed mutiny. Alexander exchanged satraps (persian loyalists) with his own command. Parchment documents date to the last years of the persian empire and beginning of alexander"s empire (contrasts the before and after) Local administration in baktria (khalili c4: column 1. On the 15th of sivan, year 7 of alexander (8 june 330 bce) The king, disbursement of barley from vakhshidata, the barley-supplier. In araivant : iranian name working for persian king, but dates his document after.
