Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Perdiccas Ii Of Macedon, Amyntas Iii Of Macedon, Amyntas I Of Macedon
13 Mar 2018
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When philip ii arrived in 359, he had control over macedonia. Every new king that came to power on the macedonian mountains was not recognized. When philip came to power, there were no ports that allowed access to the sea because. Only those living in the south are able to have horse breading. The resources that macedonia have are greatly wanted from naval cities around greece; thus, athens tries to keep an alliance with them. Homeland of the royal clan of the argeadai. In sphere of interest of athens and thebes. They speak a greek dialect which other greeks may understand. 5th century they were seen as half-barbarians . To become a king, one looks for charisma and leadership skills. Macedonia (before philip) was rich on resources, but very unstable: Took a long time for someone to establish themselves as a king. The mountain tribes tok advantage of no king and attacked and raped the territory.
