HI289 Lecture 14: HI289 14 - Repercussions of Second Peloponnesian War
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Repercussions: sparta achieves hegemony over the greek world, but not for long. Defeat of athens transforms the balance of power in greece from bipolar to multi-polar model: corinthian war 395- . Battle of chaeronea: august 2, 338 bce, macedonia: 30k infantry; 2k cavalry, greeks: 32-38k infantry (10-12k athenian, 7-8k greek allies, 15-18k thebans, theban. Sacred band 300: armies evenly matched, only major discrepancy is philip has much larger amount of. Wednesday, february 28, 2018: initially it may seem that cavalry won"t have much to do, battle begins with army"s aligned. Philip"s son alexander to his left with cavalry: macedonia"s under philip begin to retreat, and the macedonian middle begin to retreat; the. Greeks: 2k killed, 4k captured, sacred band wiped out. Result macedonian dominance over all of greece. 337bce: philip forms the league of corinth (alliance of the greek city states designed to keep the peace and help fight persians) but is assassinated shortly after.
