HIST 4031 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ancient Near East, Cambyses Ii, Sacred Tradition
9 Mar 2019
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At the age of 46, phillip was assassinated. He was at the tail end of his prime but definitely had suffered major injuries throughout his life. She was marrying the king of epirus, a planned marriage to strengthen his power. The wedding took place in aegae, an old religious center. Phillip was assassinated by his bodyguard pausanias, who was killed immediately after he murdered phillip. Alexander conspired to commit this murder with olympias because they both had a tenuous relationship but it is likely not the case. The reason why this theory is discussed is because. Olympias murders phillip"s wife cleopatra and her newborn daughter one year later. Alexander orchestrates a massive funeral for his father and ultimately carries out his plans of conquering. The only sources on the persian empire are from the greeks. The greeks despised the persians and wanted to paint them in a very negative light.
