CLA160H1 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Greece
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philip i i groomed his son, alexander: was put in charge of administrative duties asked by his father to govern. Lots of exposure to greek ideas from a very young age. alex wanted to secure all regions his father consolidated before his assassination: since his father died, change of authority is needed, so he forced all the cities/regions to swear to him to ensure their support. Alex themselves: this was called the battle of granicus, 334 bce, persian satraps lost to alex. alex would conquer" the area, replacing the persian satraps with macedonian governors and were left to govern themselves: tribute that was paid to persia were then paid to alex instead. went to miletus, then to gordium: the gordian knot: legend that whomever untangles the knot, rules persia, alex cuts the knot with his sword and untangles the knots, symbolically justifies his conquering of persia.
