HISTORY 1M03 Lecture : History of Greece and Rome-Feb. 13 "Hellenistic Period"
13 Mar 2012
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323: alexander died in babylon, at the age of 32 of illness. Phillip iii arrhidaeus and alexander iv: joint kings: arridaeus alexander"s mentally handicapped half brother, alexander iv alexander"s son y roxana. Wars of successors: multigenerational struggle between alexander"s generals, dependent upon greek support for continuation. C. 310: murder of alexander and roxana: 275: alexander"s empire was broken down into small kingdoms and three great kingdoms: Ambiguity of rule: assimilated their rule to native tradition and also as colonial conquerors. Antiochus: referred to as the macedonian"; the seeucide. Ptolemies and selecides: personal monarchies superimposed onto inherited formal structures of administration. National monarchy: hellenistic kingdoms: personal (rather than national) kingship over spear-won territory (united only by a conqueror) army tied to the king by pay, or personal loyalty. Egyptian alexandria set up as greek cities, exclusive of the natives, now made capital: centre for learning and knowledge; Domination of the world"s knowledge by the ptolemaic king.
