Geopgraphy of Macedonians
- Macedonia had rough terrain and a cold climate. People lived mostsly in mountains.
Most of the Madedonian nobles referred to themselves as Greeks. Once again greeks thought that the Macedonians were barbaric and not as civilized as the Greeks.
Changes- after the peloponnesian War several Greek city-states were very weak in economics and militaristically.
When their was struggle and weakness there is usually a predator or someones else
Madeconian leadership- Phillip II was the king of Macedonia around 360 B.C. Only 23 would he become king, brillian general , was able to train peasants into warriors and his dream was to take over greece and Avenge the Persians .
Phillip Tatics- organized into phalanxes of 16 men across by 16 men deep. All 256 menhad to work together for this formation to work correctly. After phalanx had broke through enemey's line he would then send in cavalry to crush the disorganized or retreating opponents.
Conquest for Greece- Athenian orator named demostheneses tried to warn the Greeks of the threat of Phillip and told them to prepare an army.
New leader- Next phillips agenda was to inved persia.
However he was neverr able to do this. His daughter wedding he was stabbed and stabbed to death by one of his former guardsman. His son immediatley proclaimed himself the king of macedonia
Alexander the Great- Was taught by Aristotle. Spread hellenistic culture. Kept copy of the lliad under his pillow to remind him of the heroic of Achilles in the Trojan war. Alexander wanted to show his power early
Think ALexandered should have punished the people of Thebes so harshly?.
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