Transcript Alexander the Great - The Heritage School, Newnan

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Hellenic
Minoans through the death of Alexander the
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Hellenistic
Death of Alexander the Great through
defeat by Rome
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Equipment:
Sirissa
13 to18 foot two handed
counter balanced
stabbing spear
Shield
smaller circular
arm/shoulder strap
supported
Helmet
Breastplate
Sword
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move down the coast of Ionia and
liberate the Greek cities
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Alexander's Immediate concerns:
•fleet not big enough to deal with the Persian fleet at sea,
so Alexander has to disable it by concentrating first on the
coast and securing all potential Persian naval bases
•an army this large (plus ship crews totalling c. 36,000) has
to be fed and paid, and their going to have to live off the
land their in, so it's important for Alexander to begin his
conquests rapidly
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Consequences of Gaugamela:
1. Alexander ruled in the heart of the Persian Empire
• took Babylon and Susa without resistance
• Persepolis was defended, but Alexander was able to
take it, too
2. Officially, the crusade against Persia was over
• considers himself not the leader of the allied Greeks
against Persia, but as the King of Asia
• allowed the Greek allies to return home, though many of
them stayed on as mercenaries
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3. Alexander planed to continue his conquests
• heads toward Ecbatana, where Darius had fled
• growing dissension among the ranks
many of Alexander's lieutenants, including Parmenio,
are executed during this period
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The Return:
1. Constructed a fleet to transport some troops down the
Indus
2. Alexander takes part of his forces west by land, leaves
the fleet to sail and meet up with him again at the head
of the Persian gulf
3. desperate time crossing the Gedrosian desert
4. Spring of 323 back in Babylon
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5. late May Alexander falls ill, and on 10 June dies
•possibly long-term effects of alcoholism
•possibly malarial fever, which might have developed into
leukemia
•rumors that Alexander had been poisoned gradually
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Succession:
1. Perdiccas, who by now was Alexander's senior
commander, claimed that Alexander gave him his ring
shortly before his death, to signify the passing on of
imperial authority Among Alexander's reported last
words:
2. when asked to whom he left his kingdom, he replied, 'to
the strongest'
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most important figures in the struggle for power
are:
1. Perdiccas, Alexander's top officer at the time of his death
2. Ptolemy, one of Alexander's generals and related to the
royal house
3. Seleucus, commander of the hypaspists
4. Antipater, the regent in Macedonia, and a member of
Philip's generation
5. Craterus, who had been sent to replace Antipater
6. Cassander, Antipater's son
7. Lysimachus, one of Alexander's bodyguard
8. Antigonus, satrap of Phrygia,
9. Eumenes of Cardia, Alexander's secretary
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Succession results:
1. Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia under Antigonus II
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Succession results:
1. Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia under Antigonus II
2. Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt under Ptolemy II
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Succession results:
1. Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia under Antigonus II
2. Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt under Ptolemy II
3. Seleucid dynasty in Syria, Mesopotamia, and Iran under
Antiochus I
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