CLASS280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Amphictyonic League, Philocrates
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Birth of alexander (raised as philip"s heir), 356. Coin created to represent olympic games with zeus on back. In conquest of greece, in order to take army to asia predetermined. Needs money (gold mines in thrace); runs into athens. Athenians declare war on philip but are distracted by the social war. While athenians are occupied, philip takes over athenian possessions in the north. Siege of methone, 354; last remaining athenian possession in region. Opportunity to expand south o ered by 3rd sacred war, c. 356-346. Protracted struggle b/w phocis and amphictyonic league (specially thebes) Peace of philocrates, 346 (rival versions of aeschines and demosthenes; exclusion of phicis) Philip lays siege to perinthus and byzantium, 340.
