C C 301 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Amun, Anatolia
17 Feb 2020
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Found in pella, the ancient capital of macedon, in 1986. The spell was written by a woman in doric, possibly named dagina, and was intended to cause her former lover to marry her. It is used as a primary written text and insight into macedonian culture, how they treated things such as the supernatural and spells and/or religion. Erected by the thebans in memory of their dead after the battle of chaeronea (338 bce). Mainly associated with the thebans the losers, as well as the macedonians the victors. Commemorates the battle at chaeronea, location where philip completely wrecks the rest of greece, including the thebans and athenians. It is used to show us how greeks viewed honoring the dead, they felt like this. Sacred band deserved a monument to be built above their grave commemorating their sacrifice in their fight against philip and the. Coin celebrating alexander as zeus ammon (coin of lysimachus)
