CLAS 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Peony, Cassander, Smyrnium Olusatrum
18 Jan 2017
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Military reformed made macedon primary military power. He controlled an empire, from danube to thessaly. By creating the league of corinth, 337 bc, he extended his influence into greece. He gained public support of new greek subjects for a projected invasion of persia. He sent parmenio in 336 bc to the hellespont, it was a scouting mission. Wanted to see if ionian settlements would rebel against persia, and they did begin to rebel, so he decided he was going to invade in 335 bc. By pausanias in the city of aegae/virgina, 336 bc in the theatre there. As he was doing this, he was dressed as the 13th olympian deity, a non greek thing to do, he is demonstrating he is not fully greek. His assassination was the climate of how unstable his last years were. He had 6 wives before 338 bc, most important was olympias (principle wife)
