HIST 2850 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Alex Prior, Beas River, Septuagint
15 Feb 2017
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Sarissa phalanx long spear, extending the killing range. Alexander and plutarch: he governed himself and others at a young age, mastered his urges. Perinthus (340 bc: saved his father here, gained military experience and protected it. Alex faced some revolt from thrace, thessaly, athens and thebes. 334 bc: persia doryktetos, saying that persia was his. Public refused that alex was in a romantic relationship between them. Granicus (april/may 334 bc: fights in one of the three important battles. Was brave and thick in the fighting: wounded 7 times - nearly fatally. Ada of caria: marries her, she was older than his mother, likely married her to secure political ties for the region have support for invasions later. His invasion is political and personal: feed the notion of his greatness. Battle of issus nov, 333 bc: won - one of the greatest achievements. Alexander mosaic house of the faun: portrays the moment of climax of the battle of issus.
