HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Holy Wednesday, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Wage War
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No monogamy: marry several people, inherited by alexander, king phillip ii of macedonia. Kingdom of macedonia, unified, with king phillip: eastern and western macedonia. Military became a full time thing: becoming stronger. Marriage as a strategy: seven wives at once. Unifying and expanding while greek city states are fighting: takes advantage of them, conquers all the greek territories. League of corinth: agreed never to wage war against each other. Accepts greek cultures: aristotle tutored alexander. Alexander the great: dude thought he was special, macedonia greek invasion of persia. Greeks were at peace with persia for about 100 years before alexander. All hate persia, alex reminds them of there hate: alexander the general. Alexanders 12 years of marching around conquering things: alexander was called, king of asia. Battle of arbela/ gaugamela: mesopotamia, darius is waiting for alexander with 200 to 300 thousand persians. Alexander has 50,000 men: out numbered 6 to 1.
