HIST 100 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Current Lecture Hellenistic World - Athens diminishes - Sparta comes out on top Alexander the Great - Macedonia - Plato referred to as Barbarians b/c they didn’t speak Greek Macedonia - Greeks thought ‘barbarians’: Macedonians thought not Greek o Dialect of Greek?o Difference in culture  Polygamy  Unmixed wine  Extravagant burials vs cremation - Homeric heroes - “miracle of history” that this backwater defeated what the Persians couldn’t Philip ll of Macedon- Development of Sarissa o It’s a long spear o Phalanx becomes specialized - Marriages o Diplomatic marriages o Olympias (marries her)o Also marries a Macedonian woman - Battle Of Chaeronea - Assassination Plutarch Alexander Assassination Sources - Aristotle o Pausanias had been offended by the followers of Attalus, the king’s father in law - Diodorus o Pausanias and Philip were lovers, Philips took a new Pausanias - Justin o Persians?- Plutarcho Role of Olympias and Alexander??Alexander the Great These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Tutored by Aristotle until 16 years old- Undefeated in battle - King of Macedonia - Pharaoh Egypt - King of Persia - King of Asia - Cultural legacy Persian Empire - Macedonia - Thrace - Modern day Turkey to India - It’s what Alexander wants to take over Alexander’s Conquest - Battle of Granicus (334 BC) o After the consolidation of his power, set of to Asiao Met Persian army at the Granicus River near troy  Differing versions of the battle by Arrian and Diodorus o In the end, Alexander wins half of Asia Minor - Gordium Knot o Window into personality of Alexander - Battle of Issus (333 BC) o After Darius Flees  Persian troops also flee- Macedonians chase them “as long as there was light” Alexander captures his wife, daughters and mother- Stateira l, Stateira ll and Drypetis and SIsygambis  First Persian defeat with Darius leading the attack - The beginning of the end for Persia Siege of Tyre (332 BC)  Storms city for 8 months  Megalomania personality - Oracle of Ammono Oasis of Siwa  “ Have all my fathers murderers been punished?”.. Got the answers he wanted  Pharaoh of Egypt Son of Ammon?- GOD HIMSELF - Gaugamela (331 BC)Spread of Hellenism- “the period when Greek culture spread in the non Greek world after Alexander’s conquest”o Greek language (Koine Greek)**o Cultural exchange in both directions  Greeks moving into Asia, Asians moving into Greece Great centers of learning - Antioch, Alexandria, Pergamum, seleucis, Athens - Libraries!!! - Creates centers of