Alexander the Great Flashcards
Who did Philip II marry?
Eurydice(Cleopatra) and they had a son called Caranus, who Olympias worried would become king as he was wholly Macedonian
Describe Alexander’s conception
His mother Olympias was supposedly pregnant by Dionysus, the god of wine and drinking etc, as snakes had been seen around her
Her stomach was hit by a lightning bolt to make her pregnants
Who was the Battle of Leuctra between ?
Sparta vs Thebes
Who was the Battle of Marathon between?
Athens vs Persia- Persia won
Who was the Battle of Chaeronea between?
Macedonia vs Greece
What did Alexander inherit from Philip?
The throne
His desire to conquer Persia
What was the Macedonian army’s formation?
Phalanx Sarissa Hoplites Cavalry Infantry
First event in Alexander’s journey
Battle of Granicus- at a river
Unexpected
Darius’s son in law was killed
Cleitus saved Alexander’s life
Afterwards, Alexander honoured all he men who had died
Second event in Alexander’s journey
Gordian knot- a very tight knot in Gordium that whoever undid would supposedly have become ruler of all Asia
Third event in his journey
The Battle of Issus- Alexander was very outnumbered but it was very hilly so Darius couldnt use his whole army
Darius ran away and Alexander took all his women but treated them like Macedonian royals
Fifth event in his journey
Siege of Tyre- built moles and had catapults
Took about six months
Sixth event in Alexander’s journey
He went to the Oracle of Siwah in Egypt and was declared the son of Ammon
Fourth event in Alexander’s journey
Temple of Jupiter- took armour(Achilles shield)
