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When did Athens fall to Macedonia?
Battle of Chaeronea, (August 338 bce), battle in Boeotia, central Greece, in which Philip II of Macedonia defeated a coalition of Greek city-states led by Thebes and Athens.
Why was Alexander the Great able to defeat the city-states of Greece so easily?
Why were the Macedonians able to conquer Greece so easily? Greece was easily conquered by Macedonia because the city-states had grown weak and were unable to cooperate with each other in time to make a formidable opponent to the invaders.
Who tutored Alexander the Great?
philosopher Aristotle
When Alexander was 13, Philip called on the great philosopher Aristotle to tutor his son. Aristotle sparked and fostered Alexander’s interest in literature, science, medicine and philosophy.
Did Alexander the Great fight for Athens?
Philip II Left Alexander the Great a Fierce Army The historic centers of Greek power were the city-states of Athens, Sparta and Thebes to the south, whose leaders regarded the Macedonians as barbarians.
Why did Macedonia fall?
Macedonia’s decline began with the Macedonian Wars and the rise of Rome as the leading Mediterranean power. At the end of the Third Macedonian War in 168 BC, the Macedonian monarchy was abolished and replaced by Roman client states.
Did Alexander ever lose a battle?
In 15 years of conquest Alexander never lost a battle. After securing his kingdom in Greece, in 334 B.C. Alexander crossed into Asia (present-day Turkey) where he won a series of battles with the Persians under Darius III.
Why was Athens important to Alexander the Great?
Because ancient Athens was the center of Greek culture and Alexander the most famous of the ancient Greeks, many people mistakenly assume Alexander was Athenian himself. His relationship to Athens was actually much more complicated than that.
Why did Phocion refuse to fight Alexander the Great?
Most of the more prominent Athenians wished to join Thebes, still believing Alexander was not a particularly fearsome enemy. Phocion saved the city much sorrow by refusing to prosecute the war, quoting Homer when he said, “Foolhardy man, why provoke one whose temper is already savage?”
Why did Alexander the Great go to Persia?
Told that he should refrain from war and return home to consolidate his empire if he wished peace and prosperity, or to invade Persia rather than running roughshod over Greece if he wished glory, Alexander took the latter course and made the Persian empire part of his own.
What did Thebes do with the support of Athens?
Despite the lack of support from Athens, Thebes resisted until their city’s destruction, and the decimation of the combiend Greek forces there.