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BIOGRAPHYCAL UNIVERSAL LIBRARY

PHILIP II OF MACEDON & ALEXANDER THE GREAT

382–323 BC

THE RISE

OF

THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE

BY

ARTHUR M. CURTEIS

I. GEOGRAPHY AND INHABITANTS OF MACEDON.

II. KINGS OF MACEDON TO THE DEATH OF AMYNTAS II, FATHER OF PHILIP (7OO-369).

III. MACEDON AND HELLAS AT PHILIP'S ACCESSION.

IV. FROM THE ACCESSION OF PHILIP TO HIS INTERVENTION IN THE SACRED WAR.

V. FROM PHILIP'S INTERVENTION IN THESSALY TO THE FALL OF OLYNTHOS.

VI. THE PEACE OF PHILOKRATES. FALSA LEGATIO. THERMOPYLAI IN PHILIP'S HANDS.

VII. FROM THE PEACE OF PHILOKRATES TO THE BATTLE OF CHAIRONEIA (346-338).

VIII. DEATH OF PHILIP II. FROM THE BATTLE OF CHAERONEA TO THE BEGINNING OF ALEXANDER’S ASIATIC CAMPAIGNS.

IX. ALEXANDER IN ASIA MINOR.

X. FROM THE SIEGE OF HALIKARNASSOS TO THE BATTLE OF ISSOS.

XI. FROM THE BATTLE OF ISSOS TO THE BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA.

XII. FROM THE BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA TO THE SACK OF PERSEPOLIS.

XIII THE DEATH OF DARIUS. REDUCTION OF PARTHIA. EXECUTION OF PHILOTAS AND PARMENION.

XIV. THE CAMPAIGNS IN BACTRIA AND SOGDIANA.

XV. FROM THE OXUS TO THE HYPHASIS.

XVI. THE RETURN FROM THE HYPHASIS TO SUSA.

XVII. CLOSING SCENES.

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.

BC

700.-Perdikkas I, first of the so-called Dorian Kings of Macedon.

498.-Alexander I, takes part in the invasion of Greece by Xerxes.

413.-Archelaos, the ‘civiliser’ of Macedon.

385-Amyntas II, the friend of Sparta and enemy of Olynthos.

368.-Philip, son of Amyntas, a hostage at Thebes.

359.-Philip, King of Macedon, remodels the army.

358.-Question about Amphipolis between Philip and Athens.

         The Social War. Philip seizes Amphipolis.

357.-Second Sacred War.

352.-Philip, master of Thessaly, takes Pagasai.

347.-Capture and destruction of Olynthos by Philip.

346.-Falsa Legatio.

       Thermopylai surrendered by Phokians to Philip.

340.-Athens declares war against Philip.

339.-Third Sacred War.

338.-Battle of Chaeronea. Ruin of Thebes.

336.-Assassination of Philip. Alexander king.

         Congress of Corinth.

335.-Revolt and destruction of Thebes.

334.-Alexander crosses the Hellespont to invade Persia.

         Battle of the river Granikos.

         Siege and fall of Halikarnassos.

        Alexander at Gordion.

Alexander visits the Tomb of Achilles

333.-Battle of Issos.

333-2.-Siege and fall of Tyre, and of Gaza.

332.-Alexander at Jerusalem.

      Foundation of Alexandria.

331.-Battle of Gaugamela.

     Alexander at Babylon, Susa, Persepolis.

330.-Murder of Darius by Bessos.

         Alexander in Afghanistan. Execution of Philotas. Judicial murder of Parmenion.

329.-Capture of Bessos in Sogdiana.

         Alexander at the Jaxartes—the furthest point of his march north-eastwards.

328.-He marries Roxana, daughter of Oxyartes.

        Murder of Kleitos at Samarkand.

327.-Execution of Kallisthenes and Hermolaos.

         Capture of Aornos, a hill-fort in the Punjab.

326.-Passage of the Indus.

         Passage of the Hydaspes.

         Battle of the Hydaspes, and defeat of Poros.

        Alexander at the Hyphasis (Sutlej)—the furthest point of his march eastwards

325.-Descent of the Indus, and return march through Gedrosia and Karmania.

         Famous voyage of Nearchos.

3234.-Mutiny of soldiers at Opis.

323.-Death of Hephaistion at Ecbatana.

         Death of Alexander at Babylon.

326.-Passage of the Indus.