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Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1rF6ujo In this lecture classicist Basil Gentleman shares the sayings of the kings of Macedonia. Figures such as Philip II, Alexander the Great, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Lysimachus and Antigonus Gonatas are discussed. Kings of Macedon by order of appearance: Archelaus (413-399) 0:00 Philip II (359-336) 1:45 Alexander the Great (336-323) 9:18 Pyrrhus (288-287) 17:45 Lysimachus (288-281) 18:44 Antigonus II Gonatas (277-239) 19:13 This Classical Studies lecture was recorded in 2015. For more Classics lectures please visit: https://www.youtube.com/BasilGentleman Add Basil on Facebook, Twitter & Google+ Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1ysSTl5 Twitter: http://bit.ly/11CIWF8 Google+ http://bit.ly/1w1PbzK Keywords: classics, classical studies, ancient history, history, ancient world, macedon, macedonia, macedonians, course, courses, lecture, lectures, quote, quotes, quotations, ancient, antiquity
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The true story of Alexander the Great (king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty) and the Macedonian Empire, which introduced the Hellenistic Age of ancient Greek civilization. Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, 356 BCE - 323 BCE: "Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Greece and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you." (Alexander's letter to Persian king Darius in response to a truce plea, as quoted in "Anabasis Alexandri" by Roman historian Arrian, Book 2.14.4, Greek original: “οἱ ὑμέτεροι πρόγονοι ἐλθόντες εἰς Μακεδονίαν καὶ εἰς τὴν ἄλλην Ἑλλάδα κακῶς ἐποίησαν ἡμᾶς οὐδὲν προηδικημένοι: ἐγὼ δὲ τῶν Ἑλλήνων ἡγεμὼν κατασταθεὶς καὶ τιμωρήσασθαι βουλόμενος Πέρσας διέβην ἐς τὴν Ἀσίαν, ὑπαρξάντων ὑμῶν.” http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Arr.+An.+2.14.4&fromdoc;=Perseus%3Atext%3A2008.01.0530) "We must remember too that Philip and Alexander were Greeks, descended from Heracles, wished to be recognised as Greeks, as benefactors of the Greeks, even as Heracles had been." (Nicholas Hammond, British scholar and expert on Macedon, 'Alexander the Great', p.257) “Afterwards he [Alexander] revived his father's League of Corinth, and with it his plan for a pan-Hellenic invasion of Asia to punish the Persians for the suffering of the Greeks, especially the Athenians, in the Greco-Persian Wars and to liberate the Greek cities of Asia Minor.” (Victor Davis Hanson, “Makers of Ancient Strategy: From the Persian Wars to the Fall of Rome”, Princeton University Press, 2012, p.119) "They (ancient Macedonians) felt as Greeks, and they had no temptation to destroy what they claimed was their mother country. They had clearly no wish to swallow up Greece in Macedonia, but rather to make Macedonia, as a Greek state, the ruling power of Greece. Such was undoubtedly the aim of Philip and Alexander too." (Theodore Ayrault Dodge, military historian, “Alexander”, p.187) "His [Philip's] course seems to have been directed towards the establishment of stability in Greece, not conquest." (Eugene Borza, “Shadows of Olympus”, p.230) "Philip II of Macedon was anxious to pacify and unify Greeks at any cost." (Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece, Routledge, 2006) “In the end, the Greeks would fall under the rule of a single man, who would unify Greece: Philip II, king of Macedon (360-336 BC). His son, Alexander the Great, would lead the Greeks on a conquest of the ancient Near East vastly expanding the Greek world.” (Michael Burger, “The Shaping of Western Civilization: From Antiquity to the Enlightenment”, University of Toronto Press, 2008, p.76) “To a certain extent the Macedonian monarchy had already been a unifying element in Greek history, even before the conquests of Alexander.” (Michael Crawford, Fergus Millar, Emilio Gabba, "Sources for Ancient History", p. 12, Cambridge University Press) “After Philip's assassination at Aegae in 336, Alexander inherited, together with the Macedonian kingdom, his father's Panhellenic project to lead the Greeks in the conquest of Persia.” (Waldemar Heckel, Lawrence A. Tritle, “Alexander the Great: A New History”, Wiley-Blackwell, 2009, p.99) Yale University, USA: "We know the ancient Macedonians were fundamentally Greeks. That is to say they were Greek speakers and ethnically they were Greeks." (Yale University Courses, Lecture youtube.com/watch?v=cuOxGMoHMMY , Introduction to Ancient Greek History, Philip, Demosthenes and the Fall of the Polis, 2007) on 01m 48s
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http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/AncientMacedonia/PhilipofMacedon.html Petre Temelkovski - Filip II Makedonski King Philip II ruled Macedonia from 359 to 336 BC. He was born in Pella, the capital of the ancient Macedonian kingdom, as the youngest son of king Amyntas III. After his fathers death, Macedonia slowly disintegrated as his elder brothers and future kings Alexander II and Perdiccas III, unsuccessfully fought against the continuous attacks of the neighboring Thracians, Illyrians, and Greeks.
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Alexander the Great of Macedon - Biography Original video: http://www.cloudbiography.com/bios/alexander-the-great.html I did not make this video and I do not own it. The copyright belongs to the producer of this video, which deserves all my gratitude. Original video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v;=uGX9yIvC4fk Alexander was born on the 6th day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is not known, in Pella, the capital of the Ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedon. He was the son of the king of Macedon, Philip II, and his fourth wife, Olympias, the daughter of Neoptolemus I, king of Epirus. Although Philip had seven or eight wives, Olympias was his principal wife for some time, likely a result of giving birth to Alexander. Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 -- 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégasiii[›] from the Greek ἀλέξω alexo "to defend, help" + ἀνήρ aner "man"), was a Greek king of Macedon, a Greek state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders. Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded Achaemenid- ruled Asia Minor and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire.i[›] At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River. Seeking to reach the "ends of the world and the Great Outer Sea", he invaded India in 326 BC, but was eventually forced to turn back at the demand of his troops. Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, without executing a series of planned campaigns that would have begun with an invasion of Arabia. In the years following his death, a series of civil wars tore his empire apart, resulting in several states ruled by the Diadochi, Alexander's surviving generals and heirs. Alexander's legacy includes the cultural diffusion his conquests engendered. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization, aspects of which were still evident in the traditions of the Byzantine Empire in the mid-15th century. Alexander became legendary as a classical hero in the mold of Achilles, and he features prominently in the history and myth of Greek and non-Greek cultures. He became the measure against which military leaders compared themselves, and military academies throughout the world still teach his tactics.
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Interviewing the famous king, Alexander the Great. This program will show the questions everyone has been wondering about King Philip the Second's son.
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What is Philip II of Macedon? A documentary report all about Philip II of Macedon for the blind and visually impaired or for homework/assignment. Philip II of Macedon (, Phílippos II ho Makedṓn; 382–336 BC) was the king of the Hellenic kingdom of Macedon from until his assassination in . He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. The phrase "divide and conquer" is attributed to him. Intro/Outro music: Discovery Hit/Chucky the Construction Worker - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under CC-BY-3.0 Text derived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon Text to Speech powered by tts-api.com Images are Public Domain or CC-BY-3.0: Filip_II_Macedonia.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon Philip_II_of_Macedon_CdM.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon 220px-Philip_II_of_Macedon.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon Philip-ii-of-macedon.jpg from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Philip-ii-of-macedon.jpg Facade_of_Philip_II_tomb_Vergina_Greece.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon PhilipIIGoldStaterHeadOfApollo.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon 2000px-Map_Macedonia_336_BC-en.svg.png from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon Golden_larnax_and_wreath_of_Philip_II_of_Macedon_at_the_Vergina_museum.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon Silver_tetradrachm_obverse_Philip_II_CdM_Paris_Armand-Valton315.jpg from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Macedonian_army Philip_II_of_Macedon's_339_BC_Campaign.png from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Macedon
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LA Daily News 2015-04-13Alexander III of Macedon (20/21 July 356 – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μέγας, Aléxandros ho Mégas from the Greek αλέξω alexo "to defend, help" + ανήρ aner "man"), was a king of Macedon, a state in northern ancient Greece. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander was tutored by Aristotle until the age of 16. By the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas. He was undefeated in battle and is considered one of history's most successful commanders.
Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II of Macedon, to the throne in 336 BC after Philip was assassinated. Upon Philip's death, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army. He was awarded the generalship of Greece and used this authority to launch his father's military expansion plans. In 334 BC, he invaded Persian-ruled Asia Minor and began a series of campaigns that lasted ten years. Alexander broke the power of Persia in a series of decisive battles, most notably the battles of Issus and Gaugamela. He subsequently overthrew the Persian King Darius III and conquered the entirety of the Persian Empire. At that point, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea to the Indus River.