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The Rule of Sparta
• After the Peloponnesian War, Sparta tried to dominate the other Greek city-states like Athens did
• In reaction to this, new alliance were made against Sparta
The Rule of Sparta
• For a brief time, Thebes defeated the Spartans and assumed Greek leadership
• It was able to do this with the advancements of new military tactics
The Rule of Sparta
• Theban dominance endedwith the death of its bestgeneral
• Opening the door for theMacedonians
Philip of Macedonia
• The key figure in Macedonia in the battles with the Greeks was Philip the Great
• As a hostage in Thebes for threeyears, he had learned the newtactics of the Thebans
Philip of Macedonia
• He created a professional army with a strong cavalry and more flexible units on the battlefield
• Philip was able to unite his country, and also defeat the Greeks at the Battle of Chaeronaea in 338 BCE
Philip of Macedonia
• For the first time, all mainland Greeks were under the rule of a single leader
• It is likely that Philip had planned on turning the Greeksagainst their old enemies thePersians, but Philip was killedby one of his own officersat a wedding celebration.
Alexander the Great
• After Philip’s death, rule fell to his 20 year old son Alexander
• He was a student of Aristotle and one of the most successful military leaders the world has known
• In 334 BCE Alexander set out to conquer the Persians
Alexander the Great
• He conquered as far east as India with a relatively small army of 35 000 foot soldiers
• With the Persians defeated in 331 BCE all of the land and wealth of the Persians fell into Alexander’s hands
• This was not enough
Alexander the Great
• Alexander was determined to make a better empire out of all these foreign peoples
• How did he do this?
Alexander the Great
1. He tried to make Greek culture and language a kind of common uniting force
2. He also respected the customs and laws of the peoples that he had conquered