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Antigonus

Macedonian noble, general, and satrap under Alexander; refused to acknowledge the successor Antipater named ahead of Cassander; died at Battle of Ipsus

Demetrius

son of antigonus; failed siege at Rhodes; king of Macedon from 294-288 after murdering Cassander's son

Antiochus III

Sixth ruler of Seleucid dynasty; restored lost territory for Seleucids; loss to the Roman Empire signifies rise of rome

Antiochus IV

Son of III, king of Greece; tried to take Egypt until Rome stepped in; divine epithets on coins; executed Jews in story of Maccabees

Antipater

regent of Macedonia who declared himself Philip's successor until Alex was ready; great friend and adviser to Alex won the Lamian War

Apollonius

wrote epic poem Argonautica; scholar of the library of Alexandria

Apomoira

a tax of 1/6 on all produce of vineyards and orchards; issued by Ptolemaeus II

Argonautica

epic poem by Apollonius that established cultural mnemonic for Ptolemaic Egypt; story of Jason and Argonauts

Aristotle

genius tutor whom Alexander was very fond of; earliest study of formal logic helped alex develop ethnocentric attitude

Arrian

Greek historian of Roman period who wrote the Anabasis of Alex, largest source on his campaigns

Arsinoe

Cult of Arsinoe developed by husband and brother, Ptolemy II; queen of egypt

Battle of Ipsus

Antigonus killed by Cassander and others; early turning point that stopped Antigonus from expanding and split up his Empire between the victors

Battle of Raphia

one of the largest battles; Ptolemy IV repels Antiochus III at Gaza; Ptolemy secured Coele-Syria for Egypt with victory

Buccephalus

Alex's legendary horse; after he tamed the untamable horse, Philip knew his son would conquer a great kingdom; died at Hydaspes

cartonage

material used to wrap and preserve bodies in Egypt; linen or papyrus glued together

Cassander

son of Antipater; Macedonian king from 305-297; ordered Roxana and son killed to take throne; anti-alex

Battle of Chaeronaea

Philip II defeats Athenians and Thebians; point at which Corinthian League was established and Greek's could no longer resist his rule as he became hegemon

Darius III

King of Persian Empire; unable to control the his large Empire and was defeated by Alexander again and again until his death and Alex's subsequent reign as King of Asia

Demosthenes

Athenian statesmen and orator; spoke out against Philip and Macedonian expansion; tried to start greek revolt against ALex but killed himself when antipater took over

diadochi

rival rulers who fought for control of Alex's empire after his death in 323; Perdiccas, Antipater, Ptolemy, etc.; Beginning of Hellenistic Period

euerisia

greek term for the obligation of the wealthy to act philanthropically

Eumenes

Served as secretary to Philip and Alex; defended throne for Alex's son after death; after Perdiccas died he could not hold his own and was executed by antigonus

exiles decree

Alex decreed that Greek exiles be allowed to return to their cities; Aetolians and Athenians had to surrender these cities

Isocrates

Ancient Greek rhetorician; important historical speech writer who created a school of rhetoric

Lamian war

revolt in Greece after Alex death; Athens and others revolt against Macedon by bombarding Antipater at Lamia Fort; attack put down by Macedonians

League of Islanders

After Antigonus drove Cassander out of Aegan he formed its island cities for an invasion of Greece; Rhodes gave him a fleet

Library of Alexandria

Egypt; one of the largest; major center of scholarship under Ptolemies until the Roman Conquest of Egypt

Lysimachus

body guard of Alex; became ruler of Thrace, Asia Minor, and Macedon; joined Cassander, Ptolemy, and Seleucus against Antigonus; defeated him at the battle of Ipsus

Menander

author of Old Cantankerous who best represented new comedy; plays got huge, especially in Alexandria

Old Cantankerous

Only fully surviving play of Menander; about Sostrato and how he pursues a peasant girl he falls for; theme: wealth is not a barrier, it only comes by luck and what goes around comes around

Olympias

Philip wife, Alex mom; unsubstantiated implications that she had Philip killed; definitely had Cleopatra killed after his death; stoned to death after Cassander ordered her executed

ostraka

ancient pottery with engravings; played a role in determining whether to exile people, engraved their name into the pots and voted

Plutarch

Greek writer; from 46-120AD; huge source of Alex info; wrote series of bios called "parallel lives"; emphasized personality/character over history

Ptolemy II

his reign of Egypt enjoyed a long period of stability and the cultural rise of Alexandria; created ruler-cult when he declared his father a god; deification of first living monarch set precedent for egyptian pharaohs

Ptolemaieia

After Ptolemy I's widow dies, his son inaugurated a festival in their honor; huge festival in Alexandria meant to rival olympics

Roxane

wife of Alex; fathered one child who was murdered; very hot but crazy, murdered Alex's other 2 wives after his death to make her son the heir

sarissa

long spear invented by Philip to be used in phalanxes; Alex's army used it very successfully with a new style of military tactics in which front troops still had some defense

satrap

provincial governor; Darius installed these positions because his empire was so large; responsible for taxes, answered directly to the king; Alexander used this system too

Serapis

greco-egyptian deity fabricated by Ptolemy to unite Alexandria under one god; symbol for the city; Greek in appearance with Egyptian characteristics

Syrian Wars

series of six wars between Seleucids and Ptolemies; drained resources and manpower of both parties paving the way for Roman conquest

Theocritus

creator of ancient Greek bucolic poetry

Triparadeisos Conference

321 BC; called at the end of first diadochi war after Perdicas is killed in Egypt; Antipater took over as regent, splits the empire up amongst generals but still basically the same entity with satraps and all

Anabasis

famous work of greek soldier and writer xenophon; tale of large greek mercenary army and their march from Persia to Greece even after the death of their contractor

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