Alexander's treatment of cities in Asia/Caria
- Created by: lyd_kate
- Created on: 28-02-18 12:30
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- Alexander's treatment of Greek cities in Asia/Caria
- Miletus
- PL city stormed & territory subdued
- AR - outer city fell. Hegistratus took back surrender Persian support
- Sardis
- PL (principal seat of Persian power) surrender rest follow
- Hellenisation built temple lightning = Zeus approves
- Mithrines kept own suite, Lydians old customs
- Macedonian governor, Asander, son of Philotas
- Mithrines kept own suite, Lydians old customs
- Hellenisation built temple lightning = Zeus approves
- PL (principal seat of Persian power) surrender rest follow
- Halicarnassus
- AR - Persians said to be there, other towns no resistance
- AR - flung weapons but Alex's counter attack easy
- AR Defenders attacked siege towers, unsuccessful later set fire (part)
- Defeat Persian fleet from land
- Triple gate fires but counter attack - stuck behind walls /died hand to hand fighting
- Gates closed some left, killed, didn't want town destroyed
- Ada of Caria
- Pixodarus had taken over Caria, Ada offered to rule and adopt him
- Alexander did not refuse the offer
- Prophecy (PL)
- Xanthus bronze tablet - Persians destroyed by Greeks
- Pamphylia -Alex no water splitting, Climax road instead
- Theodectas statue - link to Aristotle
- Drunk - garland on it
- Miletus
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