Chapter 19. Antigonid Cleruchs in Thessaly and Greece: Philip V and Larisa
Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: In 334 BC Alexander the Great crossed the Hellespont from Europe to Asia. By his death he had overrun the Persian Empire and brought under his control most of the Middle East and parts of central Asia and northern India. To establish a strong and visible presence and exert control, Alexander set up colonies at strategic points and settled retired Greco-Macedonian soldiers in them. The soldiers were in the area, and they were of proven loyalty. Plutarch tells us that Alexander founded over 70...
Source: Ausonius Éditions eBooks
Author: Roland Oetjen
Language: English
Topic: Classical Antiquity Studies
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2913116542