1.
What is the greek term, from the league of corinth that
means “common peace” ?
2. What year was the theban rebellion?
3. How were the thebans punished for rebelling?
4. Which other state, that assisted in the rebellion, got let off
lightly?
5. Why did they get let off lightly?
6. What did the way alexander treated thebes after the
rebellion, teach the other greek states?
7. What outsider offered gold to the greek states if they
rebelled?
8. Why did they offer gold for rebellion?
9. Why did thebes think it was a good time to rebel against
Alexander and Macedonia?
10. What did Alexander do first before he attacked thebes, in
the rebellion?
Alexander and the Greeks
Revolt of Agis III of Sparta
331 BC
While Alexander is away the
Spartans play
New Vocab: Mercenary = a professional soldier. Most soldiers
Fought for their own state or country because they were
Proud to fight for their homeland. Mercenaries were people who
Were employed by other states or countries to fight for them.
Some saw Mercenaries as traitors to their homeland.
• King Agis wanted to break free from
Macedonian rule. So he set some
rebellions up to challenge the Macedonian
authority.
First Revolt , 333BC
• King Agis’ first revolt ended when he
defeated the Macedonian general near
Corinth.
King Agis
Corrhagus
Second Revolt, 331BC
In Macedonia.
Goes to Thrace
Thrace
Memnon (Governor of Thrace who
Decided to go against the authority
Of Macedonia) rebelled. He was supported
by the Thracians
Antipater (the man who was left in
Charge of Macedonia, as deputy
Hegemon) went
To Thrace with his army to stop the
revolt.
Third Revolt, 331BC
King Agis saw it as a good time to rebel because Antipater was distracted
Sorting out things out in Thrace.
10 ships
30
talents
Employed
8000 of
Darius’ Old
Mercenaries
(From Issus)
With the help
Of Autophrades
King Agis III
allied himself
with the Persians
Rebel against
Macedonian rule
King Agis
King Agis
Third Revolt, 331BC
King Agis’ brother,
Agesilaus
King Agis and his
Brother captured
Cities in Crete.
They forced the cities
To join the Persian
Side.
Crete
Third Revolt, 331BC
Back on the mainland. King Agis recruited more
Mercenaries and wrote to Greek states to
Ask for their support.
Athens refused to contribute anything (including
Ships) because they had learnt from the
Theban rebellion.
After recruting, his army equalled 30,000 men.
Alexander
Was happy
To let Anitpater
Sort out this situation
Third Revolt, 331BC
Okay it’s
a deal.
Thrace
Join the
macedonians, we
can fight King Agis
together!
memnon
Antipater (the man who was left in
Charge as deputy Hegemon)
arranged a settlement with Memnon
and convinced him to join his side
and fight King Agis.
Memnon, as
part of the
settlement
Remained as
Governor of
Thrace and
Received
more
Territory.
Grr towards agis
• .
Grr towards agis
antipater
memnon
agis
With an army of 40,000 Antipater and Memnon defeated King Agis’
army at Megapolis. 5300 members of King Agis’ army died, including
King Agis
The end of the Third Revolt
• Antipater asked the League of Corinth what to
do to punish Sparta for rebelling.
• The league of Corinth asked Alexander what
they should do with the Spartans
• 50 Spartan nobles were taken as hostages in
the meantime.
• Alexander decided that Sparta should be forced
to join the League of Corinth
• Other states (Eleans, Acadians, Achaeans) who
joined the revolt had to pay 120 talents.
What this event showed about
Alexander:
Homework:
• Paul Artus read p.30. Answer questions on
p.31 (number 11)