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Page 71
... Philip ( POS ) , son of Amyntas , had passed three years ( 368-365 ) in Thebes as a hostage , and had there learned to appreciate Grecian culture and military science through intercourse with Epaminondas and other men of note . After ...
... Philip ( POS ) , son of Amyntas , had passed three years ( 368-365 ) in Thebes as a hostage , and had there learned to appreciate Grecian culture and military science through intercourse with Epaminondas and other men of note . After ...
Page 72
... Philip of Macedonia , whose entrance into central Greece was prevented by an Athenian army at Thermopylæ . At a later period Philip was called upon by the Thebans for assistance against the victorious Phalacus . The Phocians forced by ...
... Philip of Macedonia , whose entrance into central Greece was prevented by an Athenian army at Thermopylæ . At a later period Philip was called upon by the Thebans for assistance against the victorious Phalacus . The Phocians forced by ...
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... Philip , whose son Aug. Alexander decided the battle by annihilating the Holy Band of the Thebans . Philip punished the Thebans severely and placed a garrison in the Cadinea ; to the Athenians he granted a favorable peace . Peace of ...
... Philip , whose son Aug. Alexander decided the battle by annihilating the Holy Band of the Thebans . Philip punished the Thebans severely and placed a garrison in the Cadinea ; to the Athenians he granted a favorable peace . Peace of ...
Page 74
... Philip- pus ) he passed through the Syrian Gates to Myriandrus on the coast in Syria . Meantime the Persian king , Darius III . ( p . 29 ) had ap- proached from the Euphrates with a large army and got to the rear of the Macedonians . On ...
... Philip- pus ) he passed through the Syrian Gates to Myriandrus on the coast in Syria . Meantime the Persian king , Darius III . ( p . 29 ) had ap- proached from the Euphrates with a large army and got to the rear of the Macedonians . On ...
Page 76
... Philip Arrhidaus and his posthumous son by Roxana , Alexander . An- tipater and Craterus shared the regency of the west . The other generals received lieutenancies : Ptolemæus , Egypt ; Antigonus , Pamphylia , Phrygia and Lycia ...
... Philip Arrhidaus and his posthumous son by Roxana , Alexander . An- tipater and Craterus shared the regency of the west . The other generals received lieutenancies : Ptolemæus , Egypt ; Antigonus , Pamphylia , Phrygia and Lycia ...
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