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Bottom Half of C377 Terms Final
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04/24/2011

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Nike of Samothrace
Definition
Hellenistic sculpture

Greek goddess Athena has realistic f
features, looks like she is flying
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Laocoön
Definition
Hellenistic sculpture

Picture of Trojan man who made gods
angry, very dramatic has sons being killed one son might have been added later
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Dying Gauls
Definition
Hellenistic art

Shows enemies, but shows them defeated
shows they were respectable, so made the victory better
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Lysippus
Definition
Alexander's personal artist and only one allowed to sculpt Alex During Alex's reign
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Hellenistic sculpture
Definition
Spread of Greek art all kingdoms have own art realistic dramatic movement
telling a story and loss of rules naked girls funny pictures looked at figures from all (360)
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Mosaic
Definition
floor tile picture, for rich people
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Pharos
Definition
Lighthouse at Alexandria during Alex
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Library
Definition
During Alex
Some place had library most famous at Alexandria, one at Pergamoun cit was founded around it, Alexandria had thousands of books all hand copied very slow process
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Ptolmeies
Definition
ruler of Egypt after Alex's death
Hyjacked Alex's body, because first thing a new king does is to bury old king
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Zoon Politickon
Definition
political animal man is an animal who belongs in the polis (Aristotle
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Macedonia
Definition
less urbanized because of landscape
more barbaric (drinking unmixed wine)
different culture and not greek
greeks did not consider themselves Mac but mac's considered themselves greek
Royal macs were greek but commoners probably not
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Mac Kings
Definition
Kings dies prematurely assassination lead to trouble maintaining stability
had many "pretenders" who wanted throne
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King Philip Deals (Olynthus and Athens)
Definition
359-336
Deal with Athens, said he would take over Amphibious and give it to Athens but never gave it to them
Said he would give Oymlpus territory but never did
Olympus got nervous thought about attacking Mac's reacted quickly and beat them in battle
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Phil's Skills As military commander
Definition
used each victory to grow confidence in nation
359-336
lighter armies smaller sword and large spears
lots of practice always at war with neighbors
500,000 people in Mac
Developed siege warfare
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Alexandria date
Definition
331 supposed to be new center of Hellenistic culture richest place in empire
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Gaugamela
Definition
331 Final Defeat for Darius he chose a battle spot where his numbers were not good
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Alexander's treatment of Darius
Definition
After Gaug Like a fellow king, declares himself king wants to reconquer parts of Persian empire
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Porus
Definition
326
King of place in Persian Empire (not India)
Had elephants, put up great resistance, final battle of expansion goes back
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After Porus
Definition
Goes back follow the ocean sieges territories and takes troops across the Gerdarian Desert which was bad lost many troops
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Roxana
Definition
327
Was the biggest worry/sign of Alexander becoming Persian married to gain important allies and to appease the Persians problem Alexander's heir would not be Mac was pregnant when Alex died did not know if boy or girl
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After Alex's death
Definition
Term
Lamian War
Definition
323-2
All against Antipater
Athenians rebelled Greeks drive Antip back but Craterus came and saved the day
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Lamian War effects
Definition
Corinthian League ends Athenian democracy crushed, property qualifications for citizenship,
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Demosthenes
Definition
384-320 timid, philippics- wanted to stop social war and fight phil, gained control of Athens and Thebes Assemblies, was put in charge of Army, exiled then came back
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Aetolian League
Definition
Hellenistic era in opposition to Macedon and the Achaean League
Defeated Gauls
League was a form of federalism NEED MORE
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Eipcurus
Definition
late 4th early 3rd
Established the garden in Athens where he died
Schools accepted all classes and sexes and people paid what they could
Pleasure as the Motive
Self-Sufficiency
True Pleasure- stress free
The gods have no interest in mankind
Philosophy states death is the end of consciousness stops our fear of death
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Zeno of Citium
Definition
late 4th early 3rd
Stoicism, Zeno, not virtue not pleasure was the only good, Natural law not random atoms Zeno was the founder of the Stoic school of philosophy, which he taught in Athens (Stoa)sole and simple good which is the only goal to strive for
Good reason logos, and bad reason pathos
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Cynic
Definition
Happiness consisted of self-control and indLate 4th early 3rdependence
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Skepticism
Definition
based on Socrates “I do not know anything”
Late 4th early 3rd
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Compromise after Alex's death
Definition
Perdicass said wait for heir to be born army not happy wanted retarted bro to run things, compromise if was boy and retarded bro would rule
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Demetrius
Definition
father was Antigonus worked together
went to war against Ptolemy then Seleucus lost both
307-Demetrius liberated Athens from Cassander, then took Cyprus and defeated Ptolmey's army that he sent
Antigonid dynasty declared him and his father were kings of Alexander's kingdom not Alex4 and retard
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Antigonous
Definition
Son was Demetrius, Antigonus was appointed governor of Greater Phrygia in 333 BC
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Cassander
Definition
Antipater's son and he did pick him to take over Mac so got the other three to go against "new" regent and he won had Alex 4 put to death
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Ptolemies
Definition
Egypt Ptolemy took Alex's body caused Perdiccas to attack failed then, defeated Demetrius at Gaza and helped Selecus back to power eventually became pharaoh
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Seleucids
Definition
western Asia Babylon
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Antigonids
Definition

Was king of Mac, got Cassander, and Ptolemy against Polyperchon because he was new regent, "freed" greek cities in order to gain support but failed

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Antipater
Definition
one of three Perdicass put in charge after death After murder of Perdicass he took over as regent of the kings went back to Mac
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Lamian War
Definition
Athens and mercenaries attacked Antipter in Mac League of Corinth was dissolved after democracy dissolved Demosthenes suicide
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Peace of 311
Definition
Antingonus failed at taking over empire, Cassander remained as ruler over Egypt, set things back to way it was
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Attalid dynasty
Definition
fought off Gauls Attalus I Thrace
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Aetolian League
Definition

northwestern greece

opposition to kingdoms

 thought of as semi-barbaric, but set up government elites at top federal government lots of farmers friends with Romans for first Mac War then against them in 2nd Mac war Rome crushed both leagues

Early 4th before Achean

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Achaean League
Definition

Peloponese was in opposition to Mac rule Rome crushed both leagues

late 3rd century

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Seleucids
Definition
Helped assassinate Perdicass took control was most of Asia
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Battle of the Granicus
Definition
First of three major battle near troy and was against Persian satraps
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Battle of Issus
Definition
Parmenio said attack by day but he said no I want no excuses, personal led troops right at Darius, chased him down but needed to help Parm
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Battle of Corupedium
Definition
Seleucus def. Lysimachus
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Battle of Chaeronea
Definition
Demosthenes led them Athens and Thebes against Philip near Boatia
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Battle of Ipsus
Definition
Angitgouns and Dmetruis vs. : Cassander, ruler of Macedon; Lysimachus, ruler of Thrace; and Seleucus I Nicator, ruler of Babylonia and Persia. Dem losses
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