Quotes Flashcards
(24 cards)
“Philip Spread the word that he wished to undertake a war against the Persians on behalf of Greece, to punish them for the sacrilege they’d committed against Greek temple.”
Diodorus
“With the war against Persia still being. Alexander didn’t think it safe the relax his intimidations of the Greeks.” Alexander refuses to release the Athenian prisoners captured at the battle of Granicus.
Arrian
“The majority of Greeks welcomed the restorations of the exiles.” The reactions of the Greek world to the Exiles Decree.
Diodorus
“Even if Parmenio had no part in it, it was now dangerous that he should survive his son’s execution.” A reason why Alexander had Parmenio killed after the execution of Philotas.
Arrian
“The dead I call fortunate. They didn’t live to see the Macedonians begging Persians for permission to have an audience with their king.” Cleitus during his fatal argument with Alexander, criticising his Orientalising Policy.
Plutarch
“Callisthenes was a powerful and able speaker, but lacked common sense.”
Plutarch
“Callisthenes acted like a true philosopher in rejecting Proskynesis.”
Plutarch
“Callisthenes was the only person to voice openly his diasopproval of what the best of Macedonians resented in their hearts.” Plutarch’s telling commentary on his rejection of Proskynesis.
Plutarch
“By Preventing the introduction of Proskynesis, Callisthenes saved the Greeks from great disgrace.” Again, Plutarch makes his position very clear. Note he clearly credits Callisthenes with the achievement.
Plutarch
“Not one of the plotters, even under torture, incriminated Callisthenes.” The pages tortured after the revealing of their conspiracy to assassinate Alexander.
Plutarch
“The Weddings were conducted in the Persian fashion.” The Susa Weddings.
Arrian
“Alexander had offended the army by his adoption of Persian dress, by equipping his ‘Successors’ in the Macedonian fashion, and by including foreign cavalry in the Companions.”
Arrian
“Oriental subservience made him less indulgent towards the Macedonians.”
Arrian
“Alexander prayed that Persians and Macedonians might exercise a joint rule in harmony.” As part of the reconciliation after the Mutiny at Opis.
Arrian
“Her speech was received with clapping and shouting.” The response to Thais’ suggestion to burn the palace at Persepolis.
Plutarch
“Thinking that he’d achieved his objective and held his kingdom without dispute, Alexander began to adopt Persians luxury and the extravagance of the kings of Asia.”
Diodorus
“Alexander put them to the death to inspire fear in the satraps.” Alexander punishes misconduct by officials in the Persia on his return from India.
Arrian
“He was welcomed by the priest of Ammon on behalf of the god as a son being welcomed by a father.” Alexander is welcomed as son of Ammon (Zeus) at the Oracle of Siwah.
Plutarch
“As Alexander wants to be a god, let him be one.” The Spartan damis recorded by Plutarch regarding Alexander’s request for deification.
Plutarch
“The Greeks ambassadors came as theōroi (sacred envoys) to honour a god”
Arrian
“It wasn’t because he wasn’t aware of the diffcultly of the journey, but because no one had previously crossed the desert with an army.” On Alexander’s motive to cross the Gedrosian Desert.
Arrian
“The following day, although he’d received a wound in his thigh, Alexander visited the wounded.”
Arrian
“He spoke in praise of all those he knew from observation or from reports who had preformed some outstanding deed in the battle.”
Arrian
While crossing the Gedrosian Desert, the army’s suffering from lack of water. Some is found in a creek bed, just a helmet’s worth. It’s brought to Alexander. “Alexander tipped it out onto the ground in full view of everyone.” “This action so heartened the army that one would’ve thought everyone had drunk the water Alexander had poured out.”
Arrian
