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Maps by David P. Barrett used by permission
World Civilizations Alexander the Great © John Stevenson, 2017 Maps by David P. Barrett used by permission
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Macedonia Thrace Thebes ! Athens Ionia ! Sparta !
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Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes
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Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes
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Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes
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Philip of Macedon Hostage in Thebes King in 359 B.C.
Married Olympia of Epirus Alexander
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Alexander’s Childhood
Bucephalus
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Alexander’s Childhood
Bucephalus Persian Envoys
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Alexander’s Childhood
Bucephalus Persian Envoys Aristotle
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Macedonian Phalanx
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Chaeronea 338 B.C.
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New wife Quarrel Exile Reconciliation Assassination Alexander Philip
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King at age 20 League of Greek nations Invasion of Asia (334 B.C.)
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Battle of the Granicus River
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The Gordian Knot
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Cilician Gates
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Alexander Darius
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Tyre
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Fall of Tyre on July B.C. Seven month siege
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Ezekiel 26:2-3 Son of man, because Tyre has said concerning Jerusalem, “Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has opened to me. I shall be filled, now that she is laid waste,” 3 therefore, thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.”
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Prophecy of Tyre Many nations will come against Tyre (26:3).
Her walls and towers will be broken down (26:4). The debris of the city will be removed (26:4). Nebuchadnezzar will attack (26:7).
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Prophecy of Tyre Stones and timbers thrown into the water (26:12).
Tyre will be a bare rock and a place for spreading of nets (26:14). The city will not be rebuilt (26:14).
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Alexander at Jerusalem
Siege of Gaza Alexander at Jerusalem And when the book of Daniel was showed him, wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended; and he was then glad. (Antiquities 11:8:5).
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Siwa Oasis
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Temple of Ammun
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Arbela ! Alexandria !
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Arbela ! ! Alexandria Babylon !
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Susa ! ! Babylon ! Persepolis
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! Babylon ! Persepolis
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! Babylon ! Persepolis
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“To the strongest”
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The Legacy of Alexander Cultural interchange from east to west
Scientific learning Hellenization Greek language
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Ptolemy Soter General to Alexander Took Egypt
Took body of Alexander to Alexandria
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Lysimachus Cassander Antigonus Perdicas Alexandria Ptolemy
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Lysimachus Cassander Antigonus Ptolemy
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Lysimachus Cassander Seleucus Ptolemy
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Pharos Lighthouse Library of Alexandria Septuagint War with the Seleucids
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Antiochus III Marched all the way to India Took Judah from Ptolemy
Lost to Ptolemy at Raphia Host to Hannibal Lost to Rome
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“Antiochus the Magnificent”
Antiochus IV Epiphanes “Antiochus the Magnificent”
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Hostage in Rome Escape Campaign against Egypt
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Jerusalem !
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Antiochus imposed the following Regulations
Jews could not assemble for prayer Observance of the Sabbath was forbidden Possession of the Scriptures was illegal Circumcision was illegal Dietary laws illegal Pagan sacrifices mandated
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Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan
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Antiochus Epiphanes Comes on the heels of Alexander’s generals
Magnifies itself against the Jews and against their God He puts a stop to the sacrificial system and makes alterations to the Law He attempts to overturn the truth of the Scriptures He has power over the nation of Israel
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Antiochus Epiphanes His sway over the Temple endures for approximately 3 and a half years (2300 mornings and evenings). Then the holy place is ultimately properly restored
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Simon becomes new leader Judah recognized as a free state: 142 B.C.
Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan Simon becomes new leader Judah recognized as a free state: 142 B.C. High Priest Murdered by his son-in-law
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John Hyrcanus becomes leader Samaria, Galilee & Idumea conquered
Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias John Hyrcanus becomes leader Samaria, Galilee & Idumea conquered Forced conversions of conquered peoples
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Two New Jewish Parties Hasidim: “The Pious Ones”
Pharisees Hellenists: Greek influence Sadducees
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Aristobulus: High Priest & King Imprisoned his mother & brothers
Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias Aristobulus Alexander Janneus Aristobulus: High Priest & King Imprisoned his mother & brothers
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Mattathias Johanan Simon Judas Eleazer Jonathan John Hyrcanus Judah Mattathias Aristobulus Alexander Janneus Salome Alexandria Aristobulus II Hyrcanus II
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Pompey Commissioned to clear the seas of piracy Conquests in Syria
the Great Commissioned to clear the seas of piracy Conquests in Syria Conquest of Jerusalem Territorial arrangements
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Galilee Decapolis Samaria Judea
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Antipater as Procurator
Herod Phasael
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Parthians !
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Herod the Great B.C.
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Zerubbabel’s Temple Seleucid Addition Herod’s Temple Hasmonean Expansion
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Antonia Fortress
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Herodium
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Caesarea
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Herod’s Domestic Troubles
It is better to be Herod’s HUS Than to be Herod’s HUIOS
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