Succession crisis

Various cousins as possible rivals

Amyntas, son of Perdicas, Philip’s brother

Caranus, son of Cleopatra and Philip

Attalus, Cleopatra’s uncle = regent of Caranus

Had publicly insulted Alexander

Alexander’s first acts

Address the army

Tax exemption for all Macedonians

Recalls friends whom Philip had banished

First insurrection in Greece

Athens and Demosthenes

Ally with Alexander’s rivals

Some commanders flirt with rebels

Alliance with Persia

Forced march into Tempe, and capture of Thessaly and Thermopylae

Thebes in rebellion, but surrender when Alexander appears

Athens surrenders

Murder of Attalus

Hellenic League

Alexander elected Hegemon

Everyone joins but Sparta

Agree to cooperate with invasion of Persia

Provide money and troops

Meeting with Diogenes

Oracle at Delphi

“You are invincible”

Invasion of the Balkans

Suppress the rebellious tribes

Shipka Pass

Triballians

Island in Danube

Crossing the Danube, driving off the Scythian Getae

Alliance with king Langarus of the Agrianians

Illyrian campaign

Siege of Pelium

Surrounded by arrival of Glaucias

Escape

Return and ambush

Second Insurrection in Greece

Rumors of Alexander’s death

Fomented by Demosthenes

Thebes leads the revolt

Assisted by Athenians arms and money, but no soldiers

Persians send 300 talents of gold

Murder of rivals (accepting Persian gold)

Message to Olympias

Murder of Caranus and Europa, children of Cleopatra

Suicide of Cleopatra

Flight of Amyntas to Darius

Forced march from Illyria

Siege of Thebes

Rage of Alexander

Massacre at Thebes, 6000

All sold into slavery, 30,000 = 440 Talents

= 88 drachmae per person (6000 d per talent)

all Greek city-states submit