how did destroying the city of thebes prove alexander to be more than a mere boy
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After his father Philip II was assassinated, he took over a hegemon (leader) of Greece, which he enforced by destroying Thebes and selling its people into slavery as a warning to the other city-states.
He did it by force - they were not 'united', they were under his control. When Thebes revolted, he destroyed the city and sold its inhabitants into slavery as a warning to the others.
Megara was in ancient Greek mythology the princess of city of Thebes. She was the oldest of Creos, the king of Thebes. Creon offered Megara to Hercules in exchange for defending the city of Thebes.
Hercules was born in Thebes. In Crete a city was named after him, Heracleion, now Iraklion.
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Alexander proved himself to be more then a mere boy because he captured the city of thebes and destoyed it. Also, he he conquered the persian empire, one of the strongest empires in the world at the time.
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Thebes, as a warning to other cities not to rebel.
After his father Philip was assassinated, some city-states in Greece revolted. He put down the revolts, capturing the ringleader Thebes, destroying the city and selling its population into slavery as an example to the others.
After his father Philip II was assassinated, he took over a hegemon (leader) of Greece, which he enforced by destroying Thebes and selling its people into slavery as a warning to the other city-states.
i dont know but i think it is 337bc
After the assassination of his father Philip, the Greek cities began to revolt. Thebe was the leader, so Alexander had to put it down, destroying the city and selling its people into slavery as an example to the other cities.
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Alexander destroyed Thebes because he was using it as an example to other Greeks of what would happen if they turned against him.
He was exiled from Thebes in order to stop the plague that was destroying the city. The Delphic Oracle said that the city would only be free of the disease once the one who killed the last king (Lias) was thrown out of Thebes.