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Why was Alexander I the king of Ancient Macedonia named Philhellene?
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The king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia, Alexander I, was named Philhellene by the Theban poet Pindaros for the same reason Jason of Pherrai and Euagoras of Cyprus were called Philhellenes (Isocrates 107A, 199A). The title Philhellene in ancient times meant Philopatris (lover of the homeland) or simply put "a patriot" (Plato, Politics,470E; Xenophon, Agesilaus, 7, 4), which is why Alexander the great did not touch the traditional house of Pindaros when he ordered his soldiers to burn Thebes.
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What large city in Egypt was named after a the great conqueror from Macedonia?
Th great conqueror from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in northern Greece was Alexander the Great. Alexandria is the Egyptian city named after him.
What is the name of the father of Alexander the great?
Alexander's father was named King Phillip II of Macedonia.
Where was the kingdom of Macedonia located?
Ancient Macedonia was a Greek kingdom on the northern Greek peninsula in southern Europe. Modern Macedonia is a Greek province on the northern Greek peninsula in southern Europe, The unrelated Former Yugoslav Republic is a newly founded Slavic Republic north of historical Macedonia in the Balkan region of southern Europe.
Where did king Philip II of Macedonia die?
Phillip II of Macedon was assassinated by one of his bodyguards, an man named Pausanias of Orestes. Pausanias was then killed by other bodyguards. The reason for the assasination is debated by historians, there are many theories; but none of them have much historical evidence to support them.
Where did Cleopatra come from in ancient Greece?
She was from Egypt. The city she was from is Alexandria which is named after Alexander the Great, the Greek conqueror.
What large city in Egypt was named after a the great conqueror from Macedonia?
Th great conqueror from the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in northern Greece was Alexander the Great. Alexandria is the Egyptian city named after him.
What is Macedonia to day?
Ancient Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula is now a province named Macedonia of the Hellenic Republic.
Is Alexandria a Muslim name?
Alexandria (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρεια) is named after Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia. Alexander conquered much of the ancient world, including Egypt. The city was named in his honor. In Arabic, the city became known as Al-Iskandariya ( الإسكندرية ), a phonetic way in Arabic of writing Alexandria.
Capital of ancient Macedonia?
The ancient city of Aigai was the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.Pella, best known as the historical capital of the ancient Greek kingdom in the time of Alexander the Great, replaced the older palace-city of Aigai as the capital at the beginning of the 4th century BCE.During the Roman occupation of Greece, Thessaloniki (named by Cassander after his wife and Alexander the Great's half-sister) became the capital of all the Greek provinces of the Roman Empire because of the city's importance in the northern Greek peninsula. It remains today, the capital of the modern province of Macedonia in northern Greece.
What is the name of the father of Alexander the great?
Alexander's father was named King Phillip II of Macedonia.
Who named cities after himself?
Pretty much everybody who had the power to. Probably the champion city-namer-after-himself, though, was Alexander of Macedonia, who at one point had over a dozen cities named "Alexandria".
Who built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself?
Alexander the Great
From what city did the Philippians come?
The Philippians came from the city of Philippi in Macedonia.
Who was Alexander the Great and why was he important?
Alexander the great was an ancient Greek hero who crossed the ocean and conquered Egypt and named a city after himself Alexandria in Egypt.
Where was the kingdom of Macedonia located?
Ancient Macedonia was a Greek kingdom on the northern Greek peninsula in southern Europe. Modern Macedonia is a Greek province on the northern Greek peninsula in southern Europe, The unrelated Former Yugoslav Republic is a newly founded Slavic Republic north of historical Macedonia in the Balkan region of southern Europe.
Who was the commander in the army at 16 and a king at 20 and built one of the greatest cities of the ancient world and named it after himself?
Alexander
Is there anybody named Alexandria in greek myths?
No, Alexandria is an important city in ancient Egypt, named after Alexander the Great who conquered Persia. Today it is the second largest city in Egypt.
