conqureing,inviting,and bribing them.
He bribed some cities to join his confederation, and their armies became available to him. Others were brought in by force. The Greeks were famous for their venality - Xerxes added 40,000 Greek city-state soldiers to his invading army. Philip famously said that he could take any city as long as it had a path up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
Demosthenes was an Athenian lawyer and public speaker who opposed Philip. He warned the Athenians that Philip was a threat to Greek freedom. he urged all the city-states to join together to fight the Macedonians. The Greeks followed his advice and tried to unite, but it was too late. The Athenians joined with Thebes and a few other city-states. They battle Philip's army, but they were defeated.
Men simply did not refuse to join the military in ancient Greece. If they did, they would likely have been put to death or exiled.
It was a narrow pass and easy to block with a small force. The Greek plan was to force the Persians to try to outflank the holdup in the pass by sea, and the Greek navies were waiting in the nearby strait to pounce, needing a sea victory to remove the Persian amphibious threat to their cities and allow their main armies defending their cities to come out and join up for a real land battle. The sea battles went on for three days and the Greek fleet lost and withdrew. The blocking force, its mission now gone, also withdrew, with the Spartans and Thespians remaining behind to cover the withdrawal and being overwhelmed and destroyed.
First they sent emissaries around the city-states with god, bribing cites to join with them. Against the hold-outs they advanced by land, with a flanking fleet which threatened the southern Greek city-states, so the cities kept their armies at home defending their walls and so would be unable to unite into a string force, allowing the Persians to take over the cities one by one.
Philip of Macedon got Greek cities to join him by using a combination of military force, political alliances, and diplomacy. He utilized military victories, strategic marriages, and offering protection in exchange for their loyalty to control and unify Greece under his rule.
He persuaded
His favourite technique before warfare - bribery. He famously said that he could capture any Greek city as long as there was a path to it up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
His favourite technique before warfare - bribery. He famously said that he could capture any Greek city as long as there was a path to it up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
He defeated Thebes and Athens and then destroyed Thebes when it revolted and sold its people into slavery. He also offered them a share in the spoils of his planned capture of the Persian Empire.
He bribed some cities to join his confederation, and their armies became available to him. Others were brought in by force. The Greeks were famous for their venality - Xerxes added 40,000 Greek city-state soldiers to his invading army. Philip famously said that he could take any city as long as it had a path up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
His favourite technique before warfare - bribery. He famously said that he could capture any Greek city as long as there was a path to it up which he could drive a donkey laden with gold.
It was in their interests to join with the other Greek city-states in a coalition to defend their mutual interests and cities.
Demosthenes was an Athenian lawyer and public speaker who opposed Philip. He warned the Athenians that Philip was a threat to Greek freedom. he urged all the city-states to join together to fight the Macedonians. The Greeks followed his advice and tried to unite, but it was too late. The Athenians joined with Thebes and a few other city-states. They battle Philip's army, but they were defeated.
Demosthenes was an Athenian lawyer and public speaker who opposed Philip. He warned the Athenians that Philip was a threat to Greek freedom. he urged all the city-states to join together to fight the Macedonians. The Greeks followed his advice and tried to unite, but it was too late. The Athenians joined with Thebes and a few other city-states. They battle Philip's army, but they were defeated.
No.
it means join.