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When Thebes rebelled against Macedonian rule in 335 BCE, Alexander the great responded decisively. He swiftly marched his army to the city, besieging it and ultimately capturing it within a week. Alexander ordered the destruction of Thebes, sparing only the house of the poet Pindar, and sold many of its inhabitants into slavery. This brutal response served as a warning to other Greek city-states about the consequences of rebellion against his authority.
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Why did Alexander burn The Thebes to the ground?
Alexander wanted to be on good terms but they refused he sent troops to destroy it as a warning to other city-states what the consequences.
Thebes is the setting of oedipus rex Thebes is the theme of oedipus rex Thebes is the rival of oedipus rex Thebes is the downfall of oedipus rex?
Thebes is the setting of Oedipus Rex because it is the place where the story begins.
What city is the setting for 'Oedipus Rex'?
Thebes Thebes
Was Thebes the rival of Oedipus Rex?
Thebes was the land that Oedipus ruled.
What great service did Oedipus provide the city when he first arrived in thebes?
He answered the riddle of the Sphinx, thus freeing Thebes from the rule of the Sphinx and allowing Thebes to once again prosper.
What was the punishment if they disrespected Alexander the Great?
Death. Thebes rebelled when he first took power and he destroyed Thebes, killed 6,000, and the remaining were sold into slavery. After that all thoughts of rebelling were given up.
How old was Alexander the Great when he commanded his own army?
Alexander the Great Became in leadership at the age of 20 when his father was killed at his daughters wedding. Many hated the fact that he was king, Thebes (a City State)rebelled and Alexander destroyed them.
How did Alexander respond to the Theban rebellion?
When Philip died, the people in the Greek city of Thebes rebelled. Alexander attacked Thebes and enslaved the Theban people. He used Thebes as an example of what would happen if any other Greek cities rebelled against him. Alexander went on to defeat the Persians time after time and to conquer Egypt. He became ruler of what had been the Persian empire. Before his death at 33 years of age, Alexander the Great (as he came to be called) had built an empire stretching from the Adriatic Sea west to India and to the Upper Nile in the south.
Chandragupta rebelled against the governors of where?
Chandragupta rebelled against the governors of Alexander.
Why did Alexander destroy Thebes?
Alexander destroyed Thebes because he was using it as an example to other Greeks of what would happen if they turned against him.
Was Alexander the great twenty when his army attacked Thebes and enslaved Thebans?
Yes he was 20 when he attacked Thebes
What was the first place Alexander couquered?
City of Thebes
City destroyed by alexander to prove he was ready to be king?
Thebes
Who won the battle of Thebes?
The Battle of Thebes, fought in 335 BC, was won by Alexander the Great's forces. After a siege, Thebes fell to Alexander, leading to the city's destruction as a warning to other Greek states. This victory solidified Alexander's power and helped him establish control over Greece following his father's death.
Why did Alexander the great destroy Thebes after he conquered it?
Alexander the great destroyed Thebis after he conquered it as an example to others.
How did destroying g the city do Thebes prove Alexander to be more than a mere boy?
how did destroying the city of thebes prove alexander to be more than a mere boy
What city in Boeotia was destroyed by Alexander the Great?
Thebes, as a warning to other cities not to rebel.
