7. Battle of Crocus Field

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In this episode we look at the final moments of a great King Phillip the Second of Makedonia.Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/eloudianos/Donation link:https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show

August of 338 BC is the date of the most important battle of ancient Greece, the  battle of Chaeronea, one of the few battles that Alexander and Phillip worked together.The Macedonian line uphttps://www.livius.org/pictures/a/maps/map-of-the-battle-of-chaeronea/  Lion of Chaeroneahttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lion-of-chaeronea Donation linkhttps://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show

We start of at 346, Phillip is elected president of the Pythian Games. Demosthenes gives his "About Peace" speech, which gives us many clues about Athens felt at this specific time period. We have a few battles with Illirian tribes in the North of Macedonia. The Thessalians are not feeling loved and Alexander will have his first contact with Voukefalas, or Bucephalus, the greatest of all the horses. http://alexandroscast.gr/χορηγός/Support the show

In this episode i talk about the years 346 and 345. The years that a peace treaty was agreed on between Athens and Macedonia.https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show

Asides from Phalaikos's big dick, i talk about the embassies that were sent to Phillip after its publicly known that he want peace with Athens. https://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/https://alexandroscast.gr/en/2021/11/11/sending-embassies-to-phillip/Support the show

In this episode i talk about the years 351 to 348. To begin with i talk about Demosthenes and how his career as a political orator started. We also look at how Phillip managed to conquer Olynthos.http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show

In this episode I am talking about the great come back of Phillip the Second of Macedon. He had lost a couple of battles against Onomarchos of Phokida. This time he is more prepared after he took some time off. They meet in the plain of Crocus. Their battle took place in the year 353. I also talk about what Phillip got up to in the years 352 and 351.http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show

We start off talking about the oracle of Delphi and the lovely Pythia. Then I describe how the Third Sacred War started and how Phillip was involved.http://alexandroscast.gr/en/donate/Support the show