CLCS 380, FINAL EXAM Review Sheet:
Campaigns of Alexander Spring 2023
PART I. MAP TEST. Select the most appropriate answer for
the numbered items (Map and Multiple Choice 40 questions, 2 points each)
PART II. Multiple Choice
items:
CAMPAIGNS: Battle of Granicus R., Battle of Issos,
Siege of Tyre, the Oracle of Zeus Ammon at Siwah, Gaugamela, the Philotas Conspiracy, the
"Undisciplined Division"; Mutiny at the Hyphasis,
the Epigoni, Battle of the Hydaspes River;
Battle vs the Mallians,
PERSIAN AND OTHER LEADERS: Darius III, Bessus, Porus (Puru), Ombhi (Ambhi, Taxila), Dhana Nanda (Agrammes of Gangaridae)
PLOTS VS. ALEX: Parmenio, Philotas, Cleitus the Black, Callisthenes, the Mutiny at Opis
FRIENDS AND SUCCESSORS: Philip Arrhidaeus,
Roxane-Alexander IV, Perdiccas, Antigonus the
One-Eyed, Demetrius Poliorketes, Ptolemy I Soter, Seleucus I Nicator, Siege
of Rhodes (306-305 BC), Eumenes of Cardia, Philetairos
of Pergamum (Attalids), Lysimachus
SUCCESSOR STATES: Ptolemaic Egypt (Alexandria; 305-27 BC), Seleucid Syria (Antioch;
305-63), Antigonid Macedonia (Pella, 270-166), Attalid Pergamum (Pergamum, 270-133); “Friends of the
King”; kosmopolitai, gymnastic education
HELLENISTIC PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION-- Zoroaster,
Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Jainism, Buddhism, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Zeno
the Stoic, Epicurus, Diogenes the Cynic, Isis Cult, Mithras Cult
MULTIPLE CHOICE SECTION WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
IMAGES AVAILABLE AT THE LINKS BELOW
IMAGES FROM ALEXANDER’S CAMPAIGNS AT THE WEBSITE: Pergamum, Alexandria,
Persepolis,
KNOW THE BATTLE MAPS: Granicus R., Issos, Gaugamela, Hydaspes River
IMAGES TO
KNOW:
Ptolemy I Soter Demetrius Poliorketes Dying Gallic Warrior, Altar of Zeus,Pergamum
(367-382) (337-283
BC) Pergamum
Antigonus the One-Eyed
Cleopatra and Philip Arrhidaeus Helepolis, Siege of
(382-301 BC) Rhodes (306-05 BC)
Artemis of Ephesus Library
of Vedius Rhodian
amphora Pataliputra
at
Ephesus
Edict of Ashoka Stupa
at Sanchi Buddhist monastery Elephant stables at
At
Karli Gwalior
Pyramids of Meroe Ishtar
Gate from Babylon Cleopatra of Egypt
With
Julius Caesar
And
Caesarion
Tyre Persian
era fortifications Priene Halicarnassus
At
Sardis
Part III: ESSAY (WRITE ON ONE ONLY, DETERMINED BY
LOT) (20 points)
EVEN: THE CHARACTER OF ALEXANDER. Do a character-study of
Alexander: what seem to have been the formative influences in his
life? Was there method to his madness? Describe his
parents and the influence that they appear to have had on
him. Discuss his supposed personality changes and the specific
turning points at which we begin to perceive them. With regard to his behavior at the end of his career,
discuss whether his actions as "Great King" were rationally or
irrationally motivated.
ODD: MACEDONIAN MUTINIES and CONSPIRACIES. Discuss problems which arose between
Alexander and his Macedonian army during the campaigns from Persia to India and
back (330-323 B.C.). Mention and assess
all pertinent evidence for the soldiers' complaints arising during the
mutinies. What issues and/or attitudes
seem to have been at root in these conflicts? You are welcome to discuss the
question from the perspective of the officers and bodyguards or the common
soldiers.