Vocabulary
tool with a long, curved blade
scythe
general who ruled Egypt after Alexander's death
Ptolemy
last of the Ptolemies
Cleopatra
city founded by and named after Alexander the Great
Alexandria
"My father will leave me nothing to do!"
Alexander the Great
indifferent to pain or pleasure
stoic
king of Macedonia; father of Alexander the Great
Philip II
philosopher and teacher of Alexander
Aristotle
Egyptian monarchs descended from one of Alexander's generals
the Ptolemies
"To the strongest."
Alexander the Great
Persian provincial governor
satrap
Athenian orator who warned against growing Macedonian power
Demosthenes
king of Persia defeated by Alexander
Darius III
complicated knot "untied" by Alexander
the Gordian knot
"Let us be equally energetic and unselfish and just, then we shall triumph."
Demosthenes
one who believes all people are motivated by selfishness
cynic
founder of the Stoic school of philosophy
Zeno
wife of Alexander
Roxana
series of speeches by Demosthenes against Philip
the Philippics
"Never a day without a line."
Apelles
devoted to good food and drink
epicurean
poet; author of "The Odes?
Pindar
last monarch defeated by Alexander
Porus
Alexander's first battle against the Persians
the battle of the Granicus
"Sell me to someone who wishes a master"
Diogenes