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Athens during Hellenistic times
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I was wondering about what conflicts Athens got herself into during Hellenistic times, after her defeat alongside Thebes at Chaeronea and prior to the sacking by Rome. Did she ever end up joining into another league after Chaeronea or did she continue on her own way? Any more forays into Chalkidike or the Thrakian coast? What we her oversees possessions like?

EDIT: Sorry, wrong forum! :oops: Can a moderator move this to the Greek Military forum? Confusedhock:
Michael D. Hafer [aka Mythos Ruler, aka eX | Vesper]
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#2
Try to raise a fleet to challenge the Macedoninans. Antipater at Crannon put an end to that.
Then the they became so subserviant to Demetrius "the Besieger" to the point of making Acropolis Demtrious "plearure dome" :oops:

At 279 B.C.Athenian general Callipos commanded the Greeks at Therompylae against the Gauls.

After that they were squabling with the Beotians about Horopos till Flamininos compromised both parties.

Later a guy called Demtrios Phalireus ursuped power with the help of Mithradates troops and attacked the Beotians or rather let the Pontic troops to do it.
Beotian called Sylla and finally helped him a lot to destroy Athens.

Very later Herrod Attikus helped the Roman Emperors with good quality cavalry and left as a legacy the Music Theater at the feet of Acropolis so that the "Athens festival" can take place in modern times.

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#3
Beat the crap out of Antipater until they ran out of gas... (too often dismissed, as Athens won some battles and very nearly overthrew Macedon. if only Sparta had helped...)
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Quote:Beat the crap out of Antipater until they ran out of gas... (too often dismissed, as Athens won some battles and very nearly overthrew Macedon. if only Sparta had helped...)


This was the Lamian War, right?
Michael D. Hafer [aka Mythos Ruler, aka eX | Vesper]
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