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Elias Kapetanopoulos
Professor Dr. (Greece-Rome)
Department of History
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, CT 06050-4010 (USA)
Telephone:
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E-mail: Kapetanopoulos@mail.ccsu.edu
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Areas of Research: Attic epigraphy-Athenian institutions of the Roman period
(200 B.C.-3rd c. A.D.), and early
Makedon(ia): Makedones as Hellenes.
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MAKEDONIS H' = MAKEDONIS VIII
MEROS BÉ= PART II > FILIPPOS BÉ = PHILIP II

Philip II’s YVRAJ (ceremonial?
cuirass) from Bergina [from ELEUYEROTUPIA,
t°xnew, 07/02/2003 [Online]
29-1-99=6-10-99 = 18 ÉIanouar€ou 2008
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Theopompos – FGrH No. 115
Isokrates, efiw F€lippon [a diagram/outline in ÉArx. ÉEfhm. 1993 (1995) 24, under N].
2. FILIPPVI (LETTER
2. TO PHILIP, I), and 3. FILIPPVI (LETTER 3. TO PHILIP, II)
Speusippos, Letter to Philip
A. F. Natoli, The Letter of Speusippus to Philip
II. Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentaty [Historia Einzelschrift
176. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner, 2004].
Reviewed
by Ian Worthington in BMCR 2005.03.03 [Online].
Aischines, PERI THS PARAPRESBEIAS
(ON THE EMBASSY); KATA KTHSIFVNTOS
(AGAINST KTESIPHON).
Demosthenes,
OLUNYIAKOS A, B,
G (1st, 2nd 3rd Olynthiac)
OLUNYIAKOS B, 18-19:
(18) efi m¢n gãr tiw énÆr §stin §n aÈto›w [=j°noiw-pezeta€roiw] oÂow ¶mpeirow pol°mou ka‹
ég≈nvn, toÊtouw m¢n filotim€& pãntaw épvye›n aÈtÚn [=F€lippon] ¶fh [=t«n §n aÈtª tª x≈r& gegenhm°nvn tiw], boulÒmenon pãnyÉ aÍtoË
doke›n e‰nai tå ¶rga (prÚw går aÔ to›w êlloiw ka‹ tØn filotim€an énup°rblhton
e‰nai): efi d° tiw s≈frvn µ d€kaiow êllvw, tØn kayÉ ≤m°ran ékras€an toË b€ou ka‹
m°yhn ka‹ kordakismoÁw oÈ dunãmenow f°rein, pare«syai ka‹ §n oÈdenÚw e‰nai
m°rei tÚn toioËton. (19) loipoÁw dØ per‹ aÈtÚn e‰nai l˙ståw ka‹ kÒlakaw ka‹
toioÊtouw ényr≈pouw o·ouw meyusy°ntaw Ùrxe›syai toiaËyÉ oÂÉ §g∆ nËn Ùkn« prÚw
≤mçw Ùnomãsai. d∞lon dÉ ˜ti taËtÉ §st‹n élhy∞: ka‹ går oÏw §ny°nde pãntew
épÆlaunon …w polÁ t«n yaumatopoi«n éselgest°rouw ˆntaw, Kall€an §ke›non tÚn
dhmÒsion ka‹ toioÊtouw ényr≈pouw, m€mouw gelo€vn ka‹ poihtåw afisxr«n ôsmãtvn,
œn efiw toÁw sunÒntaw poioËsin ßneka toË gelasy∞nai, toÊtouw égapò ka‹ per‹
aÍtÚn ¶xei.
Demosthenes’ polemics against Philip. See below, under Athenaios, XIV 614
d-e.
Athenaios, IV 155 c: DoËriw dÉ ı Sãmiow §n tª t«n flstori«n izÉ Polusp°rxontã fhsin efi
meyusye€h ka€toi presbÊteron ˆnta Ùrxe›syai, oÈdenÚw MakedÒnvn ˆnta deÊteron
oÎte katå tØn strathg€an oÎte katå tØn éj€vsin, ka‹ §nduÒmenon aÈtÚn krokvtÚn
ka‹ ÍpodoÊmenon Siku≈nia diatele›n ÙrxoÊmenon. [cf. ibid. 155
a-b. Antiochos and his friends
(f€loi) dancing]
Xoreutarãdew ofl
MakedÒnew
KATA FILIPPOU A,
B, G, [D] (1st, 2nd, 3rd, [4th]]
Philippic)
[D], [4th]
= [Dhmosy°nhw]
PERI THS EIRHNHS
(ON THE PEACE)
PERI TOU
STEFANOU (ON THE CROWN)
PERI THS
PARAPRESBEIAS (ON THE EMBASSY) [DE FALSA LEGATIONE]
PERI TVN EN
XERRONHSVI (ON THE CHERSONESE)
[Dhmosy°nhw] -
PROS THN EPISTOLHN FILIPPOU (ANSWER TO PHILIP’S
LETTER)
[Fil€ppou]
– EPISTOLH FILIPPOU (PHILIP’S LETTER)
[Dhmosy°nhw] – PERI ALONNHSVI (ON HALONNESOS)
IG IG II2 236=Greek
Historical Inscriptions, ed. M.N. Tod [Ares
Publishers, Chicago 1985], No. 177.
Treaty
of the Synedrion members with Philip
II [338/7 B.C.]
[………….26………….]I[…6…]
[ÜOrkow. ÉOmnÊv
D€a G∞n ÜHlion Pose]id« ÉA[yhnç]-
[n ÖArh yeoÁw pãntaw
ka‹ pãsa]w: §mmen« [§n t∞]-
[i efirÆnhi, ka‹
oÈ lÊsv tåw s]unyÆkaw tå[w pr]
[Úw basil°a
F€lippon, oÈd]¢ ˜pla §po€[sv §]-
(5)
[p‹
phmon∞i §pÉ oÈy°na t«n] §mmenÒntvn §n t-
[o›w ˜rkoiw oÎte
katå g∞n] oÎte katå [y]ãlas-
[san, oÈd¢ pÒlin
oÈd¢ fro]Êrion katalÆcom-
[ai oÈd¢ lim°na §p‹ pol°]mvi oÈyenÚw t«n t-
[∞w efirÆnhw
koinvnoÊnt]vn t°xnhi oÈdemi-
(10)
[çi oÈd¢
mhxan∞I, oÈd¢ t]Øn basile€an [t]Øn F-
[il€ppou ka‹ t«n
§kgÒn]vn katalÊsv, oÈd¢ tå-
[w polite€aw tåw
oÎsaw] parÉ •kãstoiw, ˜te t-
[oÁw ˜rkouw toÁw
per‹ t∞]w efirÆnhw mnuon,
[oÈdÉ aÈtÚw
oÈy¢n Ípena]nt€on ta›sde ta›w
(15)
[sunyÆkaiw poÆsv
oÈdÉ êl]lvi §pitr°cv efiw
[dÊnamin: ín d°
tiw po∞i ti] parãspondon pe-
[r‹ tåw
sunyÆkaw, bohyÆsv] kayÒti ín parag-
[g°llvsin ofl
édikoÊmenoi] ka‹ polemÆsv t«- (20)
[i tØn koinØn
efirÆnhn par]aba€nonti kayÒti
[ín dok∞i t«i
koin«I suned]r€vi ka‹ ı ≤ge[m∆]-
[n keleÊhi
paragg°llhi, ka‹ oÈk §nk]atale€cv to ..
[-----------23------------]sk[….8….]
lacuna
-------------------------------------------------------
: 1
[Kerkura€vn
dÆmou : || : Yes]sal«n :
D
(25)
[parå Yessal€an
MagnÆtv]n : ||
[ÉAxai«n Fyivt«n
: ||: nhs]ivt«n : |
[Samoyrãikvn
dÆmou ka‹] Yas€vn : ||
[Afitvl«n :
1
: ÉAkarnã]vn : ||: ÉAmbrakivt[«n
: |]
[-------------------------------------é]pÚ
Yrãikhw ka‹
(30)
[-------------------------
:] Fvk°vn : |||:
Lokr«n : |||
[Dvri°vn ka‹
Ofit]a€vn ka‹ Mali°vn ka‹
[Afiniãnvn ka‹
ÉAg]ra€vn ka‹ DolÒpvn : 1
[ÉAyamãnvn ka‹
Pe]rraib«n : ||
[Zakuny€vn
dÆmo]u ka‹ Kefalhn€aw : |||
(35)
For dotted letters, see Tod’s text; minor changes
here and there with no significant alteration to the original text. However, in line 5, where Tod’s text
has [F€lippon MakedÒna], [basil°a F€lippon] is preferrable; the
restoration of MakedÒna is awkward in
the context of the document and automatically cancels itself out [it seems the
ethnic MakedÒna was incorporated into
the text to create a contrasting clash between Philip (and the Makedones) and
the (Greek) members of the Synedrion,
but that would not have been the oath’s purpose; moreover, if Makedona appeared
originally in line 5, then that ethnic should have also appeared in line 12
after il€ppou].
N.G.L. Hammond-F.W. Walbank, A History of
Macedonia, III (Oxford 1988) 571-579=SEG
38 (1988=’91) 20, No. 63.
Cf. Plutarch, Phokion 16.4-5: ÑO
d¢ tØn m¢n êllhn toË Fil€ppou polite€an ka‹ filanyrvp€an ’eto [=Fvk€vn] de›n prosd°xesyai: Dhmãdou d¢ grãcantow
˜pvw ≤ pÒliw met°xoi t∞w koin∞w efirÆnhw ka‹ toË sunedr€ou to›w ÜEllhsin, oÈk
e‡a prÚ toË gn«nai t€na F€lippow aÍt“ gen°syai parå t«n ÑEllÆnvn éji≈sei: (5)
krathye‹w d¢ tª gn∆m˙ diå tÚn kairÒn, …w eÈyÁw •≈ra toÁw ÉAyhna€ouw
metamelom°nouw, ˜ti ka‹ triÆreiw ¶dei par°xein t“ Fil€ppƒ ka‹ flppe›w, “TaËta,”
¶fh, “foboÊmenow ±nantioÊmhn: §pe‹ d¢
sun°yesye, de› mØ bar°vw f°rein mhd¢ éyume›n, memnhm°nouw ˜ti ka‹ ofl prÒgonoi
pot¢ m¢n êrxontew, pot¢ d¢ érxÒmenoi, kal«w d¢ émfÒtera taËta poioËntew ka‹ tØn
pÒlin ¶svsan ka‹ toÁw ÜEllhnaw,” ktl.
[below].
Inscriptions: P. Harding, From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the
Battle of Ipsus (1985).
Diodoros, Bk.
XV.95.4: T«n d¢
suggraf°vn DionusÒdvrow (=DionusiÒdvrow)
ka‹ ÖAnajiw ofl Boivto‹ tØn t«n ÑEllhnik«n flstor€an efiw toËton tÚn §niautÚn
katestrÒfasi tåw suntãjeiw. ≤me›w
d¢ tåw prÚ Fil€ppou toË basil°vw prãjeiw dielhluyÒtew, taÊthn m¢n tØn b€blon
katå tØn §n érxª prÒyesin aÈtoË
perigrãfomen (=paragrãfomen), tØn dÉ
§xom°nhn épÚ t∞w Fil€ppou paralÆcevw t∞w basile€aw érjãmenoi pãsaw di°jimen tåw
toË basil°vw toÊtou prãjeiw m°xri t∞w teleut∞w, sumperilambãnontew ka‹ tåw
êllaw tåw gegenhm°naw (=genom°naw cet) §n to›w gnvrizom°noiw m°resi t∞w ofikoum°nhw.
XVI:
1-2: ÑVw F€lippow
ı ÉAmÊntou par°labe tØn t«n MakedÒnvn basile€an.
3: ÑVw ÉArga›on éntipoioÊmenon t∞w
basile€aw §n€khsen.
4: ÑVw ÉIllurioÁw ka‹ Pa€onaw
katapolemÆsaw §ktÆsato tØn progonikØn érxÆn. 8.1-2: Poliork€a ÉAmfipÒlevw ÍpÚ Fil€ppou ka‹ ëlvsiw.
8.3-7: ÑVw F€lippow toÁw Pudna€ouw
§jandrapodisãmenow tå xrÊseia m°talla kateskeÊasen.
22.3:
SundromØ tri«n basil°vn §p‹ F€lippon.
34.4-5: ÑVw F€lippow Mey≈nhn •l∆n
kat°skacen.
53.1: ÑVw F€lippow Fvke›w nikÆsaw
§j°balen §k t∞w Yettal€aw.
35.2: ÑVw ÉOnÒmarxow ı FvkeÁw
F€lippon dus‹ mãxaiw nikÆsaw efiw toÁw §sxãtouw kindÊnouw ≥gagen.
35.4-5:
ÑVw ÉOnÒmarxow §n Yettal€& paratajãmenow
prÚw F€lippon ka‹ YettaloÁw ≤ttÆyh.
35.6: ÑVw aÈtÚw m¢n §kremãsyh, ofl dÉ
êlloi katepont€syhsan …w flerÒsuloi.
37.3: ÑVw ofl t«n Fera€vn tÊrannoi
paradÒntew Fil€ppƒ tåw Feråw Fvk°vn §g°nonto sÊmmaxoi.
52.9-55: ÑVw F€lippow tåw Xalkidikåw
pÒleiw prosagagÒmenow tØn §pishmotãthn pÒlin kat°skacen.
69.7-8: ÑVw F€lippow §n°balen efiw tØn
ÉIllur€da ka‹ …w §j°bale toÁw turãnnouw §k t«n Yettal«n pÒlevn.
71.1-3: ÑVw F€lippow §p‹ toÁw Yrñkaw
§strãteusen.
72.1:
F€lippow sunÆrghsen efiw tØn diadoxØn
ÉAlejãndrou toË t∞w ÉOlumpiãdow édelfoË.
74-77: Per€nyou ka‹ Buzant€ou poliork€a ÍpÚ Fil€ppou.
84-88: Fil€ppou parãtajiw prÚw
ÉAyhna€ouw §n Xairvne€& ka‹ ∏tta ÉAyhna€vn.
89: ÑVw ofl ÜEllhnew aÈtokrãtora
strathgÚn e·lonto F€lippon.
91-94:
ÑVw F€lippow m°llvn diaba€nein efiw tØn
ÉAs€an én˙r°yh.
94.1-4: (1) ÑO d¢ Pausan€aw
émetãyeton fulãttvn tØn ÙrgØn ¶speude mØ mÒnon parå toË prãjantow labe›n
timvr€an, éllå ka‹ parå toË mØ timvroËntow aÈt“. sunepelãbeto d¢ taÊthw t∞w
proair°sevw mãlista ı sofistØw ÑErmokrãthw. toË går Pausan€ou sxolãzontow aÈt“ ka‹ katå tØn diatribØn
puyom°nou p«w ên tiw g°noito §pifan°statow, ı sofistØw épekr€yh efi tÚn tå m°gista
prãjanta én°loi: tª går per‹ toÊtou mnÆm˙ sumperilhfyÆsesyai ka€ tÚn tØn
éna€resin aÈtoË poihsãmenon. (2)
énen°gkaw d¢ prÚw tØn fid€an ÙrgØn tÚn lÒgon ka‹ diå tÚn yumÚn oÈdem€an t∞w
gn≈mhw Íp°ryesin poihsãmenow §n aÈto›w to›w Ípokeim°noiw ég«si tØn §piboulØn
sunestÆsato toi“d° tini trÒpƒ. (3) ·ppouw parasthsãmenow ta›w pÊlaiw par∞lye
prÚw tåw efiw tÚ y°atron efisÒdouw ¶xvn kekrumm°nhn KeltikØn mãxairan. toË d¢ Fil€ppou toÁw parakolouyoËntaw
f€louw keleÊsantow proeiselye›n efiw tÚ y°atron ka‹ t«n dorufÒrvn diest≈tvn,
ır«n tÚn basil°a memonvm°non pros°drame ka‹ diå t«n pleur«n dianta€an §n°gkaw
plhgØn tÚn m¢n basil°a nekrÚn §j°teinen, aÈtÚw dÉ §p‹ tåw pÊlaw ka‹ toÁw
≤toimasm°nouw prÚw tØn fugØn ¶yeen (=¶yeen
PX: §n°yeen cet.; ¶yei Dindorf) ·ppouw.
(4) eÈyÁw d¢ t«n svmatofulãkvn ofl m¢n prÚw tÚ s«ma toË basil°vw Àrmhsan,
ofl dÉ §p‹ tÚn toË sfag°vw divgmÚn §jexÊyhsan (=§pexÊyhsan PX), §n oÂw
Íp∞rxon ka‹ LeÒnnatow ka‹ Perd€kkaw ka‹ ÖAttalow. ı d¢ Pausan€aw prolab∆n t∞w di≈jevw ¶fyasen ín §p‹ tÚn ·ppon
énaphdÆsaw, efi mØ t∞w Ípod°sevw per‹ êmpelÒn tina periplake€shw ¶pesen. diÒper ofl per‹ tÚn Perd€kkan
katalabÒntew aÈtÚn §k t∞w g∞w énistãmenon ka‹ sugkentÆsantew éne›lon.
Perdikkas was probably related to the royal
family, and this would explain why Alexander gave him the signet ring before he
died [cf. AncW 25.1 (1994) 13, note
30]. Diodoros, 17.117.2-4: (2) eÈyÁw dÉ ofl m¢n per‹ tØn yerape€an §kdejãmenoi
kat°klinan aÈtÚn (=ÉAl°jandron) ka‹ prosÆdreuon §pimel«w, (3) toË d¢ pãyouw
§pite€nontow ka‹ t«n fiatr«n sugklhy°ntvn bohy∞sai m¢n oÈde‹w §dunÆyh, pollo›w
d¢ pÒnoiw ka‹ deina›w élghdÒsi susxeye€w, §peidØ tÚ z∞n ép°gnv, perielÒmenow
tÚn daktÊlion ¶dvke Perd€kk&.
(4) t«n d¢ f€lvn §pervt≈ntvn, T€ni tØn basile€an épole€peiw; e‰pen, T“
krat€stƒ, ka‹ prosefy°gjato, taÊthn teleuta€an fvnØn pro°menow, ˜ti m°gan ég«na
aÈt“ §pitãfion sustÆsontai pãntew ofl prvteÊontew t«n f€lvn.
95.1-5: (1) F€lippow
m¢n oÔn m°gistow genÒmenow t«n kayÉ •autÚn §p‹ t∞w EÈr≈phw basil°vn ka‹ diå tÚ
m°geyow t∞w érx∞w •autÚn to›w d≈deka yeo›w sÊnyronon katariymÆsaw toiaÊthw
¶tuxe t∞w toË b€ou katastrof∞w, êrjaw ¶th t°ssara prÚw to›w e‡kosi. (2) doke› dÉ otow ı basileÁw §lax€staw
m¢n efiw tØn monarx€an éformåw pareilhf°nai, meg€sthn d¢ t«n parÉ ÜEllhsi monarxi«n kataktÆsasyai,
hÈjhk°nai d¢ tØn ≤gemon€an oÈx oÏtv diå t∞w §n to›w ˜ploiw éndragay€aw …w diå
t∞w §n to›w lÒgoiw ımil€aw ka‹ filofrosÊnhw. (3) fas‹ d¢ ka‹ aÈtÚn tÚn F€lippon
semnÊnesyai mçllon §p‹ tª stratigikª sun°sei ka‹ to›w diå t∞w ımil€aw
§piteÊgmasin ≥per §p‹ tª katå tåw
mãxaw (=summax€aw) éndre€&: (4)
t«n m¢n går katå toÁw ég«naw katoryvmãtvn met°xein ëpantaw toÁw strateuom°nouw,
t«n d¢ diå t∞w ımil€aw ginom°nvn §pityeugmãtvn aÈtÚn mÒnon lambãnein tØn
§pigrafÆn. (5) ÑHme›w dÉ §peidØ pãresmen §p‹ tØn Fil€ppou teleutÆn, taÊthn m¢n
tØn b€blon aÈtoË perigrãcomen katå tØn §n érxª prÒyesin, t∞w dÉ §xom°nhw érxØn
(=tØn arxØn PX; érx∞w cet.)
tØn ÉAlejãndrou parãlhcin t∞w basile€aw poihsãmenoi peirasÒmeya perilabe›n
èpãsaw aÈtoË tåw prãjeiw §n miò b€blƒ.
XVII: ÑVw
ÉAl°jandrow diadejãmenow tØn basile€an kat°sthse tå katå tØn érxØn (chs.
1-7).
Plutarch, Phokion 16.6: Fil€ppou d¢ époyanÒntow eÈagg°lia yÊein
tÚn d∞mon oÈk e‡a: ka‹ går
égenn¢w e‰nai §pixa€rein, ka‹ tØn §n
Xairvne€& paratajam°nhn prÚw aÈtoÁw dÊnamin •n‹ s≈mati mÒnon §lãttv
gen°syai.
Plutarch, Demosthenes 16.2: oÈ mØn ¶n ge ta›w êllaiw tima›w ka‹
filofrosÊnaiw ˜moion aÍtÚn
t“ Dhmosy°nei pare›xen [=F€lippow], éllå prosÆgeto toÁw per‹ Afisx€nhn
ka‹ Filokrãthn mçllon [=embassy
of 346 B.C.]. ˜yen §painoÊntvn §ke€nvn tÚn F€lippon …w ka‹ l°gein dunat≈taton
ka‹ kãlliston Ùfy∞nai ka‹ nØ D€a sumpie›n flkan≈taton, ±nagkãzeto baska€nvn
§pisk≈ptein …w tÚ m¢n sofistoË, tÚ d¢ gunaikÒw, tÚ d¢ spoggiçw e‡h, basil°vw dÉ
oÈd¢n §gk≈mion.
Plutarch, Demosthenes 20.1: TaËta m¢n oÔn ˜pvw ¶xei, diait∞sai xalepÒn [=about the Thermodon
river, 19.1-3]: ı d¢ Dhmosy°nhw l°getai to›w t«n ÑEllÆnvn ˜ploiw
§kteyarrhk≈w, ka‹ lamprÚw ÍpÚ =≈mhw ka‹ proyum€aw éndr«n tosoÊtvn prokaloum°nvn
toÁw polem€ouw afirÒmenow, oÎte xrhsmo›w §çn pros°xein oÎte mante€aw ékoÊein,
éllå ka‹ tØn Puy€an Íponoe›n …w filipp€zousan, énamimnÆskvn ÉEpamin≈ndou toÁw
Yhba€ouw ka‹ Perikl°ouw toÁw ÉAyhna€ouw, …w §ke›noi tå toiaËta deil€aw
≤goÊmenoi profãseiw §xr«nto to›w logismo›w. [Battle of
Chaironeia, 338 B.C.]
Plutarch, Demosthenes 20.3: Paraut€ka m¢n oÔn ı F€lippow §p‹ tª n€k˙ [=tª §n Xairvne€&] diå
tØn xarån §jubr€saw, ka‹ kvmãsaw §p‹ toÁw
nekroÁw meyÊvn, ¬de tØn érxØn toË Dhmosy°nouw chf€smatow prÚw pÒda diair«n ka‹
ÍpokroÊvn:
Dhmosy°nhw Dhmosy°nouw PaianieÁw tãdÉ e‰pen:***
§knÆcaw d¢ ka‹ tÚ m°geyow toË peristãntow aÈtÚn ég«now §n n“ lab∆n ¶fritte tØn deinÒthta ka‹ tØn dÊnamin toË =Ætorow, §n m°rei mikr“ miçw ≤m°raw tÚn Íp¢r t∞w ≤gemon€aw ka‹ toË s≈matow énarr›cai k€ndunon énagkasye‹w ÍpÉ aÈtoË. (4) di›kto dÉ ≤ dÒja m°xri toË Pers«n basil°vw [the King’s letters to give money to Demosthenes and of all Hellenes to pay special attention to him, since he was causing trouble to Philip, more or less].
***Philip knew his iambic tetrameter catalectic well [cf. Loeb].
Plutarch, Demosthenes 21.3: tÚn m¢n oÔn lÒgon e‰pen ı DhmosyÆnhw, to›w d¢
chf€smasin oÈx
•autÒn, éllÉ §n
m°rei t«n f€lvn ßkaston §p°grafen, §joivnizÒmenow tÚn ‡dion da€mona ka‹ tØn
tÊxhn, ßvw aÔyiw éneyãrrhse Fil€ppou teleutÆsantow. §teleÊthse d¢ tª per‹
Xair≈neian eÈtux€& xrÒnon oÈ polÁn §pibi≈saw: ka‹ toËto doke› t“ teleuta€ƒ
t«n §p«n ı xrhsmÚw époyesp€sai:
kla€ei ı nikhye€w, ı d¢ nikÆsaw épÒlvlen.***
22.1-4: ÖEgnv m¢n oÔn krÊfa
tØn toË Fil€ppou teleutØn ı Dhmosy°nhw, prokatalambãnvn d¢ tÚ yarre›n §p‹ tå
m°llonta toÁw ÉAyhna€ouw, pro∞lye faidrÚw efiw tØn boulØn …w ˆnar •vrak∆w éfÉ o‘ ti m°ga prosdokçn
ÉAyhna€oiw égayÒn: ka‹ metÉ oÈ polÁ par∞san ofl tÚn Fil€ppou yãnaton
épagg°llontew. eÈyÁw oÔn ¶yuon eÈagg°lia ka‹ stefanoËn §chf€santo Pausan€an.
(2) ka‹ pro∞lyen ı Dhmosy°nhw ¶xvn lamprÚn flmãtion §stefanom°now, •bdÒmhn
≤m°ran t∞w yugatrÚw aÈtoË teynhku€aw, …w ı Afisx€nhw fhs‹ loidor«n §p‹ toÊtƒ ka‹
kathgor«n aÈtoË misotekn€an, aÈtÚw Ãn égennØw ka‹ malakÒw, efi tå p°nyh ka‹ toÁw
ÙdurmoÁw ≤m°rou ka‹ filostÒrgou cux∞w §poie›to shme›a, tÚ d¢ élÊpvw f°rein
taËta ka‹ prãƒw épedok€mazen. (3) ÉEg∆ dÉ, …w m¢n §p‹ yanãtƒ basil°vw ≤m°rvw
oÏtv ka‹ filanyr≈pvw §n oÂw hÈtÊxhse xrhsam°nou pta€sasin aÈto›w stefanhfore›n
kal«w e‰xe ka‹ yÊein, oÈk ín e‡poimi: prÚw går t“ nemesht“ ka‹ égenn°w, z«nta
m¢n timçn ka‹ poie›syai pol€thn, pesÒntow dÉ ÍfÉ •t°rou mØ f°rein tØn xarån
metr€vw, éllÉ §piskirtçn t“ nekr“ ka‹ paivn€zein, Àsper aÈtoÁw éndragayÆsantaw:
(4) ˜ti m°ntoi tåw o‡koi tÊxaw ka‹ dãkrua ka‹ ÙdurmoÁw épolip∆n ta›w gunaij‹n ı
Dhmosy°nhw, ì tª pÒlei sumf°rein ’eto, taËtÉ ¶pratten, §pain«, ktl.
***Idem, ibid. 19.1
..., ka‹ xrhsmÚw ædeto palaiÚw §k t«n
Sibulle€vn:
t∞w §p‹ Yerm≈donti mãxhw épãneuye geno€mhn,
afietÚw §n nef°essi ka‹ ±°ri yhÆsasyai.
kla€ei ı nikhye€w, ı d¢ nikÆsaw épÒlvle.
In 2 Plutarch comments that in his time no river at Chaironeia was
named Thermodon, conjecturing that Haimon was then called Thermodon; Douris’
other interpretation of Thermodon. Battle of Chaironeia [338 B.C.]
Plutarch, HYIKA, APOFYEGMATA BASILEVN KAI
STRATHGVN, 177 C-179 D [1-31
(FILIPPOU TOU
ALEJANDROU PATROS)].
15. T«n d¢ per‹ Lasy°nhn tÚn ÉOlÊnyion §gkaloÊntvn ka‹
éganaktoÊntvn, ˜ti prodÒtaw aÈtoÁw ¶nioi t«n per‹ F€lippon épokaloËsi, skaioÁw
¶fh fÊsei ka‹ égro€kouw e‰nai MakedÒnaw ka‹ tØn skãfhn skãfhn l°gontaw. See below, MAKEDONES SKAIOI.
Pausanias, EÉ HLIAKVN 17.4: metekom€syh d¢ aÈtÒse ka‹ §k toË kaloum°nou Filippe€ou, xrusoË ka‹
taËta ka‹ §l°fantow, EÈrud€kh te ≤ Fil€ppou.
20.9-10: ¶sti
d¢ §ntÚw t∞w ÖAltevw tÒ Mhtr“on ka‹ o‡khma perifer¢w ÙnomazÒmenon Filippe›on:
§p‹ korufª d° §sti toË Filippe€ou mÆkvn xalk∞ sÊndesmow to›w doko›w. (10) toËto
tÚ o‡khmã §sti m¢n katå tØn ¶jodon tØn katå tÚ prutane›on §n éristerò,
pepo€htai d¢ Ùpt∞w pl€nyou, k€onew d¢ per‹ aÈtÚ •stÆkasi: Fil€ppƒ d¢ §poiÆyh
metå tÚ §n Xairvne€& tØn ÑEllãda Ùlisye›n. ke›ntai d¢ aÈtÒyi F€lippÒw te ka‹ ÉAl°jandrow, sÁn d¢
aÈto›w ÉAmÊntaw ı Fil€ppou patÆr: ¶rga d° §sti ka‹ taËta Levxãrouw §l°fantow
ka‹ xrusoË, kayå ka‹ t∞w ÉOlumpiãdow ka‹ EÈrud€khw efis‹n afl efikÒnew.
NOTE.
Pausanias’ statement Fil€ppƒ d¢ §poiÆyh metå tÚ §n
Xairvne€& tØn ÑEllãda Ùlisye›n is
simply a chronological reference, and it does not imply that the Philippeion
was erected by Philip as a kind of memorial to his victory at Chaironeia in 338
B.C. Rather the erection of the Philippeion within the Altis and close to the
temple of Zeus indicates Philip’s/Makedones’ identification with Zeus, or the
journey from Dion to Olympia. Philip viewed himself apparently as the
thirteenth Olympian God, as indicated by his golden image accompanying the
twelve images of the Olympian Gods at the celebration at Aigai. Cf. Diodoros, 16.92.5:
T°low d¢ toË pÒtou
dialuy°ntow ka‹ t«n ég≈nvn katå tØn Ístera€an tØn érxØn lambanÒntvn tÚ m¢n pl∞yow
¶ti nuktÚw oÎshw sun°trexen efiw tÚ y°atron, ëma dÉ ≤m°r& t∞w pomp∞w ginom°nhw
sÁn ta›w êllaiw ta›w megaloprep°si kataskeua›w e‡dvla t«n d≈deka ye«n §pÒmpeue
ta›w te dhmiourg€aiw peritt«w efirgasm°na ka‹ tª lamprÒthti toË ploÊtou yaumast«w
kekosmhm°na: sÁn d¢ toÊtoiw aÈtoË toË Fil€ppou triskaid°katon §pÒmpeue yeoprep¢w
e‡dvlon, sÊnyronon •autÚn épodeiknÊontow toË basil°vw to›w d≈deka yeo›w, and 95.1: F€lippow
m¢n oÔn m°gistow genÒmenow t«n kayÉ •autÚn §p‹ t∞w EÈr≈phw basil°vn ka‹ diå tÚ
m°geyow t∞w érx∞w •autÚn to›w d≈deka yeo›w sÊnyronon katariymÆsaw toiaÊthw
¶tuxe t∞w toË b€ou katastrof∞w, êrjaw ¶th t°ssara prÚw to›w e‡kosi. [18-I-2008]
See under Fourth International Symposium on Alexander the Great, 3-6 April 2008, Clemson, SC: Philip II and Alexander III: Father, Son and Dunasteia =
http://people.clemson.edu/~elizab/Alexander%20conference.html
[Olga Palagia].
Justin, VII-IX
VII.4.5: …, qui (=Amyntas) ex Eurydice tres filios sustulit,
Alexandrum, Perdiccam et Philippum, Alexandri Magni Macedonis patrem, et filiam
Euryonen, ex Gygaea autem Archelaum, Arridaeum, Menelaum.
VII.5.1-3: Igitur Alexander inter prima initia regni bellum ab Illyriis
pacta mercede et Philippo fratre dato obside redemit (2) Interiecto quoque tempore per eundem obsidem cum
Thebanis gratiam pacis reconciliat. (3) Quae res Philippo maxima incrementa
egregiae indolis dedit, siquidem Thebis triennio obses habitus prima pueritiae
rudimenta in urbe severitatis antiquae et in domo Epaminondae, summi et
philiosophi et imperatoris, deposuit.
VII.5.8-10: Perdiccae hoc indignior caedes videbatur, quod ei apud
matrem misericordiam ne parvulus quidem filius conciliaverat. (9) Itaque Philippus
diu non regem, sed tutorem pupilli egit.
(10) At ubi graviora bella inminebant serumque auxilium in expectatione
infantis erat, conpulsus a populo regnum suscepit.
VII.6.1-2: Ut est ingressus imperium, magna de
illo spes omnibus fuit et propter ipsius ingenium, quod magnum spondebat virum,
et propter vetera Macedoniae fata, quae cecinerant, uno ex Amyntae filiis
regnante florentissisimum fore Macedoniae statum, cui spei scelus matris hunc
residuum fecerat. (3), etc.
PROLOGUS LIBRI VIII: Octavo volumine continentur res gestae Philippi
magni post captam urbem Mothonen, a principio belli Phocensis, quod sacrum
vocant, usque ad finem eius:
interiectumque huic bellum, quod Philippus cum Chalcidicis urbibus
gessit, quarum clarissimam delevit Olynthon. Ut Illyrici reges ab eo victi sunt, et Thracia atque
Thessalia subactae, et rex Epiro datus Alexander eiecto Arybba, et frustra
Perinthos oppugnata.
PROLOGUS LIBRI IX: Nono volumine continentur haec. Ut Philippus a Perintho summotus. Byzantii origines, a cuius obsidione
summotus Philippus Scythiae bellum intulit. Repetitae inde Scythicae res ab his temporibus, in quibus
illa prius finierant, usque ad Philippi bellum, quod cum Athea Scythiae rege
gessit. Unde reversus Graeciae
bellum intulit victisque Chaeroneae, cum bella Persica moliretur praemissa
classe cum ducibus, a Pausania occupatis angustiis nuptiarum filiae occisus
est, priusquam bella Persica inchoaret.
Repetitae res inde Persicae ab Dario Notho, etc.
Lucian. Menippos, 17: M°nippow: … F€lippon goËn tÚn MakedÒna