From a View to a Death

Alexander’s schooldays were over. From now on the young crown prince was to be trained in a harder school, and with greater responsibilities, than even Isocrates would have dared to prescribe. This may well have been a deliberate ‘hardening’ policy on Philip’s part. Both he and Olympias (according t...

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Published inAlexander of Macedon, 356-323 B. C p. 66
Main Author Green, Peter
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 09.12.2012
Edition1
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Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Aristocracy
Armed conflict
Behavioral sciences
Ceremonial objects
Ceremonies
Communications
Cultural anthropology
Cultural customs
Diplomacy
Families
Family members
Government
Government officials
Heads of state
Hegemony
Heirs
Human societies
International politics
International relations
Kings
Law
Legal status
Mass communication
Military science
Monarchs
Oligarchy
Political regimes
Political science
Political systems
Politics
Princes
Propaganda
Rituals
Royalty
Social classes
Social institutions
Social sciences
Social stratification
Social structures
Sociology
Sons
Thrones
Upper class
War
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Summary:Alexander’s schooldays were over. From now on the young crown prince was to be trained in a harder school, and with greater responsibilities, than even Isocrates would have dared to prescribe. This may well have been a deliberate ‘hardening’ policy on Philip’s part. Both he and Olympias (according to Theophrastus)¹ were worried by, among other things, the boy’s lack of heterosexual interests. They feared he might be turning out a girlish invert (gynnis), and even went so far as to procure a beautiful Thessalian courtesan named Callixeina to help develop his manly nature. Olympias herself, we are told, frequently begged
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