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	Alexander of Pherae
		Alexander, tagus or despot of Pherae[?] in Thessaly, ruled from 369 BC to 358 B.C[?].
		Alexander's conduct caused renewed intervention; in 364 he was defeated at Cynoscephalae[?] by the Thebans, although the victory was dearly bought by the loss of Pelopidas, who fell in the battle.
		Alexander was at last crushed by the Thebans, compelled to acknowledge the freedom of the Thessalian cities and to limit his rule to Pherae, and forced to join the Boeotian league.
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	Alexander Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alexander is a common first name and literally means the "defender of men" (from "alexein" - "to defend", and "andros" - "man").
		Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 B.C. Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 B.C. Alexander of Pherae despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC
		Alexander I of Russia, (1777-1825), emperor of Russia
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/a/al/alexander.html (258 words)

	Alexander of Pherae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was the son and successor of the tyrant Jason of Pherae, who was assassinated in 370 BC.
		Alexander's tyranny caused the Aleuadae of Larissa to invoke the aid of Alexander II of Macedon, whose intervention was successful, but after the Macedonian withdrawal Alexander treated his subjects as cruelly as before.
		Alexander, the tyrant of Pherae (this last should be his only appellation; he should not be permitted to disgrace the name of Alexander), as he watched a tragic actor, felt himself much moved to pity through enjoyment of the acting.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_of_Pherae (362 words)

	Pelopidas - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 369, in response to a petition of the Thessalians, Pelopidas was sent with an army against Alexander, tyrant of Pherae.
		On his return through Thessaly he was seized by Alexander of Pherae, and two expeditions from Thebes were needed to secure his release.
		Though an eclipse of the sun prevented his bringing with him more than a handful of troops, he overthrew the tyrant's far superior force on the ridge of Cynoscephalae; but wishing to slay Alexander with his own hand, he rushed forward too eagerly and was cut down by the tyrant's guards.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Pelopidas (418 words)

	Ethics of Philip, Demosthenes, and Alexander by Sanderson Beck
		Alexander turned back and was pleased to encounter the massive Persian army estimated at 400,000 infantry and 100,000 cavalry away from a broad plain.
		Alexander learned of a plot to kill him and had the prominent Philotas tortured for not reporting it; after he confessed, he and his father Parmenio, the most experienced and powerful commander Alexander had, were killed.
		Alexander even had the generous Persian satrap Orsines killed, because he was resented by his homosexual lover Bagoas; Phradates was executed on mere suspicion of coveting the throne.
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	Alexander
		Alexander III (912 - 913), emperor of the Byzantine Empire
		Alexander III of Scotland (1241-1285), king of Scotland
		Alexander Balas ruler of the Greek kingdom of Syria 150-146 B.C. Alexander Cornelius Greek grammarian
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	Polyaenus: Stratagems - Book 6
		Alexander, after the battle of Peparethus, dispatched some vessels immediately to the market in the Peiraeus, in the hope of catching the Athenians relaxed and off their guard, in consequence of their recent victory.
		Alexander, who commanded the guards, that garrisoned the town and forts of Aeolis, exhibited games to the people, for which he hired from Ionia the most celebrated wrestlers, the musicians Thersander and Philoxenus, and the actors Callipides and Nicostratus.
		When the theatre was quite crowded, Alexander surrounded it with his own troops, and the barbarians who were in his pay; and he seized all the spectators with their wives and children.
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	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 179 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		After this, Pelopidas, offended at the desertion of his mercenaries, marched with a body of Thessalians, whom he had collected, against Pharsalus, where he heard that most of the property of the delinquents was placed, as well as their wives and children.
		While he was before the town, Alexander of Pherae presented himself, and Pelopidas, thinking that lie had come to give an account of his conduct, went to meet him, accompanied by a few friends and unarmed.
		Pelopidas.') [alexander of Pherae; epami nondas.] [E. (IleAoiJ/.) L A grandson of Zeus, and son of Tantalus and Dione, the daughter of Atlas.
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	Pelopidas - The Freedom Fighter
		Alexander of Pherae was already well-known as a cruel and crazy man. Just for fun, he buried men alive, or shot them with arrows, or killed them with his hunting dogs.
		He also said that Alexander was a fool to torture and murder his own people but spare the life of Pelopidas, his greatest enemy, who would kill Alexander as soon as he got the chance.
		Alexander came and asked Pelopidas why he was in such a hurry to die, and Pelopidas replied: "So that you will be all the sooner ruined, and more hated by the gods than now." From that time on, Alexander kept Pelopidas locked up where no one could talk to him.
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	The Internet Classics Archive \| Pelopidas by Plutarch
		After this, upon a second complaint of the Thessalians against Alexander of Pherae, as a disturber of the cities, Pelopidas was joined with Ismenias, in an embassy to him; but led no forces from Thebes not expecting any war, and therefore was necessitated to make use of the Thessalians upon the emergency.
		At this time, Alexander the Pheraean falling back to his old nature, and having seized many of the Thessalian cities, and put garrisons upon the Achaeans of Phthiotis, and the Magnesians, the cities, hearing that Pelopidas was returned, sent an embassy to Thebes requesting succours, and him for their leader.
		Alexander the Great, at the death of Hephaestion, not only cut off the manes of his horses and his mules, but took down the battlements from the city walls, that even the towns might seem mourners, and instead of their former beauteous appearance, look bald at his funeral.
	classics.mit.edu /Plutarch/pelopida.html (6128 words)

	Pelopidas Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In 369 BC, in response to a petition of the Thessalians, Pelopidas was sent with an army against Alexander of Pherae.
		In 367 BC Pelopidas went on an embassy to the Persian king and induced him to prescribe a settlement of Greece according to the wishes of the Thebans.
		In 364 BC he received another appeal from the Thessalian towns against Alexander of Pherae.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/p/pe/pelopidas.html (444 words)

	Some Famous Thebans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		He settled the difficulties between King Alexander II and Ptolemy, and took thirty hostages to Thebes, including the young Philip (the king's brother).
		Philip became King of Macedonia in 359, and the father of Alexander III in 356.
		Pelopidas, serving as Boeotarch, was killed in battle against the Thessalians and Alexander of Pherae (Plutarch Pelopidas 32.).
	www.csun.edu /~hcfll004/thebans.html (724 words)

	Alexander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alexander of Pherae despot of Pherae between 369 and 358 BC Alexander I of Epirus king of Epirus about 342 BC Alexander II of Epirus king of Epirus 272 BC Alexander II of Macedon
		Alexander Balas, ruler of the Seleucid kingdom of Syria between 150 and 146 BC Alexander Severus, (208–235), Roman Empire
		Alexander I of Russia (1777–1825), emperor of Russia
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander (607 words)

	thessaly - NumisWiki, The Collaborative Numismatics Project
		Next to Larissa, Pherae was the foremost town in Thessaly, and one of the most ancient.
		No coins are known with the name of the famous Jason of Pherae, but of the tyrant Alexander, who obtained the supreme power soon after Jason’s death, we possess valuable numismatic records.
		The bipennis as an adjunct on the reverse reminds us of the special worship paid by Alexander of Pherae to the Dionysos of Pagasae, who was surnamed Πελεκυς, from the sacrificial axe used in sacrificing to him.
	www.forumancientcoins.com /NumisWiki/view.asp?key=thessaly (5017 words)

	AllRefer.com - Alexander of Pherae (Ancient History, Greece, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		B.C., tyrant of the city of Pherae in Thessaly after 369
		B.C., Pelopidas destroyed Alexander's power in the battle of Cynoscephalae, though he himself was killed.
		Alexander was murdered by members of his own family.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/AlexPher.html (174 words)

	Alexander of Pherae - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		358 BC, tyrant of the city of Pherae in Thessaly after 369 BC He was opposed by other Thessalian cities and by the Thebans.
		Returning in 364 BC, Pelopidas destroyed Alexander's power in the battle of Cynoscephalae, though he himself was killed.
		Rollin's Ancient History: History Of Alexander's Successors: Section II.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-alexpher.html (274 words)

	Alexander of Pherae: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		Alexander of Pherae: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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	Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus (1886/2003). Prologi.
		In the eleventh volume are contained the exploits of Alexander the Great down to the death of Darius King of the Persians, and as a digression the origins and kings of Caria.
		In the twelfth volume are contained the Bactrian and Indian wars of Alexander the Great down to the time of his death, with digressions on the activities of his prefect Antipater in Greece, and those of Archidamus, king of the Spartans, and Alexander the Molossian in Italy, where both were destroyed with their armies.
		How on Alexander's death his nobles in the camp distributed among themselves the governorships of the provinces; how the veterans, chosen by him [Alexander] to stay in colonies left them and tried to return to Greece, only to be wiped out by Pithon.
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	Leaders and Battles: Epaminondas,
		He led two more campaigns into Peloponnisos and in 367 B.C., he ordered Alexander of Pherae to release Theban general and long-time friend Pelopidas.
		It was there he died in battle and his demoralized troops slid from a potential victory to a stalemate.
		His military prowess was studied by Philip II and Alexander the Great.
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	Amazon.com: "Meanwhile Alexander": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Meanwhile Alexander guarded the harbour at Miletus with his fleet to prevent the Persians from forcing their way in; but he also...
		Meanwhile Alexander had blockaded Miletus, rejected an offer by the ruling oligarchy to open the city to both sides and began siege...
		Meanwhile, Alexander headed south, stopping at Gaza when he was wounded in battle, but then enter- ing Egypt.
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	Alexander of Pherae - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo! Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Alexander of Pherae - Facts from the Encyclopedia - Yahoo!
		358, tyrant of the city of Pherae in Thessaly after 369 He was opposed by other Thessalian cities and by the Thebans.
		Returning in 364, Pelopidas destroyed Alexander's power in the battle of Cynoscephalae, though he himself was killed.
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	Amazon.com: "Alexander of Pherae": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		By 369 Alexander of Pherae was attempting to regain Jason's position as `tagos' (ruler) of Thessaly (6.4.33-4).
		Polyphron himself was murdered in 369 by Alexander of Pherae, who became the leading figure in Thessaly but met fierce opposition from other Thessalians (Xen.
		Despite Athens' alliance with Alexander of Pherae, the majority of Thessalians showed their reluctance to have any native leader and chose Thebes as their protector.
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	Pelopidas — FactMonster.com
		On an expedition into Macedonia (368) he was captured by the Thessalian Alexander of Pherae, but Epaminondas rescued him.
		Alexander of Pherae - Alexander of Pherae, d.
		358 B.C., tyrant of the city of Pherae in Thessaly after 369 B.C. He was...
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	Introduction (inscriptions)
		As we have already seen, the earliest coins bore as their sole guarantee the seal of the issuing authority, consisting of a stamp or device, for the most part distinctive of the place of issue.
		When, after Alexander’s time, most of the cities of Greece and Asia lost their individual autonomy and fell by turns under the rule of one or the other of the rival Diadochi, the rights of coinage necessarily passed into the hands of the kings.
		It was not until after the age of Alexander that the custom of placing real dates in the form of numerals upon the coins began to prevail.
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	Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Delian League
		Timotheus was sent to relieve the island, but shortness of money compelled him to search for new allies, and he spent the summer of 373 in persuading Jason of Pherae (if hehad not already joined), and certain towns in Thrace, the Chersonese, the Propontis and Aegean to enrol themselves.
		The same dislike would be roused by the Athenian alliance with Alexander of Pherae (368-367).
		In Thessaly Alexander of Pherae became hostile and after several successes even attacked the Peiraeus.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/eb11-delianleague.html (5677 words)

	Pherae
		Pherae (Pheres) was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly (in today prefecture of Magnesia, near Velestino).
		According to Greek Mythology Pheres son of Cretheus was the founder of Pherae
		Pherae is mentioned by Homer in Iliad Book 2:
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Cities/Pherae.html (190 words)

	Pelopidas, Greece, ancient history
		Pelopidas led the Sacred Band of Theban Youth, an important factor in the Theban general Epaminondas' victory over the Spartans at Leuctra in 371 BC.
		Three years later Pelopidas was taken prisoner by the Thessalian tyrant Alexander of Pherae after an unsuccsessful expedition, and Epaminondas came to his rescue, releasing him from the tyrant.
		He defeated Alexander of Pherae at the Battle of Cynoscephalae, but was killed in action.
	www.in2greece.com /english/historymyth/history/ancient/pelopidas.htm (182 words)

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