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Leadership Process One: Reframing Problems 19 3: Suppressing the Revolt at Thebes There are many ways to deal with disloyalty, revolt, or sedition. Each way may have exceedingly different effects on the people involved. In this situation, Alexander reframed a revolt: Instead of conquering a country, he won it through trust, and even friendship. Very shortly after he became king of Macedonia, Alexander began campaigning in the northern part of modern-day Greece and adjacent regions, trying to secure his borders so that he could invade Persia without concern for his home base. While he was campaigning in the north, the city of Thebes rebelled. It had been garrisoned by Macedonian troops (since the battle of Chaeronea in 338 B.C.), but disaffected exiles returned, killed the commanders, and led a full-scale revolt. Alexander recognized this as a central threat to the stability of all Greece and his future invasion of Persia. He dealt with it severely and marched quickly to Boeotia, the region in central Greece where Thebes is located. The march was so speedy that the inhabitants of Thebes were unaware of Alexander’s army until it was in their midst. Rapidity of movement was one of Alexander’s hallmarks. The army encamped, besieged, and conquered the citadel. So far, this was a straightforward suppression of the revolt. The aftermath is noteworthy and as important as the chalice at the altar. Alexander acted as the Hegemon of the
20 THE WISDOM OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT Unifying various Greek city-states and alliances provided Alexander the base of support for all his subsequent campaigns. Source: The Historical Atlas, William R. Shepherd, New York, Henry Holt & Company, 1923. Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin.
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