JQuiz Instructions
Macedon was largely rural but several cities there do figure prominently in the lives of Alexander and Phillip. What was considered the traditional capital of Alexander’s kingdom?
2. Olympias, Alexander’s mother, was supposed to have met and fallen in love with his father, Phillip, while both were attending a religious ceremony on a Greek island. What island was it?
When Alexander was 16, Philip left Macedon to attempt two difficult sieges against the Persians, including Byzantium, and was gone for many months. Who was appointed Regent of Macedon, with the king’s full powers, while he was gone?
At the critical Battle of Gaugamela, a non-human omen was sighted. What was it?
The major event leading to Alexander’s promotion of his divine status was:
Which famous general is said to have wept before a statue of Alexander the Great?
Where was the revolt of King Agis II put down by Antipater?
Recently Colin Farrell brought Alexander the Great back to the big screen but who played the great general in the original epic?
9. According to which historian did Alexander the Great, when asked who he would leave his kingdom to, reportedly say with his dying breath – “To the strongest, for I foresee that a great combat between my friends will be my funeral games.”?
Who nearly killed Alexander the Great during the Battle of Granicus?
For which King of Macedon did Alexander’s father Philip act as guardian before taking the mantle for himself?
Upon arriving in Aisa, Alexander sacrificed and prayed at the tomb of a mythical Greek before visiting Troy. Who was he?