1. Encamped before Thebes

    · Thebes, Boeotia, Greece

    Encamped before Thebes
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    Alexander rapidly returned from the Balkans during the Theban revolt and encamped near the Cadmea before the city was stormed. Arrian’s chapter heading dates the revolt to September 335 BCE.

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