Alexander was not the only contender for the vacant throne, but, having received recognition and support of the army, he soon sweeps away from the path of all his rivals. Put to death the newborn son of Philip and Cleopatra, and a cousin of Alexander Amyntas, and Alexander is taken interrupted proceedings for his father. These acts were on the verge of discovering the most brilliant of their glory - the invasion of ownership of the great Persian king. Was collected powerful army of the united Greek forces, and part of it has gone to cross the Hellespont to Asia Minor coast and capture a bridgehead for further invasion of Persia. The murder of Philip postponed a strike because it was immediately stripped the reliability of the main army base, Macedonia, and in such an enterprise associated with depression in the vast territory of the Persian Empire, reliability, logistics is everything.
Removal of Philip was the reason for all the mountain peoples of the north and west raise their heads, and for the Greek states - get rid of their fears.
The demonstration of force in Greece, led by the new king of Macedonia, instantly sobered hotheads, and on the board at Corinth, Alexander was recognized as chief of the army of the Hellenistic world in the fight against the barbarians, instead of his father Philip. In the spring of 335, he walked out of Macedonia to the north, crossed the Balkans and, breaking the hill tribes, put an end to war with them. His army has shown in this powerful new skills and discipline.Then he walked on the earth triballov (Rumelia) to the Danube and led these tribes to obedience.Satisfy your craving for the unusual and wanting to impress the whole world, he crossed to the other side of the Danube (in terms of the then military art, it is incredibly difficult technical problem) and burned the fortified town of Goths. Meanwhile, the Illyrians revolt against the government of Macedonia, and captured the city of Pelias, prevailed over the mountain passes to the west of Macedonia. Alexander and his army passed directly through the mountains, defeated the Illyrian and restored the prestige and power of Macedonia in the region. At this time the news came to him that the riots in Greece, and Thebes took up arms. Forced march bringing his entire army under the walls of the city, he found the Thebans by surprise. A few days later the city that a generation ago occupied a dominant position in Greece, was captured.Now there by Alexander have been no half measures: the city was destroyed to its foundations, with the exception of churches and homes, where once lived the great Greek poet Pindar. Now I could believe and hope that some time stunned Greeks are not a concern Macedonian king.Reactivate the Panhellenic (Panhellenic) union, which is still ignored Sparta, against the barbarians. To Athens - although, as we know, the power of Macedonia was not to their soul and they often were behind many of Alexander's troubles - Alexander always treated with great respect.
