Editing 335 BC (section)

==== Greece ====
* Returning to [[Macedon]]ia by way of [[Delphi]] (where the [[Pythia]]n priestess acclaims him "invincible"), King [[Alexander the Great|Alexander III]] of Macedonia advances into [[Thrace]] in order to secure the [[Danube]] as the northern boundary of the Macedonian kingdom. After forcing the [[Shipka Pass]] and crushing the [[Triballi]], he crosses the Danube to disperse the [[Getae]]. Turning west, he then defeats and shatters a coalition of [[Illyria]]ns who are invading Macedonia.
* A rumour that Alexander has been killed by the Illyrians leads the [[Thebes, Greece|Thebans]] and [[Athens|Athenians]] to take up arms again. Alexander defeats the Greeks and razes Thebes. In Thebes, 6,000 people are killed and all survivors are sold into slavery.
* After conquering Thebes, Alexander demands the surrender of the mercenary commanders, [[Chares of Athens|Chares]] and [[Charidemus]], among others. Chares escapes to the [[Troad]] while Charidemus is banished and flees to [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]].
* The admiration of Alexander for the Athenian orator and diplomat, [[Demades]], leads the conqueror to treat Athens leniently despite its involvement in the rebellion. A special Athenian embassy led by [[Phocion]], an opponent of the anti-Macedonian faction, is able to persuade Alexander to give up his demand for the exile of the leaders of the anti-Macedonian party, particularly [[Demosthenes]].
* [[Aristotle]] returns to Athens from Macedon and opens a peripatetic school in an old gymnasium called the [[Lyceum]]. It contains a museum of natural history, zoological gardens and a library.