SUMMER HISTORY LESSONS FOR EX-YUGOSLAVIANS

Day 1,657, 13:42 • Published in Greece Greece • by Count Miden

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Feres ( Hellenic Φεραί Pherae ) was one old city of Thessalia in the part of the Southeast in the district of Pelasgiotis. Boebeis had to the east the lake, and further on Pagasas that him for of port.

It's clear for all that we are talking about a Hellenic city?



In mythology was the residence of Admeto and its son Eumelo; this last one drived eleven boats to War of Troy . (a war Hellas vs Troy)

In the beginning of Armed forces in wartime of the Peloponnese, although was commanded by the aristocracy, was allied of Athens . Towards the end of the war Licofrón it overthrew the aristocracy and he established the tyranny and attempt to dominate all Thessalia. It attacked Larisa and other cities that were against ( to him 404 a. ) and gained a remarkable victory. Licofrón was in the heat of campaign against Larisa, governed by Means, probably a member of Aleuadas . Licofrón obtained the aid of Sparta and Medios requested aid to Athens. With this aid Average occupied Farsalia, that already had been occupied by a Spartan trimming, and sold to its inhabitants like slaves., Means allied with beocios against Sparta . The Spartan Agesilao II marched towards Asia the following year and when he was called by the government of Sparta happened through Tessalia and the cavalry of the cities dominated by Means wanted to him to prevent the step, but he was defeated by Agesilao with capable maneuvers. The defeat cost to him expensive in Means, that the support of the cities lost and no longer he was rival for Feres in the fight by the hegemony. Farsalia recovered its freedom, it was reconstructed, and it became the second city after Feres. The supreme power to Farsalia was ordered to the Polidamas tyrant, who had the support of all the tendencies (he exerted and it to satisfaction of all).
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After Licofrón Jasón governed in Feres the tyrant, man of great energy and ability, probably its son. Jasón wanted to even extend its hegemony to all Greece and to Persia . of Tessalia was made choose tagos ( 374 a. ) and reunited to a powerful army of 6,000 horsemen and 10,000 infants ( Hoplitas ; it put under all the cities tessalias to his authority, even Farsalia, that although it could be conquered by the force, Jasón put under by means of negotiation, offering to Polidamas the second place in the Political Directorate of Tesalia; Polidamas, after estimating the possible aid of Sparta, that it could not arrive, acceded, and included Farsalia within the hegemony of Jasón. That increased its forces in 8.000 horsemen and 20,000 infants. Also formed alliances with Alcetes I of Epiro and with Amintas III of Macedonia .



From 371 a. was allied of Tebas(Thebes) that it invited to Jasón to attack the field of the lacedemonios, but the tyrant tessalio chose to advise a truce that allowed to the Spartans retirement., Jasón announced that tesalias would go to Delphi to the front of a body of forces, to preside over the festival Pitio, which caused alarm in Greece, but before leaving it was assassinated by seven young people during a public hearing. The assassins were considered heroes in many places of Greece.

Their brothers Polifrón and Polidoro happened to Jasón, with which Tesalia lost its influence. Polifrón was assassinated, but Polidoro that was as unique head ( tagos ) exerted its authority with much energy and cruelty. Polidamas de Farsalia was executed, and other possible rivals and heads (especially of Larisa) were exiled or assassinated.

oh my too much history and ancient names




Finally Polidoro was assassinated by Alexander (hey wait a minute, Alexanter who? , probably its brother or his grandson. Alexander was extremely cruel. The noble Aleuadas and other families were persecuted, and the young king of Macedonia, Alexander (hey another one?, successor of Amintas, threatened he himself, invaded Tessalia, defeated Alexander (Alexander defeted Alexander?) and occupied Larisa and Cranón, where he established trimmings. But shortly after, by internal needs he had himself to retire. Alexander of Feres recovered the power, but some cities tessalias requested aid to Thebs and in 369 B.C. theban Pelópidas invaded Tessalia, and occupied Larisa and other cities (with the approval of Alexander of Macedonia the 2nd).

What we have learn so far? Alexander was a common name among the Greeks

The following year ( 368 bc ), Pelópidas was attacked in Larisa by Alexander of Feres, who had requested aid to Athens, until a truce settled down. Pelópidas was then to Macedonia ( 367 a. ) where young king Alexander (the 2nd) had been assassinated by his stepbrother Ptolomeo Alorita and replaced by his brother Pérdicas III of Macedonia under regency of the assassin. Pérdicas and its brother small Filipos were trusting respectively to the safekeeping of the athenian Ifícrates and theban Pelópidas. This thus last one and runs Ptolomeo became allies and the influence of Tebas extended to Tesalia. the tebanos obtained from Persia the recognition of their hegemony in Greece and the same Pelópidas year and its lieutenant Ismenio was, with little soldiers, to Tesalia to force to Alexander de Feres and the cities that were to him faithful to recognize this hegemony. Alexander attacked to them near Farsalia and he took prisoners to them being taken to Feres. The thebans could not rescue to them at the moment, since an army sent to Tesalia only was saved of the defeat by the genius of Epaminondas that obtained the control at the request of the soldiers. After that, all the cities tesalias were put under Alexander of Feres and the influence thebans disappeared.

One second expedition directed by Epaminondas in 365 a. gained the victory and obtained the freedom of the prisoners, although thebans could not recover the hegemony on Thessalia. But the oppression of Alexander was little strong because some cities asked to Thebs to take part and in 364 a. Pelópidas was sent again to the country with an theban army. Pelópidas died in the first combat. The thebans sent an army more powerful than it defeated Alexander who was to recognize the theban hegemony on Thessalia, being only to Alexander the dominion of Feres.

confused? many Alexanders in different times?



To the death of Epaminondas in Mantinea ( 362 a. ) the hegemony of Thebes sank and Alexander reclaimed great part of his old one to be able on Thessalia. 359 was assassinated in ; a. by his wife Teba or Thebe and her brothers, the one of which, Tisifón, it happened to him, but with Thebe exerting power in the shade. Too much time did not last and his brother Licofrón II happened to him. While the aleuadas ones of Larisa formed alliance with Filipo II of Macedonia, which before the threat that stops Larisa supposed Licofrón II, invaded Thessalia in 353 a.

Licofrón requested aid to focidio (Φωκείς) Onomarco and with the help of the focidios it could reject the Macedonian, but the following year Filipo returned and gained a great victory on Onomarco and Licofrón II, in a battle in which first it died. Filipo besieged Feres and Licofrón II surrendered and 352 was allowed him to retire to Fócida with its soldiers (; a. Filipo established in Feres a popular government and gave to a nominal independence to the thessalic cities , but under their hegemony; also the Magnesia established a trimming in and the port of Pagasas. An attempt of shaken in 344 a. in favor of the family of the old tyrants of Feres allowed Filipo to establish a trimming in the city and placed to each one of the four front of tetrarquías to a member of the aleuada family, completely given to their interests. Thus Thessalia was totally put under Macedonia. Feres declared partisan of seléucida Antíoco III Megas, but after few months Acilius was occupied by Roman Consul. Under Roman was constructed a new city (New Feres) next to the old man.

Their ruins are in the modern Velestino, mainly the walls.

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NOTE: The original text is not mine, propably the author was Italian because calls Thebans, Tebano and Focais, focidio, i have corrected some of the origin names as Thebans or Thessalia which in the original is Tesalia, anyway there are some mistakes in the text, but this proves that the author is not from Hellas
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