Historische Rückprojektionen: Amphipolis, Athen, Philipp II. und seine progonoi

Abstract

Athens lost her apoikia Amphipolis as early as 424/23 BC during the Peloponnesian War. Due to its geostrategic and economic importance, the Athenians did not cease to try to win it back. Even after the Macedonians conquered Amphipolis under Philip II in 357 BC and the Athenians were forced to accept this by the Peace of Philokrates in 346 BC, Amphipolis kept being an important theme in Athenian political discourses. Demosthenes and Aischines used Amphipolis in different ways as a symbol of collective identity. Their references to Amphipolis provide us with imagery of the contemporary political debate. Also, the contemporary references to Alexander I’s conquest of the region of the future Amphipolis reflect Athenian ideas and arguments.