From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11299 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Tuesday, May 9 2023 Volume 14 : Number 11299 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Shopper, You can qualify to get a $100 Microsoft gift card! ["Microsoft O] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 May 2023 10:34:50 +0200 From: "Microsoft Opinion Requested" Subject: Shopper, You can qualify to get a $100 Microsoft gift card! Shopper, You can qualify to get a $100 Microsoft gift card! http://dicksportinggoods.shop/A8lE2xNK8rlx6LtZT5yn5BJekPfUCmwSQLZWrvHP1FR-Y-brOA http://dicksportinggoods.shop/PU8mPVQSbwU_IgiBsC64uY1Z60mpglJlS5uTzaJmO1cDHDTlJw ownership of natural resources including gold, silver, timber, and royal land, the early Macedonian kings were also capable of bribing foreign and domestic parties with impressive gifts. Little is known about the judicial system of ancient Macedonia except that the king acted as the chief judge of the kingdom. The Macedonian kings were also supreme commanders of the military, with early evidence including not only Alexander I's role in the Greco-Persian Wars but also with the city-state of Potidaea accepting Perdiccas II of Macedon as their commander during their rebellion against the Delian League of Athens in 432 BC. In addition to the esteem won by serving as Macedonia's supreme commander, Philip II was also highly regarded for his acts of piety in serving as the high priest of the nation. He performed daily ritual sacrifices and led religious festivals. Alexander imitated various aspects of his father's reign, such as granting land and gifts to loyal aristocratic followers. However, he lost some core support among them for adopting some of the trappings of a Persian monarch, a "lord and master" as Carol J. King suggests, instead of a "comrade-in-arms" as was the traditional relationship of Macedonian kings with their companions. His father Philip II had already shown signs of being influenced by the Persian Empire when he adopted similar institutions, such as having a Royal Secretary, royal archive, royal pages, and a throne, although there is some scholarly debate as to the level of Persian influence in Philip's court. Royal pages White relief depicting a youth ladlind wine from a krater, a type of container, next to a round table with vases. Fragmentary votive relief depicting a youth ladling wine from a krater next to a round table with vases, from the agora of Pella, end of 4th century BC, Archaeological Museum of Pella The royal pages were adolescent boys and young men conscripted from aristocratic households and serving the kings of Macedonia perhaps from the reign of Philip II onward, although more solid evidence for their presence in the royal court dates to the reign of Alexander the Great.[note 4] Royal pages played no direct role in high politics and were conscripted as a means to introduce them to political life. After a period of training and service, pages were expected to become members of the king's companions and personal re ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #11299 ***********************************************