Philōtas (English spelling)

Japanese: Philōtas(英語表記)Philotas
Philōtas (English spelling)

…Alexander largely followed the old system, actively promoting Persian aristocrats in administrative roles, and adopting dynastic court ceremonies (such as kneeling during audiences) and institutional practices, making clear his policy of simultaneously promoting conquest and cooperation. However, within the army, there were strong critics who insisted on maintaining the superiority of the Macedonians and Greeks as conquerors and enslaving the Easterners as conquered, and who criticized his policy as an Orientalist despotic king. The feud between these two factions eventually surfaced in the successive purges of those critical of the king, including his lieutenant general Parmenion and his son Philotas, his close friend Kleitos, and the philosopher and historian Callisthenes. The two plots to assassinate the king were also the product of the same situation. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Philōtas" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…アレクサンドロスは大筋を旧制度の踏襲にもとめ,ペルシア貴族を行政面で積極的に登用するとともに,王朝風の宮廷儀礼(たとえば謁見のさいの跪拝)や制度慣行をとり入れて,征服と協調の同時推進の方針を明らかにする。しかし軍の内部にはマケドニア人・ギリシア人の征服者としての優越維持,東方人の被征服者としての隷属化に固執して,彼の政策姿勢を東方かぶれ,東方的専制王への変身と批判する向きも強く,両派の確執はやがて副将パルメニオン,フィロタスPhilōtas父子や親友のクレイトスKleitos,哲学者・史家のカリステネスKallisthenēsなど,王批判派の相次ぐ粛清となって表面化した。2度にわたる王暗殺の陰謀も同じ状況の産物だった。…

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