The city was Thebes. When Alexander was busy crushing revolts
across the Danube, he received word that the Thebans were also
revolting and that Athens was involved from the shadows. In
addition to this, news of Alexander had not reached the southern
Greek city states in some time. He had been busy with the siege
of Pelium and news had reached them that he had died during the
course of this siege. Demosthenes - a prominent Athenian
politician - produced a man who claimed to have been present at
the siege and claimed that Alexander was dead. Alexander had
indeed, been injured during the course of this siege, so it was
not a totally implausible claim to make. Upon learning of the
alleged death of Alexander, Theban exiles in Athens raced off to
their native city in Boeotia and sought to incite a revolt from
Macedonian rule there. The Cadmaea, the citadel that was
situated upon a hill in Thebes, was occupied by a Macedonian
garrison, and it was this place that the Thebans sought to
attack. To this effect, they kil