In 335 B. C. he made a successful expedition against the Thracians,
Getæ, and Illyrians, and on his return found Thebes in revolt. He took
Thebes by storm; the inhabitants were all slain or sold as slaves; and
all the buildings, except the temples and the house which had been that
of Pindar the poet, were razed. This capital had defied Alexander, and
ceased to exist.