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Philip II of Macedon [2] (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος Philippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. [3] He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ancient kingdom, and the father of Alexander the Great.
While Alexander worried that his father would leave him "no great or brilliant achievement to be displayed to the world", [222] he also downplayed his father's achievements to his companions. [221] Alexander's mother Olympia similarly had huge ambitions, and encouraged her son to believe it was his destiny to conquer the Persian Empire. [ 221 ]
Philip III Arrhidaeus (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος Ἀρριδαῖος, romanized: Phílippos Arrhidaîos; c. 357 BC – 317 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 323 until his execution in 317 BC. He was a son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa, and thus an elder half-brother of Alexander the Great ...
Bust depicting Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. Antipater was a right hand man to Philip II, [14] often serving as regent when Philip was away on campaign. When Thrace again threatened Macedon's northern border in 340 BC, Antipater campaigned in the area and turned over the regency to a teenage Alexander the Great. [18]
This book is a historical biography about Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. The book covers the lives of both men, from Philip's rise to power in Macedonia to Alexander's death in Babylon, a period of 78 years. [5] Goldsworthy argues that Alexander's success and achievements wouldn't have been possible without Philip.
Pausanias killed Philip at the wedding ceremony of Philip's daughter Cleopatra to Alexander I of Epirus; however, in the aftermath of the murder, whilst fleeing to the city gate in order to try to make his escape, Pausanias tripped on a vine root and was speared to death by several of Philip's bodyguards, including Attalus, son of Andromenes the Stymphaean, Leonnatus, and Perdiccas, who were ...
Alexander assumed kingship over ancient Macedonia following the assassination of his father, Philip II (r. 359–336 BC ). During his two decades on the throne, Philip II had unified [ 5 ] the poleis (Greek city-states) of mainland Greece (with Macedonian hegemony) under the League of Corinth . [ 6 ]
Philip, and the Macedonian garrisons installed, would act as the 'keepers of the peace'. [53] At Philip's behest, the synod of the league then declared war on Persia, and voted Philip as Strategos for the forthcoming campaign. [52] An advance Macedonian force was sent to Persia in early 336 BC, with Philip due to follow later in the year. [52]