Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
After the assassination of Alexander II, Philip was sent as a hostage to Illyria by Ptolemy of Aloros. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Philip was later held in Thebes ( c. 368 –365 BC), which at the time was the leading city of Greece .
In the 1956 Richard Burton film Alexander the Great, he was played by Stanley Baker. [12] In the 1990 and 1991 historical fiction books Lion of Macedon and Dark Prince by David Gemmell. Attalus is portrayed as an assassin, swordsman and later general of Philip II of Macedonia. [13] In the 2004 film Alexander, Attalus was portrayed by actor Nick ...
When Pausanias assassinated King Philip II of Macedon in 336 BC, Alexander the Great's father, Perdiccas was among those who chased the assassin down and killed him. [12] [13] An anecdote reports that Perdiccas once went into the cave of a lioness who had recently gave birth, and stole two of its cubs. [14]
Philip II of Macedon, Alexander's father. At the age of 16, Alexander's education under Aristotle ended. Philip II had waged war against the Thracians to the north, which left Alexander in charge as regent and heir apparent. [15] During Philip's absence, the Thracian tribe of Maedi revolted against Macedonia. Alexander responded quickly and ...
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 ...
In Tomb II, greaves that many archaeologists had argued belong to Philip II could also belong to Eurydice or Alexander the Great, according to Antonios Bartsiokas. [11] Bartsiokas, one of the lead authors in the 2015 study identifying Philip as the occupant of Tomb I, explained that Eurydice was a warrior who fought in many battles and could ...
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]
Pages in category "People executed by Alexander the Great" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.