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1 day ago · The conquest of the southern part of Thrace by Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BC made the Odrysian kingdom extinct for several years. After the kingdom was reestablished, it was a vassal state of Macedon for several decades under generals such as Lysimachus of the Diadochi .
1 day ago · 02. Philippi was founded by King Philip II of Macedon in 356 BCE. The city was named after him and became a crucial military and economic hub. 03. The coin features the head of Apollo, the Greek god of music, poetry, and prophecy. Apollo was a significant deity in Greek mythology, symbolizing harmony and order. 04.
1 day ago · This form of fighting had been developed by the Macedonian army in the reign of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. Alongside the phalanx, the Seleucid armies used numerous native and mercenary troops to supplement their Greek forces, which were limited due to the distance from the Seleucid rulers' Macedonian homeland.
2 days ago · Although Macedonia is most closely identified historically with the kingdom of Philip II of Macedon in the middle of the 4th century bce and the subsequent expansion of that empire by his son Alexander III (the Great), none of the states established in that era was very durable.
19 hours ago · Philip II of Macedon absorbed [49] the regions of Upper Macedonia (Lynkestis and Pelagonia) and the southern part of Paeonia into the kingdom of Macedon in 356 BC. [50] Philip's son Alexander the Great conquered the remainder of the region and incorporated it in his empire , reaching as far north as Scupi , but the city and the surrounding area remained part of Dardania . [ 51 ]
1 day ago · Eventually, Philip II of Macedon in his sweeping campaigns across the Greek world as part of leading the forces of the Amphictyonic League in the Third Sacred War conquered Pydna in 357 BCE. After the death of Philip's son, Alexander the Great , in 323 BCE, Alexander 's mother Olympias took his infant son and heir, Alexander IV, under her protection and joined the War of the Diadochi on his ...
5 days ago · For King Philip II of Macedon, the great philosopher would be the ideal tutor to teach his son, Alexander, to become a powerful heir to his throne. Furthermore, Philip wanted to bring culture and education to his kingdom to match the intellectual and cultural achievements of the well-organized and cultured Greek city-states.
