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Philip II of Macedon

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Philip of Macedon Philip II of Macedon Biography (359 - 336 BC) King of Macedonia and Conqueror of Illyria, Thrace, and Greece Philip II was born in 382 BC, in Pella, the capital of the ancient Mac

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Philip II was himself a hostage of the Greeks at Thebes, between 368 and 365 BC. When he returned to Macedonia he immediately set forth in helping his brother Perdiccas III, who became king of Maced

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Philip II on Macedonian Throne and the Campaign against the Illyrians Philip ascended on the Macedonian throne in the most difficult times; the country was virtually at the brink of collapse, its nei

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Reorganization of the Macedonian Army Philip II invented The Phalanx-%u0424%u0430%u043B%u0430%u043D%u0433%u0430%u0442%u0430 (on Macedonian language).The Phalanx was military formation usually composed

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Conquest of Amphipolis and Defeat of the Thracians.After the defeat of the Illyrians, Macedonia's policy became increasingly aggressive. Paeonia was already forcefully integrated into Macedonia u

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Conquest of Thrace Having secured the bordering regions of Macedonia, Philip assembled a large Macedonian army and marched deep into Thrace for a long conquering campaign. By 339 after defeating the

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Conquest of Greece Philip Philip assembled the largest Macedonian army yet, gave his 18-year-old son Alexander a commanding post among the senior Macedonian generals, and marched into Greece.Inbattle

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Philip's Marriages First he married the Illyrian princess Audata, thus sealing an alliance with the Illyrians, then he married Phila, the princess of the Macedonian canton of Elimea, with which he str

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Marriage with Cleopatra and Family Split Having married 6 times before (all non-Macedonian women save Phila), he now married Cleopatra, a Macedonian girl from of high nobility.This marriage led to a

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Assassination of Philip II In 336 BC while entering the theater passing between his son Alexander and his new son-in-law Alexander, Philip was struck with a dagger and killed on the spot. The assassin

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