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Phillip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon
Basileus of Macedon
Filip II Macedonia.jpg
Bust of Philip II of Macedon from the Hellenistic period; Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Reign 359–336 BC
Predecessor Perdiccas III
Successor Alexander the Great
Born 382 BC
Pella, Macedon
Died October 336 BC (aged 46)
Aigai, Macedon
Burial Aigai, Macedon
Wives
Issue Cynane
Philip III
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Thessalonica
Europa
Caranus
Greek Φίλιππος
House Argead dynasty
Father Amyntas III
Mother Eurydice I
Religion Ancient Greek religion

Philip II of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Β΄ ὁ Μακεδών, Phílippos II ho Makedṓn; 382–336 BC) was the king (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings, the third son of King Amyntas III, and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. The rise of Macedon during the reign of Philip II was achieved in part by his reformation of the Ancient Macedonian army, establishing the Macedonian phalanx that proved critical in securing victories on the battlefield. After defeating Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, Philip II led the effort to establish a federation of Greek states known as the League of Corinth, with him as the elected hegemon and commander-in-chief of a planned invasion of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. However, his assassination led to the immediate succession of his son Alexander, who would go on to invade the Achaemenid Empire in his father's stead.


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