Philip II of Macedon Monarch

Philip II of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Βʹ 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, the third son of King Amyntas III, and father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. The famous phrase "divide and conquer" is attributed to him.

Personal facts

Philip II of Macedon
Alias (AKA)Φίλιππος Β' ο Μακεδών
Birth dateJanuary 01, -0382
Birth place
Pella
Date of deathJanuary 01, -0336
Place of death
Greece , Vergina
Place of burial
Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Vergina
Parents
Amyntas III of Macedon
Spouse
Olympias
Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon
Philinna
Meda of Odessos
Phila of Elimeia
Nicesipolis
Audata
TitleBasileus of Macedon

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Monarch

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predecessor
Perdiccas III of Macedon
successor

Topical connections

Alexander the GreatRoyalty
LysimachusMonarch

Philip II of Macedon on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jamesdow/s060/f000137.htm
  2. http://oyc.yale.edu/classics/introduction-to-ancient-greek-history
  3. http://oyc.yale.edu/classics/introduction-to-ancient-greek-history/content/sessions/session-24-twilight-of-the-polis-cont.-and
  4. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Plutarch/Lives/Alexander*/home.html
  5. http://pothos.org
  6. http://pothos.org/alexander.asp?paraID=53&keyword_id=9&title=Death%20of%20Philip:%20Murder%20or%20Assassination?
  7. http://virtualreligion.net/iho/philip2_mac.html
  8. http://www.american-pictures.com/genealogy/persons/per01295.htm#0
  9. http://www.tekmeria.org/index.php/tekmiria/article/view/216/336
  10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuOxGMoHMMY&feature=channel