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Nicesipolis or Nicasipolis of Pherae ( Greek: Νικησίπολις Nikesipolis ), was a Thessalian woman, native of the city Pherae, wife or concubine of king Philip II of Macedon and mother of Thessalonica of Macedon. There is not much surviving evidence about her background and life but she is likely to have been of noble Thessalian origin ...
Nicesipolis (d. around 345 bce)Thessalian noblewoman. Died around 345 bce, 20 days after birth of daughter Thessalonike; niece of Jason of Pherae, a tyrant and prominent player in Thessalian politics; became one of the many wives of Philip II of Macedon, in the 340s; children: Thessalonike (c. 345–297 bce).
Nicesipolis was the niece of Jason of Pherae, a tyrant and prominent player in politics of Thessaly, a land which lay directly to the south of Philip's realm. If Philip married Nicesipolis early in his rule, he did so to win powerful political allies and perhaps to open the door for involvement in Thessaly's affairs.
Nov 28, 2004 · About the year 342 BCE, Nicesipolis bore to Philip a daughter. On the day the girl was born, the armies of Macedon won a significant battle in Thessaly. When the king was told of the birth of his daughter, he is said to have proclaimed, “ Let her be called victory in Thessaly.” which in the Greek language is, Thessalonike.
Ancient Greek religion. Philip II of Macedon [2] ( Greek: Φίλιππος Philippos; 382 BC – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ( basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. [3] He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ancient kingdom, and the father of Alexander the Great .
Thessalonike ( Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη; 353/2 or 346/5 BC – 295 BC) was a Macedonian Greek princess, the daughter of King Philip II of Macedon by his Thessalian wife or concubine, Nicesipolis. [1] [2] [3] History links her to three of the most powerful men in Macedon—daughter of King Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great and ...
Nicesipolis (died 345 BC) was a Thessalian noblewoman, a wife of Philip II of Macedon, and the mother of Thessalonike of Macedon.Her wedding to Philip was meant to consolidate his rule as Archon of the Thessalian League, and she gave birth to Thessalonike on the same day as one of Philip's victories in Thessaly; her daughter was named "Victory in Thessaly" in honor of his triumph.
