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Philip II of Macedon. Philip II was an ancient king of Macedonia. He ruled from 359 BC to 336 BC. He was the father of the emperor Alexander the Great, who was born in 356 BC. Philip united all of Ancient Greece. He would either bring a city-state into his hegemony with his military or he would talk/bribe the leaders into joining his empire.
The chapter ends with a comparison of Philip and Alexander, where Gabriel argues that Philip all in all was a better general (249-51), and concludes that Alexander’s success in Asia rested on Philip’s ability to reform Macedonia to become the powerful state it was (p. 243-6). One of the main objectives of the book was to study Philip in his ...
Jul 10, 2023 · At the heart of Macedon’s rise under Philip were a series of extraordinary military reforms – covering logistics, siege machinery, cavalry and infantry. This article will explore the massive reforms he made to the infantry, introducing a new style of warfare that went on to conquer large swathes of the known world: the Macedonian phalanx.
Filipe II da Macedônia ( português brasileiro) ou Macedónia ( português europeu) (em grego: Φίλιππος Β΄, Pela, 382 a.C. — 336 a.C.) foi rei da Macedônia de 359 a 336 a.C. A Macedônia era rica em ouro e financiadora de um exército forte e efetivo, cuja eficácia se deveu muito aos esforços pessoais de Filipe.
Apr 27, 2020 · 336. Philip II of Macedonia, by Ian Worthington, is a biography of Philip II, king of ancient Macedon from 360 to 336 BCE. Philip’s story is that of a brilliant leader, who turned Macedon into a regional superpower, paving the way for his son, Alexander Great, and his subsequent conquest of the Persian Empire. Written in a simple and ...
Publisher's summary. "Philip II of Macedon" is a compilation of fragments of ancient writings, epitomies and passages from the orators that together form a contemporary biography of one of the most influential figures of the ancient world. Alfred Bradford has collected, translated and integrated all the significant classical writings about ...
