Philip+II

Philip II Philip II was the King of Macedon from 359 B.C.E. to 336 B.C.E. He was the father of Alexander the Great. During his reign, Philip conquered most the Greek city-states including Thessaly, Thebes, and Athens and united them under the League of Corinth. Philip may have gone on to do what Alexander the Great later did for the League of Corinth was preparing for a campaign agaisnt the Persians, but he was assassinated by one of his bodyguards in 336 B.C.E. The reasons for his assassination are unsure to this day.

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Created by Joe Hampton on September 22, 2008. Edited by: Dirk Gadsden (16 Dec. 2008)