In a previous episode, I covered Alexander the Great’s life, at least as much as I could, given the time constraints of this podcast. At a young age, in a very short period of time, Alexander conquered more than anyone else in history before him. However, Alexander’s accomplishments, ...
The excavator's suggestion that the tomb's occupant was probably Philip, son of Amyntas, king of the Macedonians and Captain General of the united Greeks, created an understandable sensation, and aroused world-wide interest in this extraordinary personality - father of Alexander the Great, one of...
Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon,[10] on the sixth day of the ancient Greek month of Hekatombaion, which probably corresponds to 20 July 356 BC, although the exact date is uncertain.[11] He was the son of the king of Macedon, Philip II, and his ...
Philip II reigned over Macedonia from 359 to 336 B.C. He became the head of an empire that was expanded by his son and successor, Alexander the Great.