In autumn of 1977, an unplundered royal tomb containing works of art of astounding richness and exquisite craftsmanship was discovered by Professor Manolis Andronicos at Vergina in Macedonia. The excavator's suggestion that the tomb's occupant was probably Philip, son of Amyntas, king of the ...
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.
There is an interesting footnote to the story of Philip II. In 1977, an excavation was conducted at the ancient city of Aigai, the traditional capital of Macedonia, located near the modern city of Vergina. There, they found the tomb of Philip II. It has many well-preserved artifacts and ...
Philip II(born 382bce—died 336, Aegae [nowVergina, Greece]) was the 18thkingofMacedonia(359–336bce), who restored internal peace to his country and by 339 had gained domination over all ofGreecebymilitaryand diplomatic means, thus laying the foundations for its expansion under his sonAlexan...
(65) When these facts became known at Rome, they sent Fabius Maximus Aemilianus, the son of Aemilius Paullus (who had conquered Perseus, the king of Macedonia), to Iberia, having given him power to levy an army. As Carthage and Greece had only recently been conquere...
Philip III Arrhidaeus (ca. 359 BC 鈥 December 25, 317 BC) was the king of Macedonia from after June 11, 323 B... M Renault 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Of Philosophers and Kings:: Concerning Philip II of Macedon's Alleged "Debt" to Plato A fragment of Carystius' Historical Notes, ...
opens a narrow cleft between the lands. But on the eastern corner the land is connected with the frontiers of Macedonia by a steep and narrow pass, which is called Akontisma. Next to this is the posting-station of Arethusa, in...
Battle of Chaeronea, (August 338bce), battle inBoeotia, centralGreece, in whichPhilip IIofMacedoniadefeated a coalition of Greek city-states led byThebesandAthens. The victory, partly credited to Philip’s 18-year-old sonAlexander the Great, cemented the Macedonianhegemonyin Greece and ended ...
Philip II of Macedonia But what of his father, Philip II, who united Macedonia, created the best army in the world at the time, and conquered and annexed Greece? This landmark biography is the first to bring Philip to life, exploring the details of ... I Worthington - Yale University ...
. . After Alexander’s death, Lysimachos [the Macedonian] reigned over those Thracians bordering on Macedonia over whom Alexander and Philip before him had ruled. These Thracians are probably just a small portion of the Thracians, because no single people (eth...