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Philip II of Macedon

382 BC - 336 BC

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Philip II of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Phílippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the ruling Argead dynasty, the royal house of Doric provenance that founded the kingdom of the Macedonians, and father of Alexander the Great. The rise of Macedon, from a kingdom initially at the periphery of classical Greek affairs, to a power that came to dominate Ancient Greece in the span of less than 25 years, was largely thanks to the character and policies of Philip. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia. Philip II of Macedon is the 203rd most popular politician (down from 128th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 21st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Politician.

Philip II of Macedon is most famous for his military conquests, which included the conquest of Greece and the Persian Empire. He was also the father of Alexander the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip II of Macedon ranks 203 out of 19,576. Before him are Orhan, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Louis XVII of France, Cardinal Richelieu, James V of Scotland, and Harald Bluetooth. After him are William I, German Emperor, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Kösem Sultan, Isabella I of Castile, Artaxerxes I of Persia, and Bill Clinton.

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Among people born in 382 BC, Philip II of Macedon ranks 1. After him is Antigonus I Monophthalmus. Among people deceased in 336 BC, Philip II of Macedon ranks 1. After him are Amyntas IV of Macedon, Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Arses of Persia, Bagoas, Pausanias of Orestis, Attalus, and Audata.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philip II of Macedon ranks 23 out of 1,024. Before him are Saint Stephen (1), Thucydides (-460), Aeschylus (-525), Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Sappho (-630), Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Draco (-650), and Spartacus (-109).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Philip II of Macedon ranks 5. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Solon (-638), Pericles (-494), and Bayezid II (1447). After him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Cleisthenes (-565), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), and Peisistratos (-600).

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