Philip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Phílippos; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ancient kingdom, and the father of Alexander the Great. The rise of Macedon, including its conquest and political consolidation of most of Classical Greece during his reign, was achieved by his reformation of the army (the establishment of the Macedonian phalanx that proved critical in securing victories on the battlefield), his extensive use of siege engines, and his use of effective diplomacy and marriage alliances. After defeating the Greek city-states of Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, Philip II led the effort to establish a federation of Greek states known as the League of Corinth, with him as the elected hegemon and commander-in-chief of Greece for a planned invasion of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip II of Macedon is the 203rd most popular politician (down from 128th in 2019), 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.