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Philip V of Macedon

238 BC - 179 BC

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Philip V (Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Philippos; 238–179 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by the Social War in Greece (220-217 BC) and a struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon against Rome in the First (212-205 BC) and Second (200-196 BC) Macedonian Wars. While he lost the latter, Philip later allied with Rome against Antiochus III in the Roman-Seleucid War. He died in 179 BC from illness after efforts to recover the military and economic condition of Macedonia and passed the throne onto his elder son, Perseus of Macedon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip V of Macedon is the 2,271st most popular politician (down from 1,754th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Greece (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Greek Politician.

Philip V of Macedon is most famous for his defeat of Rome in the Third Macedonian War.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Philip V of Macedon ranks 2,271 out of 19,576. Before him are Léon Bourgeois, Moinuddin Chishti, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, and Agathocles of Syracuse. After him are Hong Xiuquan, Hanno the Great, Ivan I of Moscow, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Bertie Ahern, and Vasily II of Moscow.

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Among people born in 238 BC, Philip V of Macedon ranks 2. Before him is Masinissa.  Among people deceased in 179 BC, Philip V of Macedon ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Philip V of Macedon ranks 158 out of 1,024. Before him are Euclid of Megara (-435), Parmenion (-400), Hipparchus (-600), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After him are Panaetius (-185), Pausanias (null), Cleon (-450), Lysander (-401), Andronicus of Rhodes (-100), and Sophia Palaiologina (1455).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Philip V of Macedon ranks 62. Before him are Nabis (-300), Antonia the Elder (-39), Hipparchus (-600), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After him are Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Gülnuş Sultan (1642), Caranus of Macedon (-900), Aeschines (-389), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Antigonus II Gonatas (-319).

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