Philip II of Macedon was the king of Macedon (an Ancient Greek kingdom) who remained the king from 359 BC to 336 BC till his death. He was the first Greek ruler who defeated all the opposing Greek City States and founded a united Greek kingdom to fight against the Persian Empire. Later his son Alexander III (Alexander the Great) defeated the Persians with the help of the united Greek troops and founded the Hellenistic civilization. Early Life Philip II was born in 383 BC in Pella (Macedon). He was the youngest son of Amyntas III, the king of Macedon. From 368 – 365 BC, Philip remained a prisoner in Thebes, during which he received a diplomatic and military education. He returned to Macedon in 364 BC. By 359 BC, Philip’s elder brothers (Alexander II and Perdiccas III) had died. After their deaths, Philip was able to take the throne in 359. Philip II as King At the time of the accession of Philip II, the situation of Macedon was very miserable. His brother Perdiccas
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