After much research and debate, some historians decided that one of the tombs, known as the Tomb of Persephone, held the remains of Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great's father, along with ...

Photo illustration of Philip II of Macedon, left, and his son Alexander the Great. ... and were more likely to brawl at the symposium than to discuss the finer points of art and philosophy.

A bust of King Philip II of Macedon, who was assassinated in 336BC Wiki Commons The ancient remains of the Macedonian King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, have been discovered in a ...

Philip II was assassinated in 336 BC, and his young wife and newborn son were killed shortly thereafter, according to historical accounts, but it’s been unclear what happened to the king’s ...

Archaeologists who excavated this tomb at Vergina, Greece, in the late 1970s concluded it was the burial place of Philip II of Macedon. New evidence suggests his remains were actually laid to rest ...

The remains of Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great, have been found in Greece. His injuries and burial goods match what archaeologists would expect from the royal’s grave ...

is the Carol K. Brown Professor emerita in Humanities at Clemson University. She is the author or editor of Woman and Monarchy in Ancient Macedonia (2000), Olympias, Mother of Alexander the Great ...

Nebet Tepe gained real prosperity after the campaigns of Philip II of Macedon, who conquered the city in 342 BCE and gave it his name, Philippopolis.

After much research and debate, some historians decided that one of the tombs, known as the Tomb of Persephone, held the remains of Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great's father, along with ...