Best known as the father of Alexander the Great, Philip merits the same honorific according to his biographer. In the "disunited, weak backwater" of Macedonia, he created the first nation-state ...

Eurydice’s son Philip II of Macedon conquered Lyncestis in the 4th century BCE, ... This set the stage for his son, Alexander the Great, to become the king of the Macedonian empire.

The kingdom eventually expanded into an empire, most notably under Philip II’s son, Alexander the Great, but eventually fell under Roman control due to internal power struggles.

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his wife Olympias. Alexander was educated by the philosopher Aristotle ...

Eurydice’s son Philip II of Macedon conquered Lyncestis in the 4th century BCE, bringing the independent state into the Kingdom of Macedon.This set the stage for his son, Alexander the Great, to ...