King philip of macedonia biography sample

Philip of Macedon  Philip II of Macedon Biography ( - BC)
King of Macedonia and Conqueror of Illyria, Thrace, and Greece

Macedonia is an ancient kingdom located in south-eastern Europe, north of  Greece, west of Thrace, and east of Illyria.

Philip II was born in BC, in Pella, the capital of the ancient Macedonian kingdom, as the youngest son of king Amyntas III. After his fathers death, Macedonia slowly disintegrated.  His elder brothers and future kings Alexander II and Perdiccas III, unsuccessfully fought against the continuous attacks of the neighboring Thracians, Illyrians, and Greeks.

The Thracians were already in possession of eastern Macedonia, the strongest Greek military power of Thebes continuously intervened in the internal Macedonian politics, the Greeks colonies on the edge of Macedonia, particularly Olynthus, were obstacle to Macedonia's economy and presented a military danger, and the invasions of the Illyrians put north-western