Philip II of Macedon - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Philip Ii Of Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip Ii Of Macedon - Life
Born in Pella, Philip was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Eurydice. In his youth, (ca. 368 BC–365 BC) Philip was a hostage in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aeschines: Encyclopedia - Aeschines
Aeschines (389 - 314 BC), Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators, was born at Athens. The statements as to his parentage and ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great (in Greek Μέγας Αλέξανδρος, transliterated Megas Alexandros; born in Pella, Macedon, in July, 356 BC, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc: Encyclopedia - 4th Century Bc
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) 4th century BC - Overview. 4th century BC - Events. Invasion of the Celts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amyntas Iii Of Macedon: Encyclopedia - Amyntas Iii Of Macedon
Amyntas III (or II), son of Arrhidaeus, grandfather of Alexander the Great, was king of Macedon from 393 (or 389) to 369 BC. He came to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the geographical peninsula o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia - Plutarch
Mestrius Plutarchus (ca. 46- 127) was a Greek historian, biographer, and essayist. Born in the small town of Chaeronea, in the Greek regi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scythia: Encyclopedia - Scythia
Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by a group of Iranian people speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 353 Bc: Encyclopedia - 353 Bc
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC - 350s BC - 340s BC 330s BC ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia - Assassination
In its most common use, assassination has come to mean the killing of an important person. An assassin — one who carries out the assass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt
Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corinth: Encyclopedia - Corinth
Corinth, or Korinth (Κόρινθος; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a Greek city, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darius Iii Of Persia: Encyclopedia - Darius Iii Of Persia
Darius III or Codomannus (c. 380 - 330 BC), was the last king of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia from 336 BC to 330 BC. He was deposed a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing
Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek and Roman sports. Chariot racing - Early chariot racing. It is unknown exactly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 2: Encyclopedia - August 2
August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. August 2 - Events. 338...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia - Aristotle
Aristotle (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Aristotelēs 384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, student of Plato and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipater: Encyclopedia - Antipater
Antipater (in Greek Αντίπατρος; lived c. 397 BC–319 BC) was a Macedonian general and a supporter of kings Philip II of Macedo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Empire: Encyclopedia - Persian Empire
The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). Persia's ear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Samothrace: Encyclopedia - Samothrace
Samothrace (in Greek: Σαμοθρακη, Samothraki, Turkish: Semadrek) is an island in Greece, in the northern Aegean Sea. The name of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naupactus: Encyclopedia Ii - Naupactus - History
In historical times it belonged to the Ozolian Locrians; but about 455 BC, in spite of a partial resettlement with Locrians of Opus, it f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedonia Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedonia Region - History
Macedonia region - Ancient Macedonia 500 BC to 146 BC. For a more complete treatment of early Macedonia, see Macedon. Macedonia is kn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hegemony: Encyclopedia Ii - Hegemony - Hegemonies In History
The word "hegemon" originated in ancient Greece, and derives from the word hegeisthai (meaning "to lead"). An early example of hegemony d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macedon: Encyclopedia Ii - Macedon - Hellenic Controversy
The controversy whether or not ancient Macedonia should be considered a Hellenic state is addressed variously: based on ancient sources, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parallel Lives: Encyclopedia Ii - Parallel Lives - Biographies
Plutarch structured his Lives by alternating lives of famous Greeks ("Grecians") with those of famous Romans. After such a set of two (so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of The Republic Of Macedonia: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of The Republic Of Macedonia - International Disputes
Foreign relations of the Republic of Macedonia - Albania. The Albanian government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Alba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peloponnesian War: Encyclopedia Ii - Peloponnesian War - The Archidamian War
Sparta and its allies, with the exception of Corinth, were almost exclusively land based powers, able to summon large land armies which w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pella: Encyclopedia Ii - Pella - Archaeology
Based of the descriptions provided by Titus Livius, the site was excavated by voyagers including Holand, Pouqueville, Beaujour, Cousinér...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Assassinated People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Assassinated People - Assassinations In Africa
List of assassinated people - Algeria. Hiempsal, (117 BC), co-ruler of Numidia, by Jugurtha François Darlan, (1942), French Admiral, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Empire - The Rise And Fall Of Empires In Persia
Persian Empire - The first Persian state: Achaemenid Persia 648 BC–330 BC. Main articles: Achaemenid dynasty, and [[]], and [[]], an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hegemony: Encyclopedia Ii - Hegemony - Hegemonies In History
The word "hegemon" originated in ancient Greece, and derives from the word hegeisthai (meaning "to lead"). An early example of hegemony d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In The Militaries Of Ancient Greece - Greek City-states
Homosexuality among males in the militaries and warriors of ancient Greek city-states were documented by many historians throughout the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Explorers
List of Greeks - Ancient period. Colaeus of Samos (628 BCE) Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?–420? BCE) Nearchus (360?–312 BCE) Pyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality In Ancient Greece - In The Military
The Sacred Band of Thebes, a separate military unit reserved only for homosexuals, is usually considered as the prime example of how the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historical Pederastic Couples: Encyclopedia Ii - Historical Pederastic Couples - Known Or Presumed Pederastic Couples
In the following list the couples are listed in chronological order, and the name of the older partner precedes that of the younger. Thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Explorers
List of Greeks - Explorers. List of Greeks - Ancient period. Colaeus of Samos (628 B.C.) Herodotus of Halicarnassus (484?-420? BC) Nea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of West Eurasia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of West Eurasia - Roman Dominance
Magnesia secured Roman dominance in the Mediterranean region. The destruction of Carthage and Corinth in 146 BCE merely confirmed this. D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Greece - Ancient Greece
There are no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In common usage it refers to al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epirus Region: Encyclopedia Ii - Epirus Region - History
Epirus region - Early settlement. Epirus has been occupied since Neolithic times, when hunters and shepherds inhabited the region and c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Ancient Greek Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Ancient Greek Religion - Ancient Times
During the Christianization of ancient Greece, many followers of the Hellenistic gods were punished and slain by Christian governors, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Alexander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thebes Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Thebes Greece - History
The record of the earliest days of Thebes was preserved among the Greeks in an abundant mass of legends which rival the myths of Troy in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Biography
Aristotle - Early life and studies at the Academy. Aristotle was born at Stageira, a colony of Andros on the Macedonian peninsula of Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ptolemy I Soter: Encyclopedia Ii - Ptolemy I Soter - Successor Of Alexander
When Alexander died in 323, Ptolemy is said to have instigated the resettlement of the empire made at Babylon. He was now appointed satra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Age Of Pericles: Encyclopedia Ii - Age Of Pericles - Arts And Literature
Historians consider the Athenian V and VI century BC as the Golden Age of sculpture and arquitecture. In this period the ornamental eleme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Biography
Aristotle - Early life and studies at the Academy. Aristotle was born at Stageira, a colony of Andros on the Macedonian peninsula of Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thrace: Encyclopedia Ii - Thrace - History
The indigenous population of Thrace were, and still are a Greek race called Thracians. Divided into separate tribes, the Thracians did no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Granicus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Granicus - Battle
According to the extant historian Arrian, the Persians placed their cavalry in front of their infantry, and drew up on the right (east) b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bitola: Encyclopedia Ii - Bitola - Historical Buildings
Saat kula - The Clock Tower. It is not known when the clock-tower was built, although according to the written sources it was mentioned a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plovdiv: Encyclopedia Ii - Plovdiv - History
Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities of Europe, being older than Rome, Athens and Constantinople. The first traces of civilization at the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Reasons For Assassinations
Assassination - Assassination as a political tool. Some would argue that assassination is one of the oldest tools of power politics, da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Period Of Conquests
Alexander the Great - The defeat of the Persian Empire. Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 40,000 soldiers---primar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plutarch: Encyclopedia Ii - Plutarch - Parallel Lives
His best-known work is the Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of famous Greeks and Romans, arranged as dyads to illuminate their com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scythia: Encyclopedia Ii - Scythia - History
Scythia - Overview. To date, no widely accepted explanation exists for the origin of the Scythians, nor how they migrated to the Caucas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Names Of The Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - Names Of The Greeks - Hellenes Έλληνες
During the era of the Trojan War, the Hellenes were a relatively small but vigorous tribe settled in Thessalic Phthia, centralized along ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Sparta: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Sparta - The 5th Century Bce
The beginning of the 5th century saw Sparta at the height of her power, though her prestige must have suffered in the fruitless attempts ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pydna: Encyclopedia Ii - Pydna - Ancient Pydna
Pydna was already subject to Macedon under Alexander I (Thucydides I.131.1), but later regained its independence. It was besieged by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rennes: Encyclopedia Ii - Rennes - History
Main article: History of Rennes Rennes is the capital of the région of Brittany, in France. It has a long history due to its location at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pnyx: Encyclopedia Ii - Pnyx - Athenian Democracy
The grassy area in front of the bema was in ancient times an area of bare rock, in which about 6,000 men could stand. This can be taken a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plovdiv: Encyclopedia Ii - Plovdiv - History
Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities of Europe, being older than Rome, Athens, and Constantinople. The first traces of civilization at the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Peloponnesian War: Encyclopedia Ii - Peloponnesian War - The Archidamian War
Sparta and its allies, with the exception of Corinth, were almost exclusively land based powers, able to summon large land armies which w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corinth: Encyclopedia Ii - Corinth - History
Corinth - Prehistoric era. The city was founded in the Neolithic Age, circa 6000 BC. According to myth, the city was founded by Corinth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Kasander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Biography
Aristotle - Early life and studies at the Academy. Aristotle was born at Stageira, a colony of Andros on the Macedonian peninsula of Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - History
Thessaloniki - Hellenistic Era. The city was founded circa 315 BC by Kasander, the King of Macedon (Gr. Μακεδών), on or near the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vergina Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Vergina Sun - Flag Controversy
Following the discovery of the larnax, many Greeks adopted the Vergina Sun as a symbol of continuity between ancient Macedonian/Greek cul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Greece: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Greece - Society
The distinguishing features of ancient Greek society were the division between free and slave, the differing roles of men and women, the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skiathos: Encyclopedia Ii - Skiathos - History
In Ancient times, the island played a minor role during the Persian Wars. In 480 BC, the fleet of the Persian king Xerxes was hit by a st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antipater: Encyclopedia Ii - Antipater - Career Under Philip And Alexander
Nothing is known of his early career until 342 BC, when he was appointed by Philip to govern Macedon as his regent while the former left ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persian Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Persian Empire - The Rise And Fall Of Empires In Persia
Persian Empire - The first Persian state: Achaemenid Persia 648 BC-330 BC. The first record of the Persians comes from an Assyrian insc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chariot Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - Chariot Racing - Roman Chariot Racing
The Romans probably borrowed chariot racing from the Etruscans, who themselves borrowed it from the Greeks, but the Romans were also infl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Reasons For Assassinations
Assassination - Assassination as a political tool. Some would argue that assassination is one of the oldest tools of power politics, da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Euboea: Encyclopedia Ii - Euboea - History
The history of the island is for the most part that of its two principal cities, Chalcis and Eretria. Both cities were Ionian settlements...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Early Life And Name
"Cleopatra" is Greek for "father's glory," and her full name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, the Beloved of He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messinia: Encyclopedia Ii - Messinia - History
Historically and economically the most important part of Messinia is the great plain, consisting of two distinct portions, watered by the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Cleopatra In Art, Film, Tv, And Literature
Cleopatra's story has fascinated scores of writers and artists through the centuries. No doubt, much of her appeal lay in her legend as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Critics
Aristotle has been criticised on several grounds. His analysis of procreation is frequently criticised on the grounds that it presuppose...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Military And Political Leaders
List of Greeks - Ancient period. Alcibiades (450–404 BCE), Athenian general and statesman Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE), King ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - The Loss Of His Works
Though we know that Aristotle wrote many elegant treatises (Cicero described his literary style as "a river of gold"), the originals have...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Ethics
Although Aristotle wrote several works on ethics, the major one was the Nicomachean Ethics, which is considered one of Aristotle's greate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Metaphysics
Aristotle - Aristotle's four causes. Aristotle names four "causes" of things, but the word cause (Greek: αἰτἱα, aitia) is not us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Epistemology
Aristotle - Logic. Main article: Aristotelian logic For more details on this topic, see Non-Aristotelian logic. Aristotle "says th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Painters
List of Greeks - Ancient period. Polygnotus Apelles Aetion (4th century BCE) Zeuxis Parrhasius List of Greeks - Renaissance. El Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Musicians
List of Greeks - Medieval period. Ioannis Koukouzelis (c.1280–c.1360), Byzantine secular music composer Master Lambadarios (Chrysafi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Bibliography
Note: Bekker numbers are often used to uniquely identify passages of Aristotle. They are identified below where available. Aristotle - M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Etymology
The term Assassin originally referred to a heretical Muslim order known as the Hashshashin. According to one derivation, the word means "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Techniques
It is entirely likely that the first strategy used by a political or religious killer was a remarkably simple one: find the leader and st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alexander The Great - Ancient Sources
The ancient sources for Alexander's life are, from the perspective of ancient history, relatively numerous. Alexander himself left only a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Counter-measures
It would not be a large stretch to say that, in addition to terrorism, political assassination is one of the biggest threats to any moder...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Moral Issues
Moral equivalence is also important when examining the use of assassination. Opponents of what one American officer called "trial, judgme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Communications
Thessaloniki - Radio. Laikos FM - 87.6 FM - http://www.laikos.fm Mylos 88.5 FM - 88.5 FM - http://www.88miso.gr Thessaloniki Radio Dee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Transportation
Thessaloniki did not have a superhighway until the 1970s. Thessaloniki is accessed with GR-1/E75 for Athens, GR-4, GR-2, Via Egnatia/E90 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Assassination: Encyclopedia Ii - Assassination - Definition Problems
Unlike some topics, notably terrorism, wherein there is a substantial grey area and often bitter controversy between which specific insta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Museums
Thessaloniki - Archaeological sites. Agia Paraskevi, Thessaloniki, archaic cemetery The Ancient Agora of Thessaloniki Monastery of Lat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Skiathos: Encyclopedia Ii - Skiathos - Transportation
The island is linked to mainland Greece with sea routes from Thessaloniki, Volos and Agios Konstantinos. There also exists an airport at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Ethics
Although Aristotle wrote several works on ethics, the major one was the Nicomachean Ethics, which is considered one of Aristotle's greate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Thessaloniki: Encyclopedia Ii - Thessaloniki - Festivals
The International Thessaloniki Film Festival has become the Balkans' primary showcase for the work of new and emerging filmmakers, as we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Greeks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Greeks - Sculptors
List of Greeks - Ancient period. Agasias Pheidias Praxiteles List of Greeks - Modern period. Yannoulis Halepas (1851–1938), Cons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aristotle: Encyclopedia Ii - Aristotle - Aristotle's Metaphysics
Aristotle - Aristotle's four causes. Aristotle names four "causes" of things, but the word cause (Greek: αἰτἱα, aitia) is not us...   » Read the article