Philip II of Macedon

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Argead dynasty member ancient Greek monarch king of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon was the 4th-century BCE king who transformed Macedonia into a dominant military power and laid the foundations for his son Alexander the Great’s vast empire.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Argead dynasty member → ancient Greek monarch → king of Macedon →
alliance	League of Corinth →
birthDate	382 BCE →
birthPlace	Macedon → Pella →
capitalDuringReign	Pella →
causeOfDeath	assassination →
child	Alexander the Great → Cleopatra of Macedon → Philip III Arrhidaeus →
countryRuled	Kingdom of Macedon →
culture	ancient Macedonian →
deathDate	336 BCE →
deathPlace	Aegae → Macedon →
dynasty	Argead dynasty →
education	hostage in Thebes in youth →
era	Classical Greece →
father	Amyntas III of Macedon →
fullName	Philip II of Macedon →
givenName	Philip →
influencedBy	Theban military tactics →
knownFor	formation of the League of Corinth → laying foundations for Alexander the Great’s empire → subjugating most of mainland Greece → transforming Macedon into a major military power →
militaryInnovation	Macedonian phalanx → professional standing army reforms → use of long pike (sarissa) →
mother	Eurydice I of Macedon →
notableBattle	Battle of Chaeronea → Battle of Crocus Field → Battle of Methone →
predecessor	Perdiccas III of Macedon →
reignEnd	336 BCE →
reignStart	359 BCE →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
sibling	Alexander II of Macedon → Perdiccas III of Macedon →
spouse	Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon → Meda of Odessos → Nicesipolis of Pherae → Olympias of Epirus → Phila of Elimeia → Philinna of Larissa →
successor	Alexander the Great →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander the Great → Philip III Arrhidaeus →	father
Philippeion → Philippi →	namedAfter
Macedonia (Greece) →	associatedWithPerson
Fourth Sacred War →	belligerent
Battle of Chaeronea →	belligerentCommander
Byzantium →	besiegedBy
Philippeion →	builder
Fourth Sacred War →	commandedBySide
Third Sacred War →	commander
Philippeion →	dedicatedTo
Argead dynasty →	expandedUnder
Philippi →	foundedBy
Philip II of Macedon →	fullName
Alexander IV of Macedon →	grandfather
Adventure Story →	hasCharacter
Argead dynasty →	hasMember
Classical Greece →	hasNotableLeader
Fourth Sacred War →	notableCommander
Macedon →	notableKing
Argead dynasty →	notableMember
Demosthenes →	opposed
Battle of Chaeronea →	participant
Alexander IV of Macedon →	paternalGrandfather
Alexander the Great →	predecessor
Macedon →	roseToProminenceUnder
Olympias →	spouse
Phocis →	wasInvadedBy