Philip II of Macedon

E74408

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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Philip II of Macedon canonical	130
King Philip II of Macedon	2
Macedonians under Philip II	1
strategos autokrator to Philip II	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Argead dynasty member ⓘ ancient Greek monarch ⓘ king of Macedon ⓘ
alliance	League of Corinth ⓘ
birthDate	382 BCE ⓘ
birthPlace	Macedon ⓘ Pella, Greece ⓘ surface form: Pella
capitalDuringReign	Pella, Greece ⓘ surface form: Pella
causeOfDeath	assassination ⓘ
child	Alexander the Great ⓘ Cleopatra of Macedon ⓘ Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
countryRuled	Macedon ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Amyntas III of Macedon
fullName	Philip II of Macedon self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ surface form: 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 of Macedon ⓘ surface form: Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon Meda of Odessos ⓘ Nicesipolis of Pherae ⓘ Olympias ⓘ surface form: Olympias of Epirus Phila of Elimeia ⓘ Philinna of Larissa ⓘ
successor	Alexander the Great ⓘ

Referenced by (134)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander the Great → father → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Alexander the Great → predecessor → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Fourth Sacred War → belligerent → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Fourth Sacred War → commandedBySide → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Fourth Sacred War → notableCommander → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Third Sacred War → commander → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Macedonia (Greece) → associatedWithPerson → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Adventure Story → hasCharacter → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Phocis → wasInvadedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippeion → builder → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippeion → dedicatedTo → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippeion → namedAfter → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Byzantium → besiegedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Classical Greece → hasNotableLeader → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Demosthenes → opposed → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippi → foundedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippi → namedAfter → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Olympias → spouse → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Argead dynasty → hasMember → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Argead dynasty → notableMember → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Argead dynasty → expandedUnder → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philip II of Macedon → fullName → Philip II of Macedon self-link ⓘ

Battle of Chaeronea → belligerentCommander → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Chaeronea → participant → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Macedon → notableKing → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Macedon → roseToProminenceUnder → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philip III Arrhidaeus → father → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Alexander IV of Macedon → grandfather → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Alexander IV of Macedon → paternalGrandfather → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

city of Amphissa → besiegedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

subject surface form: Amphissa

Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → hasParticipant → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → commander → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → commandedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Neon → hasParticipant → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Neon → commander → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Neon → relatedTo → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Darius III → contemporary → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Isocrates → contemporaryOf → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Macedonian court → usedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Ptolemy I Soter → allegedFather → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Onomarchus → opponent → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Onomarchus → opponentInBattle → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Crocus Field → commandedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Battle of Crocus Field → belligerentLeader → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Vergina → associatedWith → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

this entity surface form: King Philip II of Macedon

Ambrysus → destroyedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Amphipolis → associatedWithPerson → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippopolis → namedAfter → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Philippopolis → foundedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ

Stagira → destroyedBy → Philip II of Macedon ⓘ