Battle of Chaeronea.
Phillip II defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE.
Chaeronea 338 BCE.
Philip II of Macedonia was a Greek king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in northern Greece and the father of Alexander the Great.
Philip II never conquered any countries. What he did do was unite the Greek city states so that upon his death his successor Alexander the Great was able to take on and defeat the Persian army and ultimately the entire empire.
Chaeronea.
Philip's goal was to lead a united Macedonian and Greek army to conquer the Persian Empire as revenge for its invasion in 480 bc
yes. Philip II was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, on the northern Greek peninsula.
Philip II invaded Greece to expand his territory and assert his dominance over the Greek city-states. He aimed to gain control of the region's resources and secure his position as a major power in the Mediterranean. Additionally, Philip saw the opportunity to weaken Greek city-states and prevent them from uniting against him.
Philip II of Macedonia
Philip II and his son, Alexander the great.
Macedonians were Greeks themselves and were ruled by the Homeric style kingdom that many of the Greek city-states had dropped over the past few hundred years. Whilst Philip II innovated the Greek phalanx and built a professional army, Macedonia itself was Greek in language, art. culture, toponyms, onomastics, calendar, mythology, customs, civilization and much more.
Philip II of Macedon fought against and won a victory over a Greek coalition of Athens and Thebes . It was here that the elite Sacred Band of Thebes was annihilated .