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I presume you mean Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great. Philip spent much of his reign conquering and extending his influence in Greece and its near neighbours, having inherited a weakened kingdom from his brother. By the time he had consolidated his position as leader of the League of Corinth and was ready to start turning to attack Persia, it was 337 B.C., and he was assassinated the following year with the invasion hardly started.

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This answer refers to Philip II of Spain. The thought simply never entered his mind. Persia was of no strategic importance to him. He already had his hands full fighting the growing power of the Ottoman Turks in the Mediterranean and after having defeated them decisively at Lepanto he was more than happy to once again focus on his direct interests in Western Europe and the Americas.

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He was assassinated before he got the chance. He did however manage to unite the Greek city states during his reign.

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