Philip never took an interest in conquering Greece. He united Greece under Macedonian Hegemony in order to attack Persia and free the Greek states in Asia Minor that the Persians were harassing.
He wanted to secure the place of Macedonia as dominant among the Greek states, to establish peace in the Greek world, and divert Greek energy to support his upcoming invasion of the Persian Empire, without Greek uprisings threatening his home base in his absence.
King Phillip II wanted to conquer Greece because if he had all of Greece he could invade Persia, the biggest empire in the world at the time. He also was
building a kingdom for his son and heir Alexander the great.
Philip was not a Greek king - he was Macedonian.
Having conquered his northern neighbours, he needed to stabilise and gain control of Greece and its manpower to progress his ultimate aim of conquering the Persian Empire.
King Philip 2 wanted to stabilize the rest of Greece and unite it under Macedonian hegemony for them to go and conquer their age old foe, Persia who was harassing Greek cities in Asia Minor.
It gave him control of the military capacity to add to his Macadonian forces, and invade Persia, and also security at home in his planned campaign to take over the Persian Empire.
Philip II of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia took over the hegemony of a united Greece.
Conquer Persia
Alexander the great of King Philip 2 of Macedonia. In Classical Greece.
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Philip II of Macedon King of Macedonia and Conqueror of Illyria and Thrace was himself a hostage of the Greeks at Thebes, between 368 and 365 BC. Often Greeks were sold as slaves in the part of Phillip 11. That was how he felt about them.
Philip II of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia took over the hegemony of a united Greece.
Conquer Persia
He wanted to use their army to crush the Persians.
he was born to the king of Macedonia......philip 2 so he was the king of macidonia already..
Philip of Macedonia.
King Philip of Macedonia saw Greece as weak and divided due to constant infighting between Greek city-states. He also believed that Macedonia's superior military strength, tactics, and leadership gave him an advantage in conquering Greece. Additionally, Philip exploited existing rivalries and political instability among the Greek city-states to further his conquest.
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.
Alexander the great of King Philip 2 of Macedonia. In Classical Greece.
Philip of Macedonia was the first person to unite Greece.
King Philip helped Macedonia become powerful and united Greece under Macedonian hegemony.
because he was rood
Alexander the Ggreat