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Yes, Philip II was Greek, specifically from the kingdom of Macedon, which was located in the northern part of ancient Greece. He ruled from 359 to 336 BC and is best known for unifying most of the city-states of mainland Greece under Macedonian hegemony. His reign laid the groundwork for his son, Alexander the great, to expand the Greek empire further.
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What is the ethnicity of Prince Philip of England?
Prince Philip is from the Greek royal family
What did Prince Philip have to give up to marry the queen?
Greek citizanship
How did Philip ii ruin his relationship with Alexander the great?
Philip II ruined his relationship with his son, Alexander the Great, by rejecting Alexander's mother who was a Greek from Epirus and marrying another woman who was a Greek from Macedonia. Alexander, and especially his mother, felt that Alexander would no longer be in line to inherit the throne should Philip II die with an heir that was a full Macedonian Greek. There have been speculations that Alexander had killed his father but in light of this reason, it has been proposed that it was Alexander's mother that may have arraigned to assassinate Philip, not Alexander.
What is the name of marlene nourbese philip's second husband?
paul chamberlain
What were Philip of Macedonia's goals?
Philip II was King of the ancient kingdom state of Macedonia and Alexander the Great's father. His name is made up of two greek words, ''Philos''=(Friend) + ''Ippos'' =(Horse), so his name would translate into English as:''Friend of Horses''. Macedonia was one of the ancient Greek city-states, like Athens, Sparta, Molossoe (Epirus) etc. As a Greek, he was married to a Greek princess, Olympia of Molossoe, from another Greek city-state, west of the Greek city-state of Macedonia.
Why did the athenian orator dem osthenes warm his fellow citizens about Philip II?
he believed that philip the second was a threat to greek independence
Philip the second got some Greek cities to join him by?
conqureing,inviting,and bribing them.
What is Prince Philip?
Greek
Where does the name Philip come from?
The name Philip is of Greek origin. The Greek Philippos means friend of horses. However, there are variations of the name Philip in many Western languages.
Was Philip 2 the king of Macedonia?
yes. Philip II was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, on the northern Greek peninsula.
What is the ethnicity of Prince Philip of England?
Prince Philip is from the Greek royal family
Who was the king of Macedonia who loved greek culture and planned on conquering Persia but was murdered?
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.
Who was Alexander the Greek the son of?
Philip 2, king of Macedonia. He was Alexander the Great, not the Greek. And he was a Macedonian, not a Greek.
What was Philip II of ancient Macedonia?
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.
How did Philip 2 get some greek to join him?
He persuaded
Which leader united the greek states?
Philip II of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia united the Greek states under Macedonian hegemony.
How do you spell Philip in Greek alphabet?
Its Πόλ. In greek Paul is Παύλος (Paulos)
