Philip II of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia united the Greek states under Macedonian hegemony.
Demosthenes was an Athenian lawyer and public speaker who opposed Philip. He warned the Athenians that Philip was a threat to Greek freedom. he urged all the city-states to join together to fight the Macedonians. The Greeks followed his advice and tried to unite, but it was too late. The Athenians joined with Thebes and a few other city-states. They battle Philip's army, but they were defeated.
Demosthenes was an Athenian lawyer and public speaker who opposed Philip. He warned the Athenians that Philip was a threat to Greek freedom. he urged all the city-states to join together to fight the Macedonians. The Greeks followed his advice and tried to unite, but it was too late. The Athenians joined with Thebes and a few other city-states. They battle Philip's army, but they were defeated.
Philip II of Macedonia
he wanted to unite all greek under his rules
Alexander the great of King Philip 2 of Macedonia. In Classical Greece.
Very succesful, as it turned out. He did not even have to physically conquer them all. After a number of succesful sieges and battles, the Greek city-States subjected themselves to him. Philip created the Hellenic League of which all Greek States became a member, with Philip himself as the undisputed leader of the League.
he attacked and conquered squabbling greek city-states
Philip II of Macedon the father of Alexander The Great .
The Greek city-states, led by Thebes and Athens.
He wanted to stabilize Greece and with a united Greek army under Macedonian hegemony begin his campaign against the common Greek foe, Persia.
He united the Greek city states under one kingdom