Philip Temenid II

• General Notes
  • King of Macedonia Philip II Temenid was buried in the Royal Tombs at Aigai, (Vergina), Imathia, Macedonia, (Greece). The royal tomb excavated in 1977 at Vergina, near Saloníka, is believed to be Philip's.3 He died 0336 B.C. In the Theater of Aigai, (Vergina), Imathia, Macedonia, (Greece). He was assassinated on the eve of launching a large invasion on Persia.4 He defeated the Athenians 0338 B.C. In the Battle of Chaeronea, Greece. Philip's army was greatly outnumbered by the Athenian and Theban forces, yet his phalanxes overwhelmed the Athenians and Thebans. He married Cleopatra of Macedonia  0338 B.C.2 He captured the Thracian town of Crenides 0355 B.C. In Thrace. He captured Potidea in Chalcidice, and Pydna on the Thermaic Gulf 0356 B.C.. He conquered the Athenian colony of Amphipolis 0357 B.C. In Thrace. He married Princess of Epirus Olympias Aeacid , daughter of King of Epirus Neoptolemus I Aeacid , 0357 B.C; Primary wife.5,2 He defeated the Illyrians 0358 B.C.. King of Macedonia, 0359-0336 B.C..6 He was made regent for his infant nephew Amyntas, whose throne he promptly usurped 0360 B.C.. He returned to Macedonia 0364 B.C.. He associated with Arsinoë I Argaead , daughter of Meleagros Argaead ; Concubine.7 He was a hostage 0367-0365 B.C. In Thebes, Greece. He was the son of King of Macedonia Amyntas III Argaead  and Eurydice Sirra of the Lyncestians . He was born 0382 B.C. In Pella, ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and Eurydice Sirra.8 He made an alliance with the Goths and took to wife Medopa, the daughter of King Gudila, so that he might render the kingdom of Macedon more secure by the help of this marriage.9 He married Olympias, from the royal house of Molossia, for the primary reason to create an alliance and strengthen loyalty. He was Sources: 1. Hammond, N.G.L. and Griffith, G.T. 'A History of Macedonia' Vol.II, pp.305. ; 2. Green, P. 'Alexander to Actium' pp.732..
    Child of King of Macedonia Philip II Temenid:
    King of Macedonia Philip III Arrhidaeus Temenid b. 0354 B.C., d. 0316 B.C.
    Children of King of Macedonia Philip II Temenid and Princess of Epirus Olympias Aeacid :
    Cleopatra Temenid d. 0308 B.C.
    King of Macedonia Alexander III "the Great" Temenid + b. 0356 B.C., d. 0323 B.C.
    [S197] Toby Dills, "A Descendant of Antiquity," gedcom file from e-mail address (e-mail address ) to Robert Stewart, 5 Feb 1999. Hereinafter cited as "Descendant of Antiquity".
    [S669] M. B. Sakellariou, Macedonia, 4000 Years of Greek History and Civilization, Greek Lands in History (8, Philadelphias Street, Athens, Greece: Ekdotike Athenon S.A., 1983/1988), pg. 114-115. Hereinafter cited as Sakellariou.
    [S959] Manolis Andronicos, Vergina: The Royal Tombs (Athens, Greece: Ekdotike Hellados S.A., 1989). Hereinafter cited as Vergina.
    [S959] Manolis Andronicos, Vergina, pg. 47.
    [S283] Michael Wood, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (Companion to the BBC series) (London, England: BBC Books, 1997). Hereinafter cited as In the Footsteps of Alexander.
    [S172] Various Encyclopaedea Britannica (U.S.A.: Encyclopaedea Britannica, Inc., 1976). Hereinafter cited as Encyclopaedea Britannica.
    [S330] Michael Rice, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt (11 New Fetter Lane, London, EC4P 4EE: Routledge, 1999). Hereinafter cited as Who's Who in Egypt.
    [S959] Manolis Andronicos, Vergina, pg. 51.
    [S228] Jordanes, The Origin and Deeds of the Goths (Department of Greek, Latin and Ancient History, University of Calgary: J. Vanderspoel, circa 560), X. Hereinafter cited as Jordanes' Getica.
    

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