Philip II of Macedon
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Philip II was an ancient Macedonian king of Macedon. He ruled from 359 BC - 336 BC. He was the father of the emperor Alexander the Great, who was born in 356 BC. He united all of Greece. He would either bring a city-state into his empire with his military or he would talk/bribe the leaders into joining his empire. It was under his reign in 338 BC at Chaeronea against Athens that Alexander first showed his military genius. Philip was assasintated by his bodyguard, in a theatre.