[DOC] [TLE] Philip II of Macedon - Wikipedia [PAR] Philip II of Macedon was the king (Basileus) of the Ancient Greek kingdom of 
Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. He was a member of the 
Argead dynasty, the third son of King Amyntas III, and father of Alexander the 
Great and Philip ... King Alexander II and Perdiccas III, allowed him to take the 
throne in 359 BC. [DOC] [TLE] Philip of Macedon Philip II of Macedonia Biography [PAR] Philip II was born in 382 BC, in Pella, the capital of the ancient Macedonian 
kingdom, as the ... after the death of Alexander II, to strengthen and reorganize 
the Macedonian army. But in 359, when king Perdiccas III set out to battle the 
Illyrians to free ... Philip II on Macedonian Throne and the Campaign against the 
Illyrians. [DOC] [TLE] Philip II of Macedon - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Aug 1, 2014 ... ... being the father of Alexander the Great, Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359 ... the 
Macedonian throne for himself at the age of 23 in 359 BCE. ... From there, he 
seized the northern Greek cities of Potedia and Pydna in 356 BCE. ... P, 
Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 B.C. (University of California Press, 2013). [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great - King - Biography.com [PAR] Alexander the Great served as king of Macedonia from 336 to 323 B.C. During ... 
of his father's death, Alexander, then 19, was determined to seize the throne by... [DOC] [TLE] Philip II of Macedon - King, General - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... Philip II reigned over Macedonia from 359 to 336 B.C. He became the ... an 
empire that was expanded by his son and successor, Alexander the Great. ... in 
either 383 or 382 B.C. After his brother, Alexander II, took the throne,... [DOC] [TLE] Philip II | king of Macedonia | Britannica.com [PAR] 18th king of Macedonia (359336 bc), who restored internal peace to his country 
and ... thus laying the foundations for its expansion under his son Alexander III 
the Great. ... Philip came to the throne suddenly and unexpectedly in 359, when 
... The army that later conquered Persia was developed all through his reign, but
... [DOC] [TLE] Philip II - 382-336 BC | Armstrong Economics [PAR] Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 BC) was king of Macedonia between 359 and 
336 BC. and father of Alexander the Great. Philip was born in the city of ... Later 
that same year he seized the Macedonian throne. Philip's rise to power came at a
... [DOC] [TLE] NGC Ancients: Philip II and the Macedonian Empire | NGC [PAR] Feb 14, 2012 ... Alexander III (336-323 B.C.), known to most of the world simply as Alexander the 
Great, is the monarch ... However, it was Alexander's father and predecessor, 
King Philip II (359-336 B.C.), who ... to seize the Macedonian throne in 359 B.C., 
following the deaths of his brothers Alexander II and Perdiccas III. [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great - World History: 50 Events You Really Need to ... [PAR] The rise of Macedon The mountainous kingdom of Macedonia or Macedon lay to 
the ... In 359 BC Alexander's father, Philip II, came to the throne, and determined 
to ... Alexander recognized the necessity of cooperating with conquered peoples
... [DOC] [TLE] Hellenistic Greece [PAR] The "founder" of Hellenistic world was Alexander the Great of Macedonia. ... 
Philip II (359-336 B.C.): In 359 B.C., Philip became King of Macedonia. ... his role 
in his father's death, Alexander either killed or exiled his rivals for the throne. a. ... 
Syria; Ptolemy seized control of Egypt, Phoenicia, and Palestine; while Antigonus
... [DOC] [TLE] Philip II of Macedon (Wikipedia) - History Of Macedonia [PAR] Aug 9, 2009 ... He was the father of Alexander the Great and Philip III. ... brothers, King 
Alexander II and Perdiccas III, allowed him to take the throne in 359 BC. [DOC]

Question: This father of Alexander the Great seized the throne of Macedon in 359 B.C.
Answer: Philip of Macedon