Even after Philip II of Macedon `` conquered '' the heartlands of ancient Greece , he did not attempt to annex the territory , or unify it into a new province , but simply compelled most of the `` poleis '' to join his own Corinthian League .
Even after Philip II of Macedon ` conquered ' the heartlands of ancient Greece , he did not attempt to annex the territory , or unify it into a new province , but simply compelled most of the `` poleis '' to join his own Corinthian League .