Philip of Macedon
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd; Bristol Classical Press
Published: February 26, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780715628294
Subjects: Biography: general; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; European history: BCE to c 500 CE; Macedonia
Description: "Philip was a genius of extraordinary versatility. Inheriting a kingdom near to collapse, he made Macedonia the greatest military power in the Western world and left to his son Alexander the strongest state in Eastern Europe. This book gives full attention to the Macedonian state and the Macedonian people who made Philip's success possible, and to the high level of culture and of artistic skills revealed by recent archaeological discoveries."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Philip was a genius of extraordinary versatility. Inheriting a kingdom near to collapse, he made Macedonia the greatest military power in the Western world and left to his son Alexander the strongest state in Eastern Europe. This book gives full attention to the Macedonian state and the Macedonian people who made Philip's success possible, and to the high level of culture and of artistic skills revealed by recent archaeological discoveries.