caption native_lang_name father predecessor successor mother birth_place native_lang death_date death_place religion title birth_date issue image article_title name reign
bust of philip ii of macedon . Φίλιππος amyntas iii perdiccas iii alexander the great eurydice i pella , macedon greek october 336 bc -lrb- aged 46 -rrb- aigai , macedon ancient greek religion basileus of macedon 382 bc cynane caranus philip iii alexander the great cleopatra thessalonica europa filip ii macedonia.jpg philip ii of macedon
 philip ii of macedon 359 -- 336 bc
philip ii of macedon

philip ii of macedon -lrb- , `` phílippos ii ho makedṓn '' ; 382 -- 336 bc -rrb- was the king -lrb- basileus -rrb- of the ancient greek kingdom of macedon from until his assassination in .
he was a member of the argead dynasty , the third son of king amyntas iii , and father of alexander the great and philip iii .
the phrase `` divide and rule '' is sometimes attributed to him .
