Why were Philip II of Macedon's military reforms so effective
2013年5月5日 · To further the points made above (excellently might I add), that Philip also had the advantage of the manner of political governance over many of the Greek city-states. As a monarch at the head of a 'country' of Macedon, Philip could instigate reforms in an autocratic manner that was impossible or extremely difficult for the Greeks to match.
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2019年6月18日 · Macedon may have been a backwater when Philip came to power about 360/59 BC, but it had grown immensely in power since then. After pacifying the Triballi and Illyrians and sealing marriage alliances with the Molossians, Philip seized Amphipolis and its gold mines, and then used the funds in combination with recruitment reforms to build a large ...
What if Philip II of Macedon lived until at least 323 BCE? : r
2020年3月12日 · Most of the answers boiled down to: Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) was a great ruler in his own right who laid a solid foundation for Alexander's conquests. Macedon had access to superior military tactics and units such as the Phalanx . Alexander was fighting an Achaemenid Empire suffering from corrupt institutions ...
Comparing Phillip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great
2018年9月18日 · Philip would have succeeded conquering Asia, but probably would not have done that much better than Alexander. Both were good enough, but had an impressive force under them with experience and progressive evolutions that made them better. Macedon won its wars not only because of its own superiority but because of the incompetence of its enemies.
What would have happened if Philip II of Macedon wasn't killed
2015年1月25日 · With Philip being alive, this timeline would progress with his planned invasion of the Achaemenid Empire. The invasion itself was already well underway with advance forces under Attalus and Parmenian liberating key cities in Asia Minor. Philip was a strategic genius and no slouch in the battlefield. I envision him defeating the various Persian ...
Philip II of Macedon - A Statesman worthy of the Olympians
2020年12月4日 · Philip used his coinage to show the Macedonians his accomplishment – realizing the aspirations of his forefathers in bringing Macedon to the forefront of the Hellenic world, while assuring Greeks that he was one of them. A theme ubiquitous within the imagery of this coin is the modernisation and evolution of Macedon under Philip II.
What if Philip II (Alexander the Greats’ dad) of Macedon survived?
2021年6月6日 · By the time that Alexander inherits the crown of Macedon in 323 BC, he is 27 years old, and an experienced and trusted General, with possibly one of the best command staffs in the history of mankind. Under Alexander the Great (323-290 BC), the Macedonian Empire rises to power, conquering the Middle East and as far as Bactria.
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Philip is given lifetime appointment as Archon of Thessaly--which we all know never ever leads to abuse of power. He would later appoint governors loyal to him, effectively making Thessaly a permanent part of Macedon. Whether the Thessalians approved of this can be answered by their initial resistance to Alexander after Philip's death.
[Text] Sparta's response after Philip II of Macedon threatened to ...
2015年8月9日 · After invading Greece and receiving the submission of other key city-states, Philip II of Macedon sent a message to Sparta: "If I invade Laconia you will be destroyed, never to rise again." The Spartan ephors replied with a single word: "If"