Recent scholarship has recognized that Philip II and Alexander the Great adopted elements of their self-fashioning and court ceremonial from previous empires in

The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways: Philip II centralized ancient Macedonia, created an army of

A unique military and cultural history that chronicles the reigns of Philip and Alexander the Great in one sweeping narrative.

Philip II was not only the father of Alexander the Great, but in many respects was also the father of his son's incredible career. It was the father who unified