After much research and debate, some historians decided that one of the tombs, known as the Tomb of Persephone, held the remains of Philip II of Macedon—Alexander the Great's father, along with ...

The Battle of Chaeronea, believed to have taken place on August 2, 338 BCE, confirmed Macedonia's control over the southern ...

is the Carol K. Brown Professor emerita in Humanities at Clemson University. She is the author or editor of Woman and Monarchy in Ancient Macedonia (2000), Olympias, Mother of Alexander the Great ...

Nebet Tepe gained real prosperity after the campaigns of Philip II of Macedon, who conquered the city in 342 BCE and gave it his name, Philippopolis.

Historian Goldsworthy (Cannae: Hannibal’s Greatest Victory) examines the lives of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great, in this impressive dual biography. Stressing that ...

Radiocarbon dating and isotopic analysis show the male was aged 25–35 at death, inconsistent with Philip II. Infant remains were interred centuries later, excluding them as their offspring.