Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon

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When most people visit Greece they completely ignore north Greece. From Thessaloniki you can easily drive to both Vergina, where the tomb of Philip II lies, and Pella itself. Unbelievable to see these places which have hardly been touched in 2500 years. Highly recommended

Truly, a near peerless king throughout all of history, who raised and educated an utterly peerless son. To not give Phillip II of Macedon his due would make one a truly shortsighted historian.

The other Greek states were playing checkers while Philip was already playing 6-dimensional speed chess on 8 different boards.

Everybody gangsta until Philip of Macedon rolls in with 100 Speech

Theban Citizen: Epaminondas are you sure we should teach Phillip everything about the military and politics? Epaminondas: Yeah, Macedon is harmless. (Cuts to Alexander staring at a destroyed Thebes)

"... always keeping one eye on Thessalian internal conflict." Is this meant to be a pun?

People forget about the man that gave the legendary Alexander everything he knows about warfare and diplomacy, there would be no Alexander the great without Philip of Macedon teaching him everything he knows. Absolutely great video games thanks

Phillip: "Speak softly and carry a big spear."

Glad to see Philip finally getting as much recognition as his son has. Can’t wait for more! 😎👍

This guy was THE STATESMAN. Alexander honestly feels almost mythical. He would fit riiiight in at Mt. Olympia.

The more I learn about Philip, the more I wonder why he wasn't given the title "Philip The Great".

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." - Sun Tzu, Art of War Wonderfully demonstrated by King Phillip II's diplomacy! Always been a fan of Alexander the Great but never have I stopped to think about the man who raised the legend, of course the father was just about as legendary as his son.

"Always keeping one eye on the Thessalian internal conflict." I mean it's not like he had a choice.

Some corrections!! 1) The main conflict was not between Filippos and Ferres but between Filippos/ Thessalians and Feres/Fokeis during the 3rd holy war. Fokeis was a greek tribe living in Delphoi. They stole the treasure of Delphoi to make an army, that was considered a very big sin. Actually Philippos lost twice by them. But in 352 (not 353) in the battle of Krokion, Phillipos and his allies Thessalians defeated the Fokeis and killed the hostages as sinners. 2) He married Nikisipolis in 352 and most probably their daughter was born in 352. The legend says she was born the same day that took place the battle of Krokion. Actually Thessaloniki in greek doesn't mean Victory in Thessaly but the victory of the Thessalians in the memory of their victory. (Thessalon Niki) 3) Phillip was agreed to be the king of the thessalian army until the defeat of Feres. After this, he was not any longer even though unofficialy he was acting like this until the end of his life. These few things to make the information you give more acurate. Besides these thank you for the great effort! Continue your project! WIth respect a local from Thessaloniki

Honestly. I think that the main reason Philip II and later on Alexander had so much success wasn't only due to their genius. But because they surrounded themselves with the best. The cream of the crop. People capable to acomplish what their king envisioned. -In Philip's generation: Parmenion, Clito the Black and Antipatrus. Old wolves with a thousand battles behind them. -In Alexander's generation: Nearcus, Craterus, Perdicas, Hephaestion, Ptolomeus, Antiocus... Young nobles raised to be the best at what they did. And I would say the same for other rulers. Look at Genghis Khan, for example. If he hadn't had demons like Jebe and Subutai fighting at his side I don't think he could've accomplished even the mongolian unification.

Philip: " You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city. " Spartans : "If." It takes major balls to respond to such a man in such a way.

"Would you like me to enter your lands as Friend, or Foe?" -king Philip II of Macedon.

''Phillip wore a wonderful white cloak & kept his bodyguards at a distance wishing to show he was not a tyrant'' Hang on a second something about this sounds really familiar...

One of the most important Greeks ever. Truly admirable