Philip II of Macedon - Part 2/7 (Pulling Macedon out of the Abyss)
While held hostage in the city of Thebes, Philip II of Macedon is afforded a top tier military education, profoundly impacting the astute young man. This happening as the Kingdom of Macedon wrestles with internal court intrigues and murder, before facing a renewed wave of foreign incursions that ends in disaster and the death of the reigning king. Having returned to this homeland, Philip is elected as the interim leader in 359 BCE, using diplomatic guile and cunning to save the realm for the edge of collapse while buying valuable time to begin molding the Macedonian army into an unrivalled force. If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistory Check out the Assassinations Podcast: https://www.assassinationspodcast.com
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While held hostage in the city of Thebes, Philip II of Macedon is afforded a top tier military education, profoundly impacting the astute young man. This happening as the Kingdom of Macedon wrestles with internal court intrigues and murder, before facing a renewed wave of foreign incursions that ends in disaster and the death of the reigning king. Having returned to this homeland, Philip is elected as the interim leader in 359 BCE, using diplomatic guile and cunning to save the realm for the edge of collapse while buying valuable time to begin molding the Macedonian army into an unrivalled force.
If you would like to support my work directly, you can kindly do so here: www.patreon.com/warlordsofhistory
Check out the Assassinations Podcast: https://www.assassinationspodcast.com
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