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 ...

His father, Philip II of Macedon, ruled the ancient kingdom before ... as that part of the skull has not been preserved. But Professor Bartsiokas and colleagues think the available evidence ...

A new forensic study appears to solve a long-standing debate in Greek archaeology over the burial location of King Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. Since the excavation of ...

Study of ancient Argead Macedonia used to focus nearly exclusively on Philip II and his son Alexander III the Great. Daily life, social and religious practices, and material culture got little ...

Initially, the occupant of Tomb II was identified as Philip II, based on a supposed injury to the eye of the male skull. However, subsequent studies proved this interpretation to be incorrect. Tomb I, ...

For years, it was speculated that the tomb might house the remains of historical figures such as Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great) or his wife Cleopatra. However, these theories ...

Archaeologists in Greece are showing how Philip of Macedon paved the way for his son Alexander to become a legend Richard Grant; Photographs by Myrto Papadopoulos Photo illustration of Philip II ...

One afternoon in early August 338 BCE, an allied army of Athenian and Theban soldiers cracked under the pressure of Philip II of Macedon’s phalanx. The Battle of Chaeronea in central Greece was ...