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 ...

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 ...

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.