The most feared weapons of the ancient world didn’t necessarily break the mold when it came to battlefield innovation. In some cases, these were perfectly in line with the weapons used by other ...

Lyncus was first settled in the 7th century B.C. after the kingdom itself was conquered by King Phillip II of Macedon in 358 ... we don’t have Philip II, Alexander’s father, nor do we have ...

Start with Philippi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site founded by Philip II of Macedon (father of Alexander the Great). Wander through the well-preserved ruins of a Greek theatre, Roman forum ...

A tomb found in 1977 was originally "conclusively" believed to contain the remains of Alexander the Great's son Alexander IV, elder half-brother Philip III, and his father Philip II. However ...

New study challenges the theory that Tomb I in Vergina belongs to Philip II of Macedon. Photo of Tomb III entrance, where remains of Philip IV, son of Alexander the Great, were found. Credit: ...

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 ...

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 ...

The site of what was once Lyncus, the capital of the Kingdom of Lyncestis, which was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 BC, was first discovered back in 1966, but researchers initially ...

The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 B.C. “Every indication is pointing toward this being the city of Lyncus, within Lyncestis,” Angeloff said. “Nothing is pointing ...

The kingdom was conquered by King Philip II of Macedon in 358 B.C. Lyncus was the only city associated with Upper Macedonia, according to Angeloff, and had never been found before. "[The discovery ...

Lyncus was the birthplace of Eurydice, the grandmother of Alexander the Great. Eurydice’s son Philip II of Macedon conquered Lyncestis in the 4th century BCE, bringing the independent state into ...