Bilal Philips

The Aeserian Lords attack them as they suspect use of magic in the palace and ino Macedon. In this battle, Kat participates like a soldier as there is a shortage of soldiers. This is due to King Philip being out north. She is injured in battle and Jacob kisses her as he leaves, even though he is on the opposing army. She miraculously survives. As the story ends Kat finds out some disturbing information. She finds out that Olympias, the queen, had…

King Philip II of Macedon developed an impressive formidable army, known as the Macedonian Phalanx. In 337 he was chosen to lead this great army of Greeks against Persia. But just one year later King Philip II was assassinated. The new king of Macedon was his son, Alexander III, which was later to be known as Alexander the great, became king at just 20 years old in 336 BCE. Alexander the Great and his inherited army would quickly destroy the Persian empire and dominate virtually all of the…

ruler. Given that he was, “Born into royalty as the son of King Philip II of Macedonia and Olympias”, Alexander was already suitable to become the next ruler (Reynolds). Having a king as a father really impacted Alexander’s leadership skills which came in handy when he became the general of an army, especially one set out to dominate the world. Alexander’s talents soon surpassed that of his father’s with ease. It was clear that Philip was, “outshone by his son, [who] started the expansion of the…

Indian contact with the Greeks and Persians provided more than just warfare, but enhanced the economy and administrative tactics. This foreign intervention set the foundation for leaders to construct large empires, with one of them being the Mauryan Empire, and develop a society that still has influence on present day India. India became involved in the battles of the sixth century B.C.E. Persian invasion, by the emperor Darius, reaching into the Indus Valley and Kashmir around 513 B.C.E.…

A Conqueror's Growth Cut Short A family owning the most in the world started from humble beginnings, Philip II was born in a slowly disintegrated kingdom Macedonia in the north of Greece. Facing many invasions, Philip II taken into captivity by the Thebans from between 386 to 365 BCE. While hostage, he noted their military techniques and brought them back to Macedonia to defeat Illyria. His army supremacy granted him the domination to become emperor. His influence turned deadly when…

This battle brought Greece under Macedonian control. Philip next prepared to invade the Persian Empire in Asia. But he was murdered before he could do so. Thus, at the age of 20, Alexander became king of Macedonia. There were rumours that Olympias, and even Alexander, had plotted Philip's death, but the evidence…

conquerors such as, Hannibal the Carthaginian, the Romans Pompey and Caesar, and Napoleon. Alexander grew up watching his father make Macedon into a great military power, and he learned from that. Alexander III of Macedon became king when his father, Philip II of Macedon, was assassinated in 336 BCE. Alexander wanted to continue his fathers work in conquering Greece, which he did, so Alexander then set his sights on Persia. Alexander went on to conquer most of the land known at the time, from…

When Philip II became king of Macedon after the death of Perdiccas, he was left with a crisis of many issues. This included threats from other powers and the issues of pretenders, economic problems, and the army’s losses. Philip overcame this crisis by securing his position as king and stabilising Macedon through reforming the army with new training and structure, dealing with the issues of hostiles through use of diplomacy and battle, and securing land and wealth to increase Macedon’s power.…

The Battle of Carchemish was fought in 605 BC between Babylonians and the Egyptians. The genesis of the battle started out when the Babylonians took over the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and then the Assyrians had to move their capital to Harran. Unfortunately, once they had moved the Babylonians came in and took over that too. One more move was required for the Egyptians and this time the move was to Carchemish along the Euphrates River. When the actual battle began, the Egyptians got aid from…

Philip was a Catholic and the Dutch was protestant and the Dutch resisted not only the new taxation, and the Spanish way of adminaration . A war began and national identity developed in the Netherlands during this war. In 1581, the Union of Utrecht proclaimed…