Philip II of France

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…

Alexander as far as India, where it died. Alexander built a city there and named it Bucephala after the horse. Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of the Macedonian kingdom. His was born to parents Phillip II, a king and general…

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…

The Alexiad of Anna Comnena details the life and reign of Anna Comnena’s father Byzantine Emperor Alexius. Through fifteen books The Alexiad spans from the militaristic ambitions of a 14-year-old Alexius through his final loosing battle with disease, and in doing so depicts the military campaigns in the Holy Land during the First Crusade as well as the interplay between the East and West. Through her classical epic-style writing, Anna illustrates the events of the First Crusade, their…

Alexander the Great was the son of Philip II. Phillip II was the leader of Macedonia. Philip II was murdered His son Alexander the Great took over his role on the thrown. Alexander the Great continued his father, Philip II dreams as before he was murdered. Alexander the Great was very successful as a ruler. He had many goals as ruler and many of those goals lead him to be a legacy to the Western Civilization Once king Philip II was killed, Alexander the Great vowed to carry on Philip’s mission…

Arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest military leader in the world was Alexander the Great. The man who with a powerful army swept through the ancient world and united an empire that would stretch from Europe to the middle east, northern Africa, and the edges of eastern Asia. With such a grand conquest one might wonder how this man united an empire in so short of time, but also who was this man I believe with a combination of aspects in his life such as being an exceptional military…