2006-10-17 18:08:01 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Besides the two points that ohhhdear makes, he also developed the Macedonian army into the well-oiled military machine that his son would make such use of in conquering the Persian Empire. Alexander himself made further refinements and improvements, of course, but because of his father's work he, Alexander, had a very fine instrument to begin with.
2006-10-17 18:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by Jeffrey S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Philip had the misfortune to have as a son Alexander the Great; otherwise, he'll be known as the greatest king in Greece and beyond. But of course, Alexander was so clever and militarly brilliant that his father's exploits are overlooked.
King Philip inherited Macedonia as a state unimportant, poor, without an army to speak of; Atheniand would debate whether Macedonians were Greeks or Barbarians, and generally agreed on the latest. But when King Philip died, Macedonia was a rich country; he had conquered through battle and clever compromises (something Alexander never knew how to do) the whole Greece; his court in Pella had as guests the finest minds of Greece; his son was tutored by Aristoteles. And Philip achieved what Athens never could: Greece suddenly had one king, and this would have been useful to face the Romans...but that's another (hi)story...
2006-10-18 04:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by chrusotoxos 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fathered Alexander the Great. He was also a strong king who helped unify ancient Greece.
2006-10-18 01:10:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mmerobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fathered Alexander the Great and engaged Aristotle as his tutor.
2006-10-18 02:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by lolita 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was the brainchild of the phalanx formation, using the sarissa.
2006-10-18 11:52:36 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin F 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wikipedia
2006-10-18 01:10:19 · answer #6 · answered by brinlarrr 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋