know for sure. It has been speculated that Philip’s wife Olympias ordered Philip’s murder for fear that Philip’s other son would succeed the throne ahead of Alexander, her own son. Olympias had not been on good terms with Philip, and it had also been rumored that she had killed and maimed Philips’ other sons. Whatever the truth may be, Philip’s short life had accomplished a task which just 50 years earlier would have seemed impossible. He had created one of the strongest, most efficient armies in the world, had gained the wealth of all of Greece, including regions of Thrace, and had laid the foundations for the one of the greatest empires ever formed. In essence, the Barbarian State of Macedon, perhaps centuries behind Athens in cultural and militaristic aspects conquered all of Greece, and after Philip, became the largest empire to have yet risen to glory. This emphasises the incredible leadership qualities possessed by Philip, and, indisputably supports the hypothesis that Philip the Second was responsible for the rise to greatness of the Macedonian Empire during the fourth century BC. ...
