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A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time, Vol. 2: Ancient History (Classic Reprint)
A History of the World from the Earliest Records to the Present Time Vol 2 Ancient History - Classic Reprint Author:Philip Smith 4 — PHILIP OF MAOEDOK — [Chap. XV. — of Amyntas II. His eldest brother, Alexander II., had been slain, at the age of twenty-three, after a reign of only two years, by Ptolemy Alorites (b.c. 369-367). The second brother, Perdiccas III., who recovered the crown by killing the usurper, fell in battle against the Illyrians, after a reign of five years ... more »(b.c. 364-359), having left his infant son, and probably his kingdom, to the guardianship of Philip, when he set out on the campaign. A minority, always intolerable in a rude state, such as Macedonia then was, invited rival claimants for the crown, and gave Philip a fair pretext for seizing it himself. Young as he was, he at once displayed that deep policy which was always a chief source of his success. Of his two competitors, Pausanias was favoured by the king of Thrace, whom Philip gained over by liberal offers: the other, Argseus, was supported by the Athenians, to whom he promised to restore their ancient, and still much regretted, possessio
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