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Professor of Ancient History Adolfo Domínguez Monedero addresses the figure of King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great and responsible for laying the foundations for a divided state – and constantly threatened by its neighbours (Greeks, Illyrians, Thracians, Paeonians, etc.) – to complete its territorial unification and begin the expansion of the kingdom. Philip II knew how to combine military force with diplomatic work, which guaranteed that Macedonia and its king became “the arbiter of the Greek situation” and could begin the conquest of the Persian Empire and send the first troops to Asia. The invention of the Macedonian phalanx, the battle of Chaeronea or the assassination of Philip II are some of the notable episodes that the speaker analyses in detail. #alexanderthemagne #empires #foundationmarch #lamarch Subscribe to La March's official YouTube channel! English: https://www.youtube.com/@lamarch?sub_... More about Empire Creators at • Empire Creators https://www.march.es/es/madrid/confer... November 14, 2019 Juan March Foundation, Madrid ____________ Subscribe to our newsletter: http://www.march.es/boletines Follow us on: Twitter: / fundacionmarch Facebook: / fundacionmarch Medium: / fundacionjuanmarch Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/17uhaPM... Also visit Canal March at http://canal.march.es to discover thousands of audios of conferences held at the Juan March Foundation since 1975