The assassination of the famous prince of ancient Greece

Many famous princes have been assassinated while in office. Among these, many people are assassinated in the most beautiful age. In particular, the assassination of King Philip II of Ancient Greece drew great attention.

King Philip II (359 - 336 BC) of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia of Greece was one of the famous historical princes.

King Philip II is mentioned a lot in history books when he was the king of the successful campaign of unification of the ancient Greek city states (except Sparta). The emperor achieved this achievement when he stood by his side fighting with his son and establishing a mighty Macedonian army.

King Philip II (359 - 336 BC).

King Philip II is not only known for many achievements in the fields of economy - military - society but also known as .

In the spring of 336 BC, King Philip II made an invasion of Persia. During that time, the prince held a solemn wedding ceremony for his daughter Cleopatra with Prince Alexander of Epirus. However, on the second day of the wedding, King Philip II was stabbed to death in the party. Accordingly, the prince died at a young age, when he was 23 years old.

The assassin of King Philip II was Pausanias - a young aristocrat in Macedonia. So far, experts cannot find out why Pausanias caused the assassination. After killing the king, Pausanias tried to flee the scene but was quickly captured and killed by close friends of Alexander the Great.

After the death of his father, he succeeded the throne and continued his unfinished dream. Accordingly, ever since the throne, Alexander the Great made many successful conquests, including the Persian Empire.