Philip II of Macedon: Last year in power and the assassination (336 BC) DOCUMENTARY

In this video we look at Philip's last year in power, relationships with his son: Alexander the Great and his wife Olympias, as well as Philip's assassination. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:49 - Punitive campaign into Illyria 1:52 - Trouble in Epirus 3:26 - Persian court in 338 BC 4:37 - Advance force crosses into Asia 5:32 - Demaratus visits Macedonia 6:05 - Alexander returns from exile 7:10 - Pixodarus affair 11:31 - Persian court in 336 BC 12:12 - Parmenion's successes in the East 12:49 - Olympia festival at Aegae 14:29 - Assassination of Philip 15:47 - The story of Pausanias 18:31 - Suspected perpetrators of Philip's assassination 21:31 - Analysis: setting, risks, motives, consequences 24:15 - Involvement of the Persian king 25:52 - Conclusions 26:43 - Philip's achievements and legacy ================================= ERRATA ============================== Pixodarus had siezed power in Caria somewhen between 341 and 339 BC (not in early 336 BC as is in the video). Only after few years, in the spring of 336 BC he sought alliance with Philip. ================================= Credits ============================== Narration by Ethan Weare Contact at [email protected] for professional English editing or narration. Special thanks to Juniper for making statues of the gods which you can see about 14 minutes into the video. Her yt channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCGGZUHCM_0PZQeoCj7bS2wQ ================================= Sources ============================== Ancient sources: Athenaeus, Deipnosophists Aristotle, Politics Diodorus Siculus, Library of history Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus Plutarch, Life of Alexander Modern sources: Ada-Maria Kuskowski - "The murder of Philip II of Macedon" (2001) Edward Anson - " Philip II , the Father of Alexander the Great" (2020) Elizabeth Carney - “The politics of polygamy: Olympias, Alexander, and the murder of Philip” (2017) Ernst Badian -“The Death of Philip II” (1963) Ernst Badian - “Once More the Death of Philip II” (2007) J.R. ELLIS - “Macedonian hegemony created” (1994) Mads Ortving Lindholmer - “The Assassination of Philip II: An Elusive Mastermind" (2016) Peter Green - "Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C.: A Historical Biography" (1991) Waldemar Heckel, Timothy Howe and Sabine Müller - “The giver of the bride, the bridegroom, and the bride. A study of the murder of Philip II and its aftermath” (2017) #Documentary #History