Biographies

Today we wrote three biographies about,

Phillip II-

Phillip II was the king of the kingdom of Macedon. He was a member of the Agreed dynasty and he was the father of Alexander The Great. He was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Eurydice I. When Phillip became the leader of Macedon, he used skilled military and diplomatic tactics to improve his country and their territory, and ended up almost dominating all of the neighboring greek city states. Phillip was murdered in October 336 B.C. at the age of 46.

                                                 Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great was born in Macedonia on July 20, 356 B.C. to parents, King Phillip II and Queen Olympia. In 343 B.C. king Phillip hired a tutor for Alexander to teach him math, horsemanship, and archery. Eventually, Aristotle was hired to teach him. By 20, Alexander overthrew his dad after his death and at age 30 he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient nation. Alexander overthrew Darius III and conquered his empire entirely. Alexander the Great changed the course of history and was one of the greatest military generals.

                                                         Darius III

Darius III was born in 336 B.C. which is when he began his reign. Darius took the throne at age 43 after the death of Artaxerxes III. Darius was the last king of the Persian Empire. Alexander the Great defeated Darius and the Persians in 334 B.C. Alexander wanted to capture him alive but found him dying on a wagon. Alexander took over Persia after Darius' death and became the official leader