Macedonian empire

Where Is Macedonia?

Macedonia was a small kingdom centered along the Aegean Sea on the northeastern part of the Greek Peninsula.

Greek political power was concentrated in southern city-states such as Athens, Sparta and Thebes, until the Macedonian king Phillip II conquered these areas during the first half of the fourth century B.C.

Phillip II

Phillip II created a federation of Greek states called the League of Corinth or Hellenic League to strengthen his military forces.

It was the first time in history that most of the Greek states had joined together as a single political entity.

Ancient Macedon was renowned for its military might.

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Phillip II introduced a new kind of infantry known as the Macedonian phalanx, in which each soldier carried a long spear (called a sarissa) that was approximately 13 to 20 feet long. The tight formation of the Macedonian phalanx formed a wall of spears, which was considered nearly impenetrable.

Phillip II dreamed of conquering the Persian Empire—the world’s largest at the time.

He was assassinated in 336 B.C., in Aigai, the capital city of Ma

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