At the same time of declaring war, Philip was recognized by his own army in Thebes, Garcis, ambra, Corinth and other places, and withdrew troops in Greek states. In the spring of 336 BC, a vanguard of at least 65,438+00,000 people, led by Palmanio and Tarus, crossed Heller with the support of the fleet, and the main force of the whole army will March in autumn under the command of Philip.

In Asia Minor, the Persian governor Mantor died, and his younger brother Mellon only inherited his military power. In 338 BC, in Susa, the capital of Persia, Ba goias, commander of the palace guard, poisoned Atta Xue Xisi? Ocuss poisoned his son Arthas in 336 BC, but Bargoias himself was poisoned by Darius? Kodomanus was poisoned (about May 336 BC). The invading Greek army was welcomed by Sikkus and other Greek city-states that resisted Persia.

The Ephesians erected a statue for Philip in the Temple of Alti, and the governor of Calia, Pi Huo Da Ruth, married his daughter to one of Philip's sons, arshi Dayus. At the same time, the people who supported and opposed Philip in Athens kept fighting, informing on each other and investigating each other. In the internal affairs, Lycurgus made great efforts to rectify the national finance. In 337 BC, Demosthenes was elected as the chief commissioner of the Holy Fund, which has now become the dominator of income surplus. He also let the People's Congress pass the resolution to build the pier and fortress in Piraeus.

At the beginning of 336 BC, Kethifeng proposed to present a golden crown to Demosthenes at the theseus Festival in Dionys, but this proposal was declared illegal by Eskini, and Macedonian general Alsi Malcus was rewarded by the People's Congress. However, when it was necessary to send a cavalry detachment and a three-paddle boat against Persia, Fuxing urged the People's Congress to send it quickly without delay. In July 336 BC, when Cleopatra, Philip's daughter, married Alexander, king of Morosia, the Athenians gave Philip a golden crown to congratulate him and announced that Athens would hand over anyone who plotted to kill Philip and fled in Athens. It can be seen that the democratic government in Athens is also vacillating between opposition and cooperation.

In Macedonian monarchy, polygamy may be a traditional custom. Philip's father, Amentas, gave birth to six sons in at least two marriages, thus ensuring that the succession to the throne would not be interrupted. Philip has six wives, but only two sons, namely Alexander, the eldest son of Olympias, and arshi Judas, the son of Filina, but Judas in arshi suffers from epilepsy. Olympias was born in the Greek royal family, so she is the queen, and Alexander has been appointed as the crown prince. If both Philip and Alexander die in the coming expedition, only Amentas, the son of Parr Dickas, the former regent of Arsh Judas and Philip, can succeed to the throne.

Perhaps in order to have another son, in 337 BC, Philip married Cleopatra, the niece of Macedonian aristocrat talos. However, this marriage made Olympias and Alexander extremely dissatisfied. Alexander once went out and was recalled by Philip in 336 BC. At this time, the two sides reconciled, so there was a marriage between Cleopatra, the daughter of Olympus, and Alexander, the king of Morosia. At the wedding, Philip entered the theatre in Igai without taking Wong Kar-wai's team, and was stabbed to death by a young aristocrat named Bossanyi Ya. His attack was entirely out of personal resentment and had no political motivation. The king died at the age of 46. His body was buried in the grave of Macedonia, and his son Alexander was immediately elected as "King of Macedonia" by the people.

Philip's military and diplomatic achievements were fully understood at that time. They saw with their own eyes that his kingdom changed from weak to strong, and its rapidity and thoroughness were unparalleled in European history. Isocratus believes that compared with these achievements, it is not difficult to conquer Persia. Historian Tihops lived long enough to witness the Persian conquest. He wrote that there is no such person as Philip in Europe. If he can continue to abide by the principle of rule, the whole of Europe will be incorporated into his territory. Critics of his handling of Greece also believe that his achievements in the Balkans are indelible, because he built a solid defense line for the nomadic people in northern Europe and played a huge role in the next few hundred years.

Macedonia was created by him. Not only did he not destroy the state system and consume human resources and national strength in his life's campaign, but he was developed and strengthened. His power eventually extended from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea and from the Danube River to the border of Ragogna. Despite the rapid development of the country, it has deep strength to support Alexander's future Asian expedition and has always been the mainstay of the Balkans.

Philip's army is an armed people, loyal to the king and backed by the prosperous economy he built. In the early days of his rule, he used a lot of mercenaries, but in his later years, he only used mercenaries in special institutions. The "king's partner" who composed his general staff and heavy cavalry was also superior in shrewdness and courage. The cavalry battalions recruited from all regions of the kingdom have a sense of regional honor, and soldiers with outstanding achievements can also be promoted to the Royal Guard (agema) and staff officers. The phalanx heavy infantry, known as "infantry companions", is also composed in this way: Chaibas P, the Royal Guards, is an elite force with privileges.

Light cavalry, infantry fighting cavalry, and light infantry, javelin soldiers, stone throwers, engineers, tunnel soldiers, grain transport teams, survey teams and other auxiliary forces. He is also good at fighting in the mountainous areas of the Balkans and surrounding fortified cities and villages. Philip himself always takes the lead in the most difficult situation. He was injured in the siege of Midong, and he was also injured when Illyria led his partner cavalry to storm. He led the infantry in the battle against Waldis and the battle against Chalonia. The army inherited by Alexander was tempered in the storm of war and was invincible in the confrontation with Illyrian infantry, Greek heavy infantry and Spanish cavalry.

It is said that Philip is more proud of his diplomatic victory than his military victory. Like his contemporaries, he participated in double-dealing and bribery schemes, but he used them more successfully. In the war, he could be as cruel to Okmenus or Cestes as he was to Thebes or Athens. For example, when he slaughtered the mercenaries of Onomarcos and destroyed Olympus, he showed a high degree of kindness to Foces and Anfisha, while he was quite generous to Athens.

His statesmanship is not only manifested in organizing his own kingdom, but also in dealing with the neighboring countries of Greeks and barbarians. When he incorporated the territory between Lake Linidus and the Niesto River into Macedonia, he kept the tribes of Illyria and Thrace under the rule of the king and established colonial cities in their places to develop their resources.

In Epirus, he strengthened the kingdom of Morosia and expanded its territory, but his connection with it was only through marriage. In Tessali, he met a neighbor at the same level of civilization as Macedonia and formed a political alliance under equal conditions. Because not only Tessali elected him as the "ruling" of the alliance, Tessali could also become a member of the Greek alliance, but Macedonia could not. In all these fields, he encouraged urban development, but did not organize Greek city-states. In Greece, he proposed another solution.

The man who patiently fought for Athens' cooperation again and again and stopped the cavalry from chasing the enemy in the Battle of Chalonia obviously did not want to destroy Greece as his enemy said. On the contrary, he wanted them to calm their internal disputes and win their cooperation against Persia. He may try to accomplish the impossible. However, the articles of association of the Greek Union show that he has a deep understanding of the root causes of chaos and disputes among Greek States, and Philip, who is in his prime, is obviously more humble and stable than young Alexander and can take care of Greek interests better.