Viggen Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Philip II of Macedonia: Greater than Alexander by Richard A. Gabriel Book Review by Bryaxis Hecatee This book is a study of a man often overshadowed by the fame of his son. A man whose life was longer than his son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 This book sounds quite interesting - I have always been of the opinion that Philip should get more credit than he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryaxis Hecatee Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 A pleasure to have made this book sound interesting, because it truly was Just beware, as I said, for opinions on or against Philip are usually left outside of the scope of this book so that the author may focus more on hard facts, despite the fact that those opinions, by Demosthenes and others, are of importance because they also tell us things about the man and the way he thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guy Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 If you are interested in the subject of Phillip II of Macedonia, Ian Worthington's Phillip II of Macedonia might be worth a look. Worthington also contends that the overlooked Phillip II was greater in many ways than his more famous son, Alexander. guy also known as gaius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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