How a "Barbarian" King Became a Greek God | Philip II of Macedon

Before Philip II, Macedon was an impoverished, damaged kingdom on the verge of collapse and devastated by tribal invasions. Yet in less than two decades, one king united the warlords, overhauled ancient warfare, and forced the Greek world to submit. Macedonia was seen as a barbarian kingdom. A Greek neighbour who practiced monarchy over democracy. Demosthenes would taunt Philip in his speeches, but in short time, Philip not only secured military control over the entire Greek world, but placed him and his family amongst the gods. Building the Philippeion right next to the Temple of Zeus at Olympias, Philip had done what no Greek had done before. Depicted himself as a god in gold and ivory form. Philip would quickly fall however, just a couple of years after his monument was built, he was just as quickly assassinated, leading the way for his son, Alexander the Great, to conquer the known world. If you enjoyed this video, you'll also enjoy my other essays, picking apart ancient propaganda: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZdDLazJ0YRR3DnBuqIWnn43mM8x52bXw chapters: 00:00 - begin here 00:52 - Barbarian 04:11 - Deified 06:34 - και εσύ? Images used from public domain sites such as Wikimedia commons unless stated otherwise in the video. Please note: depictions of certain figures on screen are not accurate to historical reality. Instead nameless figures have been used as period accurate representations. AI usage: the usage of ai has been limited to sourcing the most relevant images as well as background removal of artwork, never to generate new images. I also use ai for research, source compilation and script refining but of course, all is fact checked personally. #alexanderthegreat #ancienthistory #documentary