A new power had begun to assert its leadership over the country: Macedonia. Once a backwater, the Macedonian king Philip II had turned his ... inseparable with the empire of Philip's son ...

Experts say these coins did not come from one place. But, they originated from various mints across the Macedonian Empire, which was vast at the time. The coins of Philip II are from Pella and ...

Alexander was born in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II of Macedon and his ... to conquer the massive Persian Empire. Against overwhelming odds ...