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Also Known As	Philip of Macedon
Born	382 BCE
Died	336 BCE • Verghina • Greece
Title / Office	king (359BC-336BC), Macedonia
House / Dynasty	Argead dynasty
Notable Family Members	spouse Olympias • son Alexander the Great
Role In	Battle of Chaeronea • Third Sacred War

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