These incidents may be Justin views Philip's Demosthenes' Olynth
demonstrative of how intervention at Crocus Orations lament
Philip used territorial Field as being treatment of Olynth
conquest in order to unnatural, and uses it while Diodorus sugg
secure his borders, as to suggest how Greek the capture of Chalcid
well as his effective use infighting had led to was a key motivat
of diplomacy. him conquering Greece factor in the Peace
Philip makes initial Philip defeats the Philocrates.
territorial conquests in Phocian general By 349, Philip
Philip ascends after the Paeonia and Illyria, Onomarchus at the pursuing a
death of Amyntas IV at initially making a pact Battle of the Crocus expansionist agenda.
a time of difficulty for with the Illyrian king Field, after which point ensieged and destro
Macedon. Constant and invading after he he is hailed as "the Olynthus in 348 a
threat of invasion, died. avenger of Apollo". bribing its offic
Greece hostile. Capture of Paeonia Battle of the Crocus Athens failed to assis
Philip becomes King and Illyria Field Capture of Chalcid
359BC 357BC 352BC 349-348BC
Defeat of Argaeus Third Sacred War Capture of Methone Peace
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