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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3124424, member: 51347&quot;]WOW, that is gorgeous.&nbsp; Well done.&nbsp; Personally, I feel this was the greatest of Makedonwn Kings.&nbsp; Alexander was brilliant at EXECUTING all of the plans, resources, personnel, finances, nation-building that PHILIP II had created.&nbsp; And he did it starting with a shattered kingdom.&nbsp; Brilliant man, and everything Alexander did was from his father&#039;s teaching and developing him.&nbsp; No slight to Alex, he did extremely well.&nbsp; But, I often wondered&nbsp; - &quot;what-IF&quot; had PHILIP lived and executed his own plans against Persia.&nbsp; Alexander would have probably been his best General, but with Philip&#039;s guidance, they may had an Empire that did not fall apart after Alexander&#039;s death.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>LOL, WHO you calling inimitable???&nbsp; <i>I be eclectic.</i>&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Yeah, I have always been told that I take a different route in life... but it is more FUN to do that!&nbsp; However, I AM a little surprised that folks do not collect more of the Makedon Kings.&nbsp; They do have some pretty cool history, and that is the big reason I pulled the trigger on Alex I in the OP.&nbsp; That guy was caught between a rock and hard-place against the Persians.&nbsp; But, he ultimately <i><b>hurt </b></i>them!</p><p><br /></p><p>I really enjoy exploring the foundations, and what influences that lead up to Philip II and ultimately Alexander III the Great.&nbsp; Folks in history normally do not come from a vacuum - there were people before them, resources, circumstances, education, etc. that lead to critical junctures in History.&nbsp; Hence, me exploring Makedon and why they produced 2 incredibly influential leaders!</p><p><br /></p><p>LOL [USER=89266]@Multatuli[/USER] - Philip The One-Eye!&nbsp; At least he earned in &quot;honestly&quot; in BATTLE as opposed to Hannibal losing it through some eye-grunge infection!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] ... yeah, it is a cool set to start assembling.&nbsp; I just started getting a few, then I realized that I had a few more than expected.&nbsp; FUN or (TIF).&nbsp; You got me on the Female Rulers of Rome, which is fun.&nbsp; But, this Makedon King stuff is interesting (to me).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one AFTER Alex III, for the joint rule of his Elder Half-Brother and Alex III&#039;s Son:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]795806[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon</p><p><b>Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV</b></p><p>Drachm Amphipolis mint 2.59g 13mm</p><p>Apollo-Youth horse</p><p>VERY RARE</p><p>SNG ANS 621 Le Rider123[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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