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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3405144, member: 51347&quot;]I have read a few books, etc on Philip II. This author really put it all into perspective. Everyone KNOWS Alex III, but he started conquering Persia at 20yo. The book really puts it into perspective about the genius and life struggle that Philip II had. He took a shattered Kingdom and built it into a world power... his systems and advances were SO robust, that when he was assassinated prior to executing the plans to destroy Persia, his son relatively easily picked up the plans and executed them brilliantly. Incredible infrastructure, training, teaching was well laid by his father to enable Alex to become The Great. Amazing story, and amazing man to create this legacy. It is a shame that EVERYONE seems to know Alex III, but very few really understand how truly great his father, Philip II was. The amazing success of Alex III’s career REALLY points to the incredible brilliance of Philip II. I believe Philip II really IS the better man.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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