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Encyclopedia: Philip II of Macedon (3544 words) |
 | Philip II of Macedon (382 BCâ336 BC; Greek: ΦÎÎÎÎ Î ÎΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his death. |
| In 347 BC, Philip advanced to the conquest of the eastern districts about the Hebrus, and compelled the submission of the Thracian prince Cersobleptes. |
| In 336 BC, when the invasion of Persia was in its very early stage, Philip was assassinated by a lover named Pausanias. |
| MSN Encarta - Plato (570 words) |
| 347 bc), Greek philosopher, one of the most creative and influential thinkers in Western philosophy. |
| In 387 bc Plato founded the Academy in Athens, the institution often described as the first European university. |
| Pursuing an opportunity to combine philosophy and practical politics, Plato went to Sicily in 367 bc to tutor the new ruler of Syracuse, Dionysius the Younger, in the art of philosophical rule. |
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