HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Dies in battle
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Dies of old age
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Dies of a mysterious disease
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He was assassinated
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Detailed explanation-1: -There Philip was assassinated by Pausanias, a young Macedonian noble with a bitter grievance against the young queen’s uncle Attalus and against Philip for denying him justice. This was the official explanation, and Pausanias himself could add nothing to it; he was killed on the spot.
Detailed explanation-2: -After he conquered Greece, he planned to conquer the Persian Empire, but he would never achieve this goal. Philip II was assassinated in 336 B.C.E., and was succeeded by his son, Alexander III, later known as Alexander the Great.
Detailed explanation-3: -However, the timing of Philip’s murder allowed Alexander to succeed Philip and later become widely known as Alexander the Great. Thus, the course of history was made.