1. The final days of Philip Aim: to understand the events of Philip’s final years. Starter: Write down 5 key points about Philip II of Macedonia

2. A successful Reign? Philip’s marriage to Cleopatra did destabilise the court in 337BC. He had however put Macedonia at the Centre of the Greek world. Cleopatra Alexander I of Epirus To stabilise the court he organised the marriage of his daughter Cleopatra to Alexander I of Epirus (brother of Olympias).

3. Philip and the Persians Philip had planned an expedition against Persia for a long time. Hegemon Since becoming Hegemon he began preparing for the campaign. ParmenioAttalus In 336 BC (after his wedding) Philip sent an advanced force to Asia Minor under the command of Parmenio and Attalus (to keep him away from court).

4. Diodorus Siculus Read Diodorus Siculus 16.91. What does this tell us about Philip? How important was religion to him? What was the problem with the Oracle?

5. Continuing… Read 16.92 Highlight the references to death How does Philip interpret these? How else can they be interpreted? Read 16.93 Who was Pausanius? Why did he want to kill Philip?

6. …And finally Read 16.94 (Highlight and annotate) What is Pausanias’ plan? How does he prepare? Where/when does he kill Philip? What happens to Pausanias?

7. Plenary From the extracts… From the extracts… What can we tell about Philip’s court? What can we tell about Philip? Is Philip’s death his own fault? What problems will Alexander face now?