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Persis, an area now in southern Iran, was the original home of the Persians. Conquered by Alexander the Great, it was controlled by the Seleucids after his death in 323 BCE. There was a period, however, when Persis was basically independent: after…

Though never mentioned in Homeric epic, Thessaly claimed its founder was none other than Aiakos, the grandfather of Achilles, making it the Homeric Phthia, also the birthplace of Achilles.
Later in time, probably around 60 CE, Thessaly was…

Philip I is often referred to as Philip the Arab because his father was a leader and Roman citizen in the province of Arabia. Philip I held a high rank in the Praetorian Guard before he was hailed as Caesar, and it is mostly agreed that he had his…

King Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) was the father of Alexander the Great. He began his relatively short but incredibly successful rule with conquering much of northern Greece followed by Boeotia and Athens in the battle of Chaeroneia (338 BCE)…

A bronze coin of Philippus I from Antioch in Pisidia with a vexillum and two military standards on the reverse side.

A bronze coin of Philippus I from Antioch in Pisidia with a vexillum between two military standards on the reverse.

A bronze coin of Philippus I from Antioch in Pisidia with a vexillum between two standards on the reverse.

A bronze coin of Philippus I from Antioch in Pisidia with a vexillum between two military standards on the reverse.

A bronze coin of Philippus II from Antioch in Pisidia with a vexillum between two standards on the reverse.