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Jiang groups Sargon, Philip, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan as great conquerors who share a mentor-betrayal pattern.
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Philip
Jiang groups Sargon, Philip, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan as great conquerors who share a mentor-betrayal pattern.
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Jiang argues that Philip's remarriage to Cleopatra Eurydice destabilized Macedonian succession because she was Macedonian and any son from that marriage would be more legitimate than Alexander.
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Jiang says Philip was assassinated by his bodyguard in 336 BCE and that no one knows why it happened.
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"...history, and I'll list four right now, okay? Sargon of Akkad, Philip of Macedon, Julius Caesar, and Genghis Khan, you will see they are..."
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"He was a cupbearer to the King Ur -Zaba of Kish. Kish is one of the city -states in Sumeria. Now, guys, cupbearer is..."
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"...in order to achieve his ambition. Well, that's also true for Philip of Macedon. So Philip of Macedon, he's a prince of Macedon. And..."
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"...great conquerors are. But at the same time, let's remember this. Philip II had a really talented subordinate in Parmenion."
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"...king of Macedon. Now, I want to explain the circumstances of Philip's death, because it's very important for us to understand the sort of..."
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"So Philip, at this point, already has six or seven wives. The problem is that only one of his wives, named Olympias, has given..."
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"Okay, and actually at the wedding ceremony Between Eurydice and Philip, Attalus gave a toast and he said here's a toast and I pray..."
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"...unite Greece, okay? Now, who's doing all this? His name is Philip II, okay? Philip II is probably the greatest military genius, one of..."
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"...So Darius thought he could just bribe Alexander, and his father, Philip II, would have been like, that's a great deal, I'm happy. Sure...."
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"...for a long, long time. So what would happen is that Philip II would go to Greece to learn all the military innovations, but..."
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"...turn it into a tool of empire okay okay so um Philip II will focus on military conquest of the world but Aristotle will..."
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"...all the privileges and everyone else their life sucks but what Philip II understood is like no no no I need to make sure..."
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Genghis Khan is not explained by saying the Mongols were uniquely evil.
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A source-grounded reading of Alexander as the inheriting son: expansionist, obedience-hungry, and unable to hear correction except as betrayal.
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