# Philip of Macedon — The Prince character guide

> Philip of Macedon in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Philip, Philip of Macedon

**First appearance:** 0010-iv-why-the-kingdom-of-darius-conquered-by-alexander-did-not-rebel-against-the-successors-of-alexander-at-his-death

## Who they are

Father of Alexander the Great, who unified Greece through military reform.

## In the story

### [III: Concerning Mixed Principalities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/iii-concerning-mixed-principalities)

Historical figure referenced in the context of Roman management of conquered states.

### [XIII: Concerning Auxiliaries, Mixed Soldiery, and One’s Own](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xiii-concerning-auxiliaries-mixed-soldiery-and-one-s-own)

Father of Alexander the Great; cited as an example of a prince who armed and organized his own forces.

### [XXIV: Why the Princes of Italy Have Lost Their States](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xxiv-why-the-princes-of-italy-have-lost-their-states)

Cited as a warlike man who knew how to attract the people and secure the nobles, sustaining war against enemies for many years despite limited territory.

## Links

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