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Who was Alexander the Great’s father?
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Philip II
Bust, tentatively identified as Philip II of Macedonia, mid-4th century bce; in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
Alexander the Great’s father was Philip II, who served as the 18th king of Macedonia from 359 to 336 BCE. Philip II was responsible for restoring internal peace to his country and establishing the military and diplomatic foundations that enabled the subsequent expansion of the empire under his son, Alexander III the Great.12