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Why was Philip II elected president of the Thessalian League?
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Philip II
Bust, tentatively identified as Philip II of Macedonia, mid-4th century bce; in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
Philip II was elected president (archon) of the Thessalian League in approximately 352 BCE as a direct result of his military victory in Thessaly.1
This appointment was historically significant because it was a unique position for a foreigner to hold within a Greek confederation. The election effectively bound Thessaly to the kings of Macedonia for over 150 years.1