Biographical dossier

Philip II of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon is classified in the historical people index as POLITICIAN. This dossier preserves the indexed life dates and geographic anchors while explicitly marking what the source does not supply.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:person:person:wd:Q130650
Catalogue ID
person:wd:Q130650
Wikidata ID
Q130650
Occupation class
POLITICIAN
Life span
382 BC–336 BC
Birth anchor
Pella (382 BC)
Death anchor
Vergina (336 BC)
HPI
85.57479332315003

Chronological record

The dataset places the life between 382 BC and 336 BC. These indexed dates are identity and chronology fields, not a substitute for a critical biography.

Geographic anchors

Birth: Pella (382 BC). Death: Vergina (336 BC).

Country keys are dataset keys and must not be mistaken for the historical boundaries that existed during the person’s lifetime.

Historical role

The source assigns the broad occupation class POLITICIAN. It does not by itself establish doctrine, sanctity, political legitimacy, responsibility for every event associated with the person, or the exact scope of an office.

Source and identity method

Source: PANTHEON_2_2020. Identity method: pantheon_wikidata_qid. Language-edition measure: 13.482938285520738.

Research questions

  1. Which primary sources are contemporary with this person?
  2. Which office, community or institution gives the person historical agency?
  3. How do later confessional, national or ideological narratives reshape the record?
  4. Which places on the atlas are genuine life anchors and which are later reception sites?