Following the death of King Philip II in 336 BC, a 20 year old Alexander inherited one of the most advanced army and logistical system of its time, coupled with veteran generals, an exemplary battle record and hegemony over Greece; this was King Philips legacy to Macedon and his son Alexander (Hyper 1). According to Honorary Senior Lecturer of Ancient History Michael Austin, "The careers of Philip II and his son Alexander the Great (III) were interlocked in innumerable ways in their own lifetimes " and he uses the analogy that "Alexander drove the engine his father had built " (Austin, 1998). ...

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