Philip V of Macedonia (238 BC - 179 BC)
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Philip V (238-179 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was marked mainly by the Second Allied War (220-217 BC) and the struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He will lead Macedonia against Rome in the First (212-205 BC) and Second Macedonian War (200-196 BC). While he lost the latter, Philip later allied himself with Rome against Antiochus III in the Roman-Seleucid War. He died in 179 BC. from illness after efforts to recover the military and economic status of Macedonia and handed over the throne to his eldest son, Perseus of Macedonia. Didrachm of Philip, 184-179 BC. The first years of the reign After the unexpected death of his father Demetrius II Aitolikos in 229 BC, Philip was only nine years old and by extension it was impossible to ascend the throne. A possible succession dispute was avoided by the election of another grandson of Demetrius I the Besieger: the son of Demetrius the Good (half-brothe...