| By the 4th century BC, most of the islands, were absorbed into the empire of Macedon. |
| On his accession, his priority was to save Macedon from dismemberment by hostile powers, poised for the kill. |
| Hellenic infighting left Greek city states vulnerable, and Philip II of Macedon united the Greek city states under his control. |
| They had no coinage, whereas those in the south-east had theirs, copied from a stater of Philip of Macedon. |
| The rise of Macedon gradually ousted the remnants of Phoenicia's former dominance over the Eastern Mediterranean trade routes. |
| He apparently had two sons, Alexander IV of Macedon by Roxana and, possibly, Heracles of Macedon from his mistress Barsine. |
