Phillip II, Alexander the Great, and Darius III

Phillip II :
Phillip II was a king who ruled over Macedonia from 359 to 336 BC. He used skilled military and diplomatic strategies to expand his county's territory and influence. He ended up taking over almost all of his neighboring Greek city-states. Before he took over the throne his brother ruled over Macedonia. While his brother reigned, Philip II was taken as a hostage in Thebes. This is where he learns most of his military strategies. A lot of his brothers ruled before he did so he had a long way to go. His second brother to take over brought him back from Thebes. Phillip became some sort of military general guy. As king, while he was preparing to move into Persia, one of his bodyguards assassinated him. He was only 46 years old when he died.

Alexander the Great:
Alexander the Great was King Phillip's son and reigned as king over Macedonia from 336 to 323 BC. During his rule, he united Greece, reestablished the Corinthian League, and conquered the Persian Empire. He also became king of Persia, Babylon, and Asia, and created Macedonia colonies in the region. Alexander hated his dad because he was never around. His first education he got was from Leonidas of Epirus. He taught Alexander math, horsemanship, and archery. His second teacher was Lysimachus. He used roleplaying to get Alexander's attention and keep him focused. The last teacher he had was Aristotle. Aristotle taught him many things and in a way helped inspire him to be a heroic warrior. He was 19 when he became king. Alexander was a ruthless king and went into many battles with his horse. He conquered a bunch of places and everyone loved him. Alexander died of malaria in Babylon when he was only 32 years old. After he died, his empire collapsed and the nations in it battled for power.

Darius III:
Darius III was also called Darius Codommanus. He was the last king of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia. His reign began in 336 BC. Darius III had to strengthen the army to defend against Alexander the Great. A guy named Bagoas murdered the king before Darius and that king's son two years later. He wanted to have a king who would be easy to control, so he chose Darius, who was a distant relative of the royal house. Darius distinguished himself in a combat of champions in a war against the Cadusians and was serving as a royal courier. Bagoas tried to poison Darius too but Darius was warned about it and forced Bagoas to drink the poison himself. Darius was the king of a very unstable kingdom. There were a lot of rebellious people living in his kingdom. Darius lost to Alexander the Great  in battle twice. Darius was assassinated by someone named Bessus after he had fled from his previous battle with Alexander the Great. Alexander gave Darius a magnificent funeral and eventually married his daughter.