How did Phillip 2 of Macedonia feel about the Greeks?

Answer 1

In the middle of the 4th century BCE (or, BC), Philip II of Macedon wanted to go to war with Greece because of the natural rivalry that existed between his own nation and the many Greek-states to Macedon's south. For many years, the Greek-states had been dominant in the region; through Philip's leadership, that dominance was overturned in Macedon's favor.

Answer 2

Philip never took an interest in conquering Greece. He united Greece under Macedonian Hegemony in order to attack Persia and free the Greek states in Asia Minor that the Persians were harassing.

• As the hegemony or first place among Greek states had passed successively from Athens to Sparta, and to Thebes, so now it passed to Macedon. The statement that Greek liberty perished on the plain of Chaeronea is as true or as false as that it perished on the field of Leuctra or the strand of the Goat's River. Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others. Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; but we must not forget what Sparta, in the day of her triumph, did to Athens, or the more evil things which Thebes proposed.

Answer 3

He saw them as a basis to expand his growing empire, and as a source of manpower and resources for his plan to take over the Persian Empire.

He also admired Greek culture, introduced Greek culture into Macedonia, and participated in their religious observances, including entering into the Olympic Games with his chariot..