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11/18/2022

Some Battles, 2 Weddings, and a Funeral

Season 4, Ep. 6

On this episode of Highkey Obsessed Thomas finally wraps up his deep dive into Philip II of Macedon and lays out his plans to cover the Alexander the Great at long last. We very quickly run through the last years of Philip's life beginning in 356 BCE and ending in 336 BCE with his death.

Next week: Alexander: Briefly

Warning: The End of This Episode Contains Heavy Content, a warning is issued in the episode and there is a 3 second gap for you to change, but I wanted to give a heads up just to be safe.

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