As a younger son of Amyntas III, he never expected to rule Macedonia--but then his older brother died in battle
He never voluntarily entered upon a war, but he reduced the 
Hebrews... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander II of Macedon - Wikipedia [PAR] Alexander II of Macedon (Greek:  ) was king of Macedon in 371
369 BC, following the death of his father Amyntas III.