Every seat in the theater was taken when Philip appeared wearing a white cloak and by his express orders his bodyguard held away from him and followe… - Diodorus Siculus

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Every seat in the theater was taken when Philip appeared wearing a white cloak and by his express orders his bodyguard held away from him and followed only at a distance, since he wanted to show publicly that he was protected by the goodwill of all the Greeks, and had no need of a guard of spearmen.

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About Diodorus Siculus

Diodorus Siculus (c. 90 BC – c. 30 BC) was a Greek historian, born at Agyrium in Sicily.

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Native Name: Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης
Alternative Names: Diodorus Diodorus of Sicily Diodoros Diodoros of Sicily

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Such was the end of Philip (II, king of Macedonia) ...He had ruled 24 years. He is known to fame as one who with but the slenderest resources to support his claim to a throne won for himself the greatest empire among the Hellenes (Greeks), while the growth of his position was not due so much to his prowess in arms as to his adroitness and cordiality in diplomacy.

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