WI Philip II of Macedonia not assassinated in 336 BC?

In October 336 King Philip II of Macedonia celebrated the wedding of his daughter Cleopatra with King Alexander I of Epirus... Then while entering the theatre unescorted he was attacked by a member of his personal guard Pausanias of Orestis and was killed on the spot. The assassin tried to escaped but he was killed by 3 of Philip's bodyguards...
WI Philip II had information about the plot against him or had spotted Pausanias behaving odd before enter the theatre and escaped assassination?
How is History affected if Philip II didnt die that day?
 
I guess Philip goes ahead with invading the Persian Empire though I doubt he would go for conquering the entire Achaemenid lands.
 
I guess Philip goes ahead with invading the Persian Empire though I doubt he would go for conquering the entire Achaemenid lands.

He would conquer most of Western and Northern Anatolia, I would think. The thing is that at the moment Darius III has just forced Bagoas to take poison and is attempting to re-stabilize the empire; Philip would only help destabilize it.
 
He would conquer most of Western and Northern Anatolia, I would think. The thing is that at the moment Darius III has just forced Bagoas to take poison and is attempting to re-stabilize the empire; Philip would only help destabilize it.

I would say he takes the western half of the Persian Empire and unlike his son Alexanders, cuts a deal with Darius and spends the rest of his reign (depending how long it is) consolidating his conquests. He dies, and Alexander would likely conquer the remaining portion of the Achaemenid Empire. After that, I'm not so sure.
 
I would say he takes the western half of the Persian Empire and unlike his son Alexanders, cuts a deal with Darius and spends the rest of his reign (depending how long it is) consolidating his conquests. He dies, and Alexander would likely conquer the remaining portion of the Achaemenid Empire. After that, I'm not so sure.

Not sure if Alexander would do quite as well. Darius had just finished subjugating Egypt as Alexander fought at Granicus. Persia has a chance to relax and the loss of Anatolia should actually re-stabilize it since it was one of the most unstable parts of the empire sans Egypt. However, if Darius is assassinated we could see a mess of intrigue and descent into disaster in Persia.
 
History would really have been impacted. I don't think Alexander the Great would have have become the Alexander the Great we know today.

Alexander wouldn't have the opportunity to create the impact he did. He might still have ruled, and might still have conquered, but might not have been as successful. Attacking 25 or so years from when he did, would have made a huge difference. Alliances, wars, plots, rulers, would have been different, not just in his country, but in all the others. The world would have changed dramatically.

His mother, Olympias of Epirus, was Alexander's main influence. With his father still alive, she might have died, shall we say, sooner then expected, and not been able to influence Alexander, and push him to conquer the world!

History, would have been plenty different. :)
 
Not sure if Alexander would do quite as well. Darius had just finished subjugating Egypt as Alexander fought at Granicus. Persia has a chance to relax and the loss of Anatolia should actually re-stabilize it since it was one of the most unstable parts of the empire sans Egypt. However, if Darius is assassinated we could see a mess of intrigue and descent into disaster in Persia.

You have any suggestions on who would take the throne if Darius is assassinated? In OTL Bessus was the one who claimed the title when he and his conspirators left Darius out to perish. Given his luck resisting against Alexander, the Achaemenid dynasty does not last much longer.
 
You have any suggestions on who would take the throne if Darius is assassinated? In OTL Bessus was the one who claimed the title when he and his conspirators left Darius out to perish. Given his luck resisting against Alexander, the Achaemenid dynasty does not last much longer.

Probably some satraps. The unfortunate fact for Persia is that Darius is an average ruler as most of the satraps are. Most were rather greedy and self-serving by this time, such as Khabash. With his death the royal house is pretty much extinguished which leads to a power vacuum in Persia.
 
Probably some satraps. The unfortunate fact for Persia is that Darius is an average ruler as most of the satraps are. Most were rather greedy and self-serving by this time, such as Khabash. With his death the royal house is pretty much extinguished which leads to a power vacuum in Persia.

Under those conditions, Persia would be ripe for conquest by Alexander should his father leave it alone after he conquers Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt.
 
Under those conditions, Persia would be ripe for conquest by Alexander should his father leave it alone after he conquers Asia Minor, the Levant and Egypt.

Indeed. Though I'm not sure if he'd be able to get Egypt. And Would Alexander follow the same path as OTL? I'm not so sure. Not much lies in Persia beyond Mesopotamia that is worth conquering in his opinion, I would think.
 
Indeed. Though I'm not sure if he'd be able to get Egypt. And Would Alexander follow the same path as OTL? I'm not so sure. Not much lies in Persia beyond Mesopotamia that is worth conquering in his opinion, I would think.

I'm not exactly sure. It all depends on the interpetation of whoever's writing him. I'm in the opinion that Alexander, should his father Philip conquer the western half of the Persian empire and cut a peace deal with Darius, would at least want to out-do his father. Alexander was not only King of Macedon but also Hegemon over the Greek city-states: he would love being the one to crush the age-old enemy of the Greeks once and for all. There isn't much that lies in Persia beyond Mesopotamia, true, but that didn't stop him in OTL.
 
If Philip II escaped assassination what are Alexander's chances to succeed his father? Attalus and the rest of Macedonians would have pressed Philip to declare his son by Euridice as his heir...
 
If Philip II escaped assassination what are Alexander's chances to succeed his father? Attalus and the rest of Macedonians would have pressed Philip to declare his son by Euridice as his heir...
Sounds like a recipe for a civil war, the winner of whom then hits the rest of the Persian Empire with their victorious army. Given the the legend of the Ten Thousand and the way they marched through the Persian Empire, some general is going to finish the job off because they have a big enough army to do so.
 
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