Philip II

And so we come to the first full-scale battle between Macedonia and its many enemies. With the Greek army marching on King Phillip II's infantrymen, the latter is naturally concerned that Alexander not only takes his time bringing the calvary (of which he has been placed in command) to the battlefield, but also that he seems unwilling to send his horsemen in at the same time as the King's forces are deployed.

However, this is all just an early inkling of Alexander's legendary reputation as a tactician, for he waits until precisely the right moment to exploit a weakness in the ranks of the Greek attackers, and turns the tide of the battle with his calvarymen alone. While this earns him the praise of the Macedonian populace, the King is displeased that his son refused to obey his direct orders, and Attalos begins to turn this to his own advantage.

Naturally, the first thing that comes to mind is to offer up his daughter Eurydice to the King for... well, the usual... seeing as his wife Olympias clearly isn't 'meeting his needs'. Of course, when Phillip II likes the arrangement enough to get around to divorcing Olympias, this only succeeds in provoking Alexander's wrath.