The army of this state marched between the severed halves of a sacrificed dog in the Xanthika festival. A ruler of this kingdom once found his wife lying in bed with a snake which she insisted was a god. This kingdom's refusal to surrender Amphipolis led to the breakdown of a treaty they signed with Athens, the Peace of Philocrates. The cremated remains of this kingdom's rulers were put in larnax coffins, one of which was the source of the Vergina Sun symbol. This empire won the Battle of (*) Crocus Field under a man who introduced sarissa pikes and the Companion cavalry to its army. That king of this empire was married to Olympias and destroyed the Theban Sacred Ban
The army of this state marched between the severed halves of a sacrificed dog in the Xanthika festival. A ruler of this kingdom once found his wife lying in bed with a snake which she insisted was a god. This kingdom's refusal to surrender Amphipolis led to the breakdown of a treaty they signed with Athens, the Peace of Philocrates. The cremated remains of this kingdom's rulers were put in larnax coffins, one of which was the source of the Vergina Sun symbol. This empire won the Battle of (*) Crocus Field under a man who introduced sarissa pikes and the Companion cavalry to its army. That king of this empire was married to Olympias and destroyed the Theban Sacred Band at the Battle of Chaeronea. For 10 points, name this empire ruled by Philip II and his son, Alexander the Great.
The army of this state marched between the severed halves of a sacrificed dog in the Xanthika festival.
Macedonia