▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Son ▁of ▁Philip ▁V . ▁M ention ed ▁by ▁Poly b ius . ▁and ▁identified ▁on ▁his ▁co ins . ▁| ▁† ▁| - ▁| ▁Philip ▁II ▁| ▁King ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Father ▁of ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great . ▁Kn own ▁from ▁contemporary ▁co ins , ▁and ▁mentioned ▁by ▁A esch ines . ▁| ▁, ▁† ▁| - ▁| ▁Philip ▁V ▁| ▁King ▁of ▁Mac ed on ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁His ▁name ▁appears ▁on ▁his ▁co ins , ▁and ▁in ▁Poly b ius ' ▁Histor ies . ▁| ▁† ▁| - ▁| ▁P to le my ▁IV ▁Phil op ator ▁| ▁King ▁of ▁Egypt ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁M ention ed ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁sister ▁Ar s ino e ▁III ▁in ▁contemporary ▁ins cri ptions ▁from ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Pho en icia . ▁| ▁, ▁ ▁| - ▁| ▁P to le my ▁VI ▁Phil omet or ▁| ▁King ▁of ▁Egypt ▁| ▁ ▁| ▁Refer red ▁to ▁in ▁ancient ▁ins cri ptions , ▁and ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Poly b ius . ▁ ▁| ▁, ▁ ▁| } ▁ ▁New ▁Testament ▁ ▁By ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁and ▁most ▁detailed ▁sources ▁for ▁first - century ▁Jewish ▁history ▁are ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Jewish ▁historian ▁F la vi us ▁Joseph us ▁( 3 7 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1 0 0 ▁CE ). Mill ar , ▁Fer g us , ▁The ▁Roman ▁Near ▁East , ▁ 3 1 ▁BC – AD ▁ 3 3 7 , ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Press ,