Philip V (
Greek: Φίλιππος Ε΄) (238–179 BC) was King of
Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of
Rome. Philip was attractive and charismatic as a young man. A dashing and courageous warrior, he was inevitably compared to
Alexander the Great and was nicknamed
the beloved of all Greece (
Greek: "ἐρώμενος τῶν Ἑλλήνων") because he became, as
Polybius put it, "...the beloved of all Hellenes for his charitable inclination".