Philip V of Macedon Coin of Philip V. The Greek inscription reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ ( coin of King Philip ) . The date ΕΡ is year 105 of the Seleucid era , corresponding to 208–207 BC . Philip V was king of Macedonia from 221 BC to 179 BC . He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty . The son of Demetrius II and Chryseis , Philip was nine years old at his father 's death in 230 - 229 BC . His cousin , Antigonus Doson , administered the kingdom as regent until his death in 221 BC - 220 BC , when Philip was eighteen years old . Philip then ascended the throne and reigned until 179 BC. His reign was occupied in the vain struggle to maintain the old Macedonian supremacy in the Balkan peninsula , which became hopeless after the intervention of Rome , during the First Macedonian War , and the decisive battle of Cynoscephalae ( 197 BC ) , during the Second Macedonian War . He was succeeded by his eldest son , Perseus who ruled as the last king of Macedon . References This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition , a publication now in the public domain . Preceded by : Antigonus III Doson King of Macedon 221–179 BC Succeeded by : Perseus Categories : Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica | 3rd century BC births | 179 BC deaths | Ancient Roman enemies and allies | Greek monarchs | Macedonian monarchs In other languages : Български | Česky | Deutsch | Ελληνικά | Español | Français | Nederlands | Norsk ( bokmål ) | Polski | Română | Slovenčina | Suomi | 中文 King of Macedon Antigonus III Doson Perseus 221–179 BC 