Alexander of

Megalopolis A megalopolis () or a supercity, also called a megaregion, is a group of metropolitan areas which are perceived as a continuous urban area through common systems of transport, economy, resources, ecology, and so on. They are integrated enoug ...

( grc-gre, Ἀλέξανδρος) was originally a

Macedon Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

ian, but he received the franchise and was settled at Arcadian Megalopolis about 190 BC. He pretended to be a descendant of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

, and accordingly, he called his two sons Philip and Alexander. His daughter

Apama Apama ( grc, Ἀπάμα, Apáma), sometimes known as Apama I or Apame I, was a Sogdian noblewoman and the wife of the first ruler of the Seleucid Empire, Seleucus I Nicator. They married at Susa in 324 BC. According to Arrian, Apama was the da ...

was married to Amynander king of

Athamanians Athamanians or Athamanes (, ''Athamanes'') were an ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, Greek tribe that inhabited south-eastern Epirus and west Thessaly. Today, the municipal unit of Athamania, Arta, Athamania in Central Tzoumerka and the community o ...

. Her eldest brother

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

, followed her to her court, and being of vain character, he allowed himself to be tempted with the prospect of gaining possession to the throne of Macedonia.

References

* Ancient Macedonians in Greece proper Ancient Megalopolitans {{AncientGreece-bio-stub