The Antipatrid dynasty (; grc-gre, Ἀντιπατρίδαι) was a
Dorian Greek dynasty of the ancient
Greek
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kingdom of
Macedon
Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an Classical antiquity, ancient monarchy, kingdom on the periphery of Archaic Greece, Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. Th ...
founded by
Cassander
Cassander ( el, Κάσσανδρος ; c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC, and ''de facto'' ruler of southern Greece from 317 BC until his death.
A son of Antipater and a conte ...
, the son of
Antipater, who declared himself
King of Macedon in 302 BC. This dynasty did not last long; in 294 BC it was swiftly overthrown by the
Antigonid dynasty.
Members of the Antipatrid dynasty:
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Antipater, regent, not king
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Cassander
Cassander ( el, Κάσσανδρος ; c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC, and ''de facto'' ruler of southern Greece from 317 BC until his death.
A son of Antipater and a conte ...
(302–297 BC)
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Philip IV of Macedon
Philip IV of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Δʹ ὁ Μακεδών; died 297 BCE) was the son of Cassander. He briefly succeeded his father on the throne of Macedon prior to his death. Philip IV died of wasting disease at Elatea, leaving the ...
(297 BC)
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Alexander V of Macedon (297–294 BC)
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Antipater I (296–294 BC)
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Antipater II Etesias (279 BC)
Family tree of Antipatrids
See also
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History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
The kingdom of Macedonia was an ancient state in what is now the Macedonian region of northern Greece, founded in the mid-7th century BC during the period of Archaic Greece and lasting until the mid-2nd century BC. Led first by the Argead dyn ...
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Government of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
The earliest government of Macedonia was established by the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings some time during the period of Archaic Greece (8th–5th centuries BC). Due to shortcomings in the historical record, very little is known about ...
References
External links
List of the Kings of Macedonia
{{Royal houses of Greece
4th-century BC establishments in Greece
302 BC
294 BC