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 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 ...
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 cont ...
, the son of
Antipater
Antipater (; grc, , translit=Antipatros, lit=like the father; c. 400 BC319 BC) was a Macedonian general and statesman under the subsequent kingships of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. In the wake of the collaps ...
, who declared himself
King of Macedon
Macedonia (also known as Macedon) was an ancient kingdom centered on the present-day region of Macedonia in northern Greece, inhabited by the Ancient Macedonians. At various points in its history the kingdom proper encompassed parts of the prese ...
in 302 BC. This dynasty did not last long; in 294 BC it was swiftly overthrown by the
Antigonid dynasty
The Antigonid dynasty (; grc-gre, Ἀντιγονίδαι) was a Hellenistic dynasty of Dorian Greek provenance, descended from Alexander the Great's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-Eyed") that ruled mainly in Macedonia.
History
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Members of the Antipatrid dynasty:
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Antipater
Antipater (; grc, , translit=Antipatros, lit=like the father; c. 400 BC319 BC) was a Macedonian general and statesman under the subsequent kingships of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. In the wake of the collaps ...
, 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 cont ...
(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 th ...
(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 dyna ...
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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 th ...
References
External links
List of the Kings of Macedonia
{{Royal houses of Greece
4th-century BC establishments in Greece
302 BC
294 BC