Antipater's Dynasty - Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors D Grainger JohnPevná vazba
Antipater's Dynasty - Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors D Grainger JohnPevná vazba Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession…
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Antipater's Dynasty - Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors D Grainger JohnPevná vazba
Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great). After Alexander's death he crushed a Greek uprising and became regent of the co-kings, Alexander's mentally impaired half-brother (Philip III Arrhideus) and infant son (Alexander IV). Alexander entrusted Antipater with ruling Macedon in his long absence and he defeated the Spartans in 331 BC.
Three of his sons in turn briefly succeeded him but could not retain the throne. He brokered a settlement between the contending Successors but died in 319 BC, having first appointed Polyperchon to succeed as regent in preference to his own sons.Antipater's eldest son Cassander later became regent of Macedon but eventually had Alexander IV killed and made himself king. Antipater's female heirs are shown to be just as important, both as pawns and surprisingly