Philip III Arrhidaeus
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Philip III Arrhidaeus was a king of Macedonia, ruling briefly from 323 to 317 BCE. He was the half-brother of Alexander the Great. After Alexander's death, Philip III Arrhidaeus was proclaimed king, but real power lay with his generals, known as the Diadochi, who divided Alexander's empire among themselves. Philip III Arrhidaeus was considered simple-minded and was largely a figurehead during his reign. His mother, Olympias, eventually had him and his wife executed in 316 BCE.12
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Alexander the GreatConsolidation of the empire…Philip II’s half-witted illegitimate son, Philip Arrhidaeus, and Alexander’s posthumous son by Roxana, Alexander IV, as kings, sharing out the satrapies among themselves, after much bargaining. The empire could hardly survive Alexander’s death as a unit. Both kings were murdered, Arrhidaeus in 317 and Alexander in 310/309. The provinces became…
Read More…Philip II’s half-witted illegitimate son, Philip Arrhidaeus, and Alexander’s posthumous son by Roxana, Alexander IV, as kings, sharing out the satrapies among themselves, after much bargaining. The empire could hardly survive Alexander’s death as a unit. Both kings were murdered, Arrhidaeus in 317 and Alexander in 310/309. The provinces became…
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Olympias… established Philip II’s simpleminded son Philip III (Arrhidaeus) as king of Macedonia. The Macedonian soldiers supported her return. She put to death Philip Arrhidaeus and his wife, as well as Cassander’s brother and a hundred of his partisans. In response Cassander entered Macedonia and blockaded Olympias in Pydna, where she…
Read More… established Philip II’s simpleminded son Philip III (Arrhidaeus) as king of Macedonia. The Macedonian soldiers supported her return. She put to death Philip Arrhidaeus and his wife, as well as Cassander’s brother and a hundred of his partisans. In response Cassander entered Macedonia and blockaded Olympias in Pydna, where she…
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