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| Antipater | |
|---|---|
 Coinage of Alexander the Great, Amphipolis mint, struck under Antipater for Philip III Arrhidaeus, circa 322–320 BC.[1] | |
| Regent of Alexander's Empire | |
| Reign | c. 321/320 – 319 BC |
| Predecessor | Perdiccas |
| Successor | Polyperchon |
| Regent of Macedon and Greece | |
| Reign | 334 – 319 BC |
| Born | c. 399/8 BC |
| Died | spring 319 BC (aged c. 81) |
| Issue | Phila, Eurydice, Nicaea, Iollas, Cassander, Pleistarchus, Philip, Nicanor, Alexarchus, Perilaus |
| Greek | Ἀντίπατρος |
| Father | Iolaos of Macedon[2] |
Antipater (/ænˈtɪpətər/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπατρος, romanized: Antipatros, lit. 'like the father'; c. 400 BC[3] – 319 BC) was a Macedonian general, regent and statesman under the successive kingships of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. In the wake of the collapse of the Argead house, his son Cassander eventually ruled Macedonia as a king in his own right.[4]
Probably active during the reign of Perdiccas III of Macedon, most of Antipater's political career was as one of Philip II's foremost Hetairoi.[5] After Philip II's death, he helped Alexander secure the throne. When Alexander began his wars against the Persian Empire in 336 BC, Antipater remained behind to hold Macedon and Greece as regent. While Alexander was campaigning, Antipater crushed revolts, like that of King Agis III of Sparta, and managed Greek affairs. After the Death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, Antipater was reconfirmed in his position as viceroy of Europe in the Partition of Babylon.
Antipater then became engaged in the Lamian War, where he was defeated in 322 BC and besieged at Lamia. He eventually escaped with the help of Leonnatus, and later, with the help of Craterus, finally defeated the Greeks at the Battle of Crannon. When he was informed of the regent Perdiccas' royal ambitions, Antipater joined a coalition with Ptolemy and Antigonus to overthrow Perdiccas in the First War of the Diadochi.
After Perdiccas' death in 321/320 BC, Antipater was elected regent of all of Alexander the Great's Empire at the Partition of Triparadisus. He brought the two kings, Philip III Arrhidaeus and Alexander IV, back to Macedon, but died soon after in 319 BC. On his deathbed, Antipater chose an infantry officer named Polyperchon as his successor as regent instead of his son Cassander. Antipater's death and choice of successor initiated the Second War of the Diadochi, which would last 4 years and end with Cassander establishing control over Macedon, eventually founding the short-lived Antipatrid Dynasty.
- ^ Head of Heracles left, wearing lion skin headdress / [BASILEWS ALEXANDROS]. Zeus Aëtophoros seated right; Phrygian helmet in left field.
- ^ Grainger, John D. (2019-02-28). Antipater's Dynasty: Alexander the Great's Regent and his Successors. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-3089-3.
- ^ From Polis to Empire – The Ancient World, c. 800 B.C. – A.D. 500: A Biographical Dictionary (The Great Cultural Eras of the Western World).
Antipater (c.400–319 B.C.) Antipater was a Macedonian nobleman who served Kings Philip II and Alexander the Great
- ^ "Antipater". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Heckel 2016, p. 34, "Already nearing forty at the time of Philip's accession, it is doubtful that [Antipater] rose from obscurity at that age to become the most powerful of Philip's hetairoi".