Antipater II of Macedon [SEP] father
Antipater II of Macedon
Antipater II of Macedon (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος Βʹ ὁ Μακεδών), was the son of Cassander and Thessalonike of Macedon, who was a half-sister of Alexander the Great. He was king of Macedon from 297 BC until 294 BC, jointly with his brother Alexander V. Eventually, he murdered his mother and ousted his brother from the throne. Alexander turned to Pyrrhus and Demetrius I Poliorcetes for help, and Demetrius I overthrew Antipater and then had Alexander murdered. Antipater was killed by Lysimachus, after
Antipater (disambiguation)
Several notable persons of the ancient world were named Antipater, Antipatros (from , literally meaning "like the father"):
Hellenistic leaders.
- Antipater (c. 397–319 BC), Macedonian general
- Antipater II of Macedon, king of Macedon from 297 to 294 BC
- Antipater Etesias (died 279 BC), king of Macedon
- Antipater of Derbe
Hellenistic leaders Herodians.
- Antipater the Idumaean (died 43 BC), father of Herod the Great
- Antipater