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Antipater (/ntptr/; Greek: Antipatros; c. 397 BC 319 BC) was a Macedonian general and a supporter of kings Philip II of Macedon and Alexander
the Great. In 320 BC, he became regent of all of Alexander's Empire.
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Family
Antipater was one of the sons of a Macedonian nobleman called Iollas or Iolaus[1] and his family were distant collateral relatives to the Argead dynasty.[2] Antipater was
originally from the Macedonian city of Paliura;[3] had a brother called Cassander;[4] was the paternal uncle of Cassanders child Antigone and was the maternal great
uncle of Berenice I of Egypt.[5] Antipater had ten children from various unknown wives. His daughters were: Phila, Eurydice of Egypt and Nicaea of Macedon, while his
sons were: Iollas, Cassander, Pleistarchus, Phillip, Nicanor, Alexarchus and Triparadeisus.[6]
Literary works
Antipater was a student of Aristotle and Aristotle named him as executor-in-charge of his will, when he died in 322 BC. According to Suidas, Antipater left a
compilation of letters in 2 books and a history, called The Illyrian Deeds of Perdikkas ( ).[7][8]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Antipater". Encyclopdia Britannica 2 (11th ed.).
Cambridge University Press.
Further reading
Lane Fox, Robin (2004). Alessandro il Grande. Einaudi. ISBN 88-06-17250-6.
Phillips, Graham (2004). Alexander the Great: Murder in Babylon. Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-134-5.
Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Antipater" (http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0210.html), Boston,
(1867)
Waterfield, Robin (2011). Dividing the Spoils - The War for Alexander the Greats Empire (hardcover). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 273. ISBN 978-019-957392-9.
External links
Encyclopdia Britannica 11th Edition (http://47.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AN/ANTIPATER.htm) (1911)
Antipater (http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antipater/antipater.html) from Livius.org (Jona Lendering)
Wiki Classical Dictionary: Antipater (http://www.ancientlibrary.com/wcd/Antipater)
Preceded by
Peithon and Arrhidaeus
Regent of Macedon
320319 BC
Succeeded by
Polyperchon