Philip IV of Macedon
Appearance
Philip IV | |
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![]() Copper coin struck sometime during Philip's reign.Obv.:head ofApollofacing right;rev.:horseback rider. | |
King of Macedonia | |
Reign | 297 BC |
Predecessor | Cassander |
Successor | Antipater IandAlexander V |
Born | ? |
Died | 297 BC Elateia |
House | Antipatrid Dynasty |
Father | Cassander |
Mother | Thessalonike |
Religion | Ancient Greek Religion |
Philip IV(Ancient Greek:Φίλιππος,romanized:Phílippos) was briefly king of theancient Greekkingdom ofMacedoniain 297 BC.[1]He belonged to theAntipatrid dynastyand was the son ofThessalonike,daughter ofPhilip II,andCassander,king of Macedonia.
Philip succeeded his father unopposed after Cassander succumbed totuberculosisin 297 atPella.However, Philip died four months later inElateiaof the same disease, leaving the throne to his two younger brothers,AntipaterandAlexander.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^Badian, Ernst."Philippus".In Cancik, Hubert; Schneider, Helmuth (eds.).Brill's New Pauly.Translated by Salazar, Christine F. Brill Reference Online.Retrieved6 October2023.
- ^Adams, Winthrop Lindsay (2010)."Alexander's Successors to 221 BC".In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.).A Companion to Ancient Macedonia.Wiley-Blackwell.p. 218.ISBN978-1-4051-7936-2.
- ^Carney, Elizabeth (2000).Women and Monarchy in Macedonia.University of Oklahoma Press.p. 159.ISBN9780585238128.
- ^Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière; Walbank, Frank William (1988).A History of Macedonia: 336-167 B.C.Clarendon Press.ISBN9780198148159.