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Philip IV of Macedon

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Philip IV
Copper coin struck sometime during Philip's reign.Obv.:head ofApollofacing right;rev.:horseback rider.
King of Macedonia
Reign297 BC
PredecessorCassander
SuccessorAntipater IandAlexander V
Born?
Died297 BC
Elateia
HouseAntipatrid Dynasty
FatherCassander
MotherThessalonike
ReligionAncient 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]

  1. ^Badian, Ernst."Philippus".In Cancik, Hubert; Schneider, Helmuth (eds.).Brill's New Pauly.Translated by Salazar, Christine F. Brill Reference Online.Retrieved6 October2023.
  2. ^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.
  3. ^Carney, Elizabeth (2000).Women and Monarchy in Macedonia.University of Oklahoma Press.p. 159.ISBN9780585238128.
  4. ^Hammond, Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière; Walbank, Frank William (1988).A History of Macedonia: 336-167 B.C.Clarendon Press.ISBN9780198148159.
Philip IV
Born:?Died:297 BC
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Macedon
297 BC
Succeeded by