Antipater
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Antipater was a prominent Macedonian general and statesman who served as regent of Alexander the Great’s empire and played a key role in the early Wars of the Diadochi.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antipater canonical | 23 |
| Antipater (maternal grandfather) | 1 |
| Antipater (regent) | 1 |
| Antipater I | 1 |
| Antipater II Etesias | 1 |
| Philip (son of Antipater) | 1 |
| Philip, son of Antipater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3507910 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Antipater Context triple: [Diadochi, hasPart, Antipater]
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Antipater the Idumaean
Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
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Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Antipater Target entity description: Antipater was a prominent Macedonian general and statesman who served as regent of Alexander the Great’s empire and played a key role in the early Wars of the Diadochi.
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A.
Antipater the Idumaean
Antipater the Idumaean was a powerful Idumean noble and political advisor in late Hasmonean Judea, best known as the father of Herod the Great and a key architect of his rise to power under Roman patronage.
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B.
Antipater of Sidon
Antipater of Sidon was a 2nd-century BCE Greek poet best known for his epigrams and for composing one of the earliest surviving lists praising the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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C.
Antipater of Tarsus
Antipater of Tarsus was a Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BCE who led the Stoic school in Athens and contributed significantly to Stoic ethics and theology.
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D.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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E.
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I of Macedon was a 5th-century BCE king of Macedon known for strengthening and reorganizing the kingdom and fostering cultural ties with the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Diadochi-era figure
ⓘ
Macedonian general ⓘ regent ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
ⓘ
Craterus ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| associatedWith | partition of Alexander’s empire after 323 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| commanded | Macedonian forces in Europe ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Greek coalition in the Lamian War
ⓘ
Perdiccas ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Macedonian ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Cassander of Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassander
Iollas ⓘ Nicanor ⓘ
surface form:
Nicanor (son of Antipater)
Antipater self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Philip (son of Antipater)
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| heldOffice |
regent of Alexander the Great’s empire
ⓘ
regent of Macedon ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | key stabilizing figure in the early Hellenistic transition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acting as de facto ruler in Europe during Alexander’s absence
ⓘ
consolidating Macedonian hegemony in Greece ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| name | Antipater self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the Lamian War revolt
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maintaining control of Greece during Alexander’s Asian campaigns ⓘ |
| opposed | Greek city-state revolts after Alexander’s death ⓘ |
| oversaw |
administration of Greek city-states
ⓘ
administration of Macedon ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Lamian War
ⓘ
Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
surface form:
early Wars of the Diadochi
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| positionDuringAlexanderCampaigns | viceroy in Macedon and Greece ⓘ |
| powerBase |
Greece
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ |
| roleIn | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| successor | Polyperchon ⓘ |
| supported | Argead dynasty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
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Referenced by (29)
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