Antipater II Etesias

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Antipater II Etesias was a short-reigning Macedonian king and son of Cassander who briefly held the throne amid the dynastic turmoil following Alexander the Great’s empire.

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Antipater II Etesias canonical 4
Antipater II of Macedon 2
Antipater 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Macedonian king
ancient Greek person
conflictContext Macedonian dynastic wars
Wars of the Diadochi
country Macedon
deathPlace Macedon
dynasty Antipatrid dynasty
ethnicGroup Macedonian
father Cassander
grandfather Antipater
linked to: Antipater Etesias
historicalStatus poorly attested ruler
language Ancient Greek
mother Thessalonike of Macedon
notableEvent Came to the throne after the death of Ptolemy Keraunos during the Gallic invasions of Greece
notableFor brief rule during the Macedonian dynastic struggles after Alexander the Great
positionHeld King of Macedon
predecessor Ptolemy Keraunos
reignDurationExplanation His reign supposedly lasted only the length of the Etesian winds (about one or two months).
reignDurationNickname Etesias
reignEnd 279 BC
reignStart 279 BC
sibling Alexander V of Macedon
Antipater I of Macedon
linked to: Antipater I

Philip IV of Macedon
sourceMention Ancient historians such as Justin and Pausanias
successor Sosthenes of Macedon
timePeriod Hellenistic period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassander of Macedon child Antipater II Etesias
Antipatrid dynasty hasMember Antipater II Etesias
Cassander father Antipater
subject linked to: Antipatrid dynasty
linked to: Antipater II Etesias
Philip IV of Macedon sibling Antipater II Etesias
Philip IV of Macedon successor Antipater II Etesias
Alexander V of Macedon sibling Antipater II of Macedon
linked to: Antipater II Etesias
Alexander V of Macedon co-ruler Antipater II of Macedon
linked to: Antipater II Etesias