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Antipater Etesias (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος Ἐτησίας, Ἀntípatros Ἐtēsías) was the son of Cassander's brother Phillip. He became king after the death of Ptolemy Keraunos and the ousting of Meleager. His reign lasted only a period of 45 days. The Macedonians gave Antipater the name Etesias, because the etesian winds blew during the short time that he was king. He failed as the leader of the army and was deposed by Sosthenes, possibly an officer in the army of Lysimachus in the 280's or 279 BC. Despite this he still had a following in some parts of Macedon and was defeated by Antigonus II Gonatas. After this he fled to Egypt where he is mentioned 20 years later, encouraged by the king Ptolemy III Euergetes as a potential rival claimant to the Macedonian throne.[1]
References
Hammond & Walbank, 1988, p. 257
Sources
Pyrrhus, King of Epirus by Petros E. Garoufalias ISBN 0-905743-13-X
A History of Macedonia: Volume III, 336-167 BC by N. G. L. Hammond and F. W. Walbank (1988)
External links
Eusebius: Chronicle
St. Jerome (Hieronymus): Chronological Tables
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Antipater Etesias
Antipatrid dynasty
Born: Unknown Died: Unknown |
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| Preceded by Meleager |
King of Macedon 279 BC |
Succeeded by Sosthenes |
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Kings of Macedon Argead: Karanus | Koinos | Tyrimmas | Perdiccas I | Argaeus I | Philip I | Aeropus I | Alcetas I | Amyntas I | Alexander I | Alcetas II | Perdiccas II | Archelaus I | Craterus | Orestes and Aeropus II | Archelaus II | Amyntas II | Pausanias | Argaeus II | Amyntas III | Alexander II | | Perdiccas III | Amyntas IV | Philip II | Alexander the Great | Antipater | Philip III | Alexander IV | Regents : Ptolemy of Aloros | Perdiccas | Peithon and Arrhidaeus | Antipater | Polyperchon | Cassander Antipatrid: Cassander | Philip IV | Alexander V | Antipater II | Antipater Etesias | Sosthenes Antigonid : Demetrius I | Antigonus II | Demetrius II | Antigonus III | Philip V | Perseus | Andriscus (Philip VI) Non-dynastic : Lysimachus | Pyrrhus | Ptolemy Keraunos | Meleager |
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