Philip (son of Agathocles of Pella) explained

Philip (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Φίλιππος, died about 328 BC) was a Macedonian soldier under Alexander the Great.

Philip was the youngest of four sons born to Agathocles^{[1] [2]} and his wife, possibly named Arsinoe. His paternal grandfather may have been called Alcimachus and one of his brothers was Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.^[3]

His father was a nobleman of high rank who was a close friend and advisor of King Philip II of Macedon and became a favourite in the Argead court.^[4] Philip and his brothers grew up being regarded as Macedonians. Philip and his brothers enjoyed prominent positions in King Alexander the Great’s circle^[5] and they were educated at the court at Pella.^[6]

Philip and his brothers served as a royal Hypaspists^[7] in the service of Alexander. Not long after the death of Cleitus the Black, Philip accompanied Alexander on foot, refusing the mount of Lysimachus’ horse who rode nearby.^[8] He remained near Alexander’s side, both in the pursuit of the supporters of Spitamenes, his Sogdian rebels and their cavalry.^[9] Philip finally collapsed from exhaustion and died in Alexander’s arms.^{[10] [11]} In his military actions, Philip was trying to emulate his second eldest brother, Lysimachus.^[12]

Sources

• Lysimachus’ article at Livius.org
• H.S. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, Routledge, 2002
• W. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, Wiley-Blackwell, 2006

Notes and References

1. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3
2. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.154
3. Web site: Lysimachus’ article at Livius.org . 2020-03-26 . 2014-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140423010517/http://www.livius.org/lu-lz/lysimachus/lysimachus.html . dead .
4. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.2
5. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.2
6. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.153
7. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.154
8. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.154
9. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3
10. Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.154
11. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3
12. Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3