Philip IV of Macedon explained

Philip IV
Succession:King of Macedonia
Reign:297 BC
Predecessor:Cassander
Successor:Antipater I and Alexander V
Birth Date:?
Death Date:297 BC
Death Place:Elateia
House:Antipatrid Dynasty
Father:Cassander
Mother:Thessalonike
Religion:Ancient Greek Religion

Philip IV (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[wikt:Φίλιππος|Φίλιππος]]|Phílippos) was briefly king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 297 BC.[1] He belonged to the Antipatrid dynasty and was the son of Thessalonike, daughter of Philip II, and Cassander, king of Macedonia.

Philip succeeded his father unopposed after Cassander succumbed to tuberculosis in 297 at Pella. However, Philip died four months later in Elateia of the same disease, leaving the throne to his two younger brothers, Antipater and Alexander.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Badian, Ernst . Brill's New Pauly . Brill Reference Online . Cancik . Hubert . Salazar . Christine F. . Philippus . 6 October 2023 . Schneider . Helmuth . https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/philippus-brill110000#e920290.
  2. Book: Adams, Winthrop Lindsay . A Companion to Ancient Macedonia . . 2010 . 978-1-4051-7936-2 . Roisman . Joseph . 218 . Alexander’s Successors to 221 BC . Worthington . Ian . https://archive.org/details/AncientMacedonia/page/n235/mode/2up?view=theater.
  3. Book: Carney, Elizabeth . Women and Monarchy in Macedonia . . 2000 . 9780585238128 . 159.
  4. Book: Hammond . Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière . A History of Macedonia: 336-167 B.C. . Walbank . Frank William . 1988 . Clarendon Press . 9780198148159 . en.