Philip III Arrhidaeus

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Philip III Arrhidaeus was the half-brother of Alexander the Great who briefly served as a nominal king of Macedon after Alexander’s death, while real power was held by his regents.

Aliases (2)

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Ancient Macedonian person
Argead dynasty member
King of Macedon
alsoKnownAs Philip III Arrhidaeus
surface form: "Arrhidaeus"

Philip III Arrhidaeus
surface form: "Philip Arrhidaeus"
associatedWith Diadochi
surface form: "Wars of the Diadochi"
birthPlace Macedon
Pella, Greece
surface form: "Pella"
burialPlace Aegae
Vergina
causeOfDeath assassination
citizenship Macedon
coRuler Alexander IV of Macedon
country Macedon
deathPlace Amphipolis
Macedon
dynasty Argead dynasty
era Hellenistic period
father Philip II of Macedon
givenName Philip
halfBrother Alexander the Great
house Argead dynasty
killedByOrderOf Olympias
language Ancient Greek
monarchOf Macedon
mother Philinna of Larissa
nominalRuler Macedon
surface form: "Macedonian Empire"
notableFor being a figurehead king after Alexander the Great’s death
being half-brother of Alexander the Great
predecessor Alexander the Great
realPowerHeldBy regents
regent Antipater
Perdiccas
Polyperchon
regnalName Philip III NERFINISHED
reignEnd 317 BC
reignStart 323 BC
religion Ancient Greek religion
spouse Eurydice II of Macedon
successor Alexander IV of Macedon
timePeriod 4th century BC
title King of the Macedonians

Referenced by (7)

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

Philip III Arrhidaeus alsoKnownAs Philip III Arrhidaeus
this entity surface form: "Arrhidaeus"
Philip III Arrhidaeus alsoKnownAs Philip III Arrhidaeus
this entity surface form: "Philip Arrhidaeus"
Pella, Greece birthplaceOf Philip III Arrhidaeus
Philip II of Macedon child Philip III Arrhidaeus
Alexander IV of Macedon co-rulerWith Philip III Arrhidaeus
Argead dynasty hasMember Philip III Arrhidaeus
Alexander the Great successor Philip III Arrhidaeus

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