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A son of Antipater and a contemporary of Alexander the Great, Cassander was one of the Diadochi who warred over Alexander's empire following the latter's death in 323 BC. Cassander later seized power by having Alexander's son and heir Alexander IV murdered. [3]
Cassander (born c. 358 bc —died 297 bc) was the son of the Macedonian regent Antipater and king of Macedonia from 305 to 297. Cassander was one of the diadochoi (“successors”), the Macedonian generals who fought over the empire of Alexander the Great after his death in 323.
Jun 23, 2016 · Cassander (c. 355-297 BCE, r. 305-297 BCE) was self-proclaimed king of Macedon during the political turmoil following Alexander 's death. Born in Greece as the son of Antipater, the regent of Macedon and Greece in the absence of Alexander the Great, he ruled beside his father eventually battling against the commander Polyperchon for supremacy ...
Mar 9, 2021 · Cassander was a King of Macedon who lived during the 4 th century BC. He was a son of Antipater, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. During Alexander’s campaign against the Achaemenids in the East, Cassander most likely remained in Europe, since his father was serving as regent in Macedon.
Cassander (circa 350–297 BC) was a significant figure in the Hellenistic period, known for his role in the Wars of the Diadochi (Successors) that followed the death of Alexander the Great. He eventually became the king of Macedon and played a crucial role in shaping the post-Alexandrian world.
Nov 27, 2020 · Cassander: The Self-Made King of (What Was Left Of) Macedon Cassander was born in 355 B.C.E. as the son of Antipater. He was a member of the so-called Iolaid House, an obscure family of high political prominence in Macedon.
Cassander (c. 355-297 BCE, r. 305-297 BCE) was self-proclaimed king of Macedon during the political turmoil following Alexander's death. Born in Greece as the son of Antipater, the regent of Macedon and Greece in the absence of Alexander the Great, he ruled beside his father eventually battling against the commander Polyperchon for supremacy in ...
Alarmed by the growth of Antigonus' power in Asia and Greece, Cassander proclaimed himself King of Macedonia and joined the coalition of Ptolemy, Seleucus and Lysimachus against Antigonus.
Cassander. (d. 297 bc) Quick Reference. (d. 297 bc), son of Antipater, represented his father at Babylon (323), where Alexander 2 the Great treated him with naked hostility. In the struggles of the Successors he first impinges at Triparadeisus (late 321), where he was appointed chiliarch (cavalry commander and grand vizier).
Cassander (Greek: Κάσσανδρος ): one of the successors of Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia from 306 to 298. Coin of Cassander. Cassander was born in about 350 BCE; he was the son of Antipater, the viceroy of Alexander the Great in Macedonia.
