Antipater (Macedonian statesman)
Also known as: Antipater · Family: Macedonian · Role: Macedonian leader · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 6
In Book 1, Chapter 6, Antipater is identified as the father of Cassander and Eurydice, and as the person who sent Berenice to Egypt as Eurydice’s companion. In Chapter 8, Archias handed opponents of the Macedonians over to Antipater for punishment. After Alexander’s death, Aridæus succeeded him while the real power fell to Antipater, and Athens took up arms against Macedonian rule.
In Book 3, Chapter 10, Agis (son of Archidamus son of Agesilaus) died fighting against Antipater and the Macedonians. By Book 6, Chapter 4, Antipater was greatly honouring Aristotle of Stagira, while Chilon of Patræ volunteered to fight against him and the Macedonians at Lamia. In Book 7, Chapter 10, Demades persuaded Antipater not to treat the Greeks in a friendly way, leading to Macedonian garrisons being introduced in Athens and other towns. In Book 9, Chapter 3, Cassander restored Thebes.
Relationship record
Life events
- Archias handed opponents of the Macedonians over to Antipater for punishment.(Book 1 · Chapter 8)
- With: Archias
- “All who had opposed the Macedonians before the disaster which befel the Greeks in Thessaly, Archias handed over to Antipater for punishment.”
- Aridæus succeeded Alexander while Antipater held the real power, prompting Athens to revolt against Macedonia.(Book 1 · Chapter 25)
- With: Alexander (son of Philip) Aridæus
- “but when Alexander was dead and the Macedonians chose Aridæus as his successor, though the whole power fell to Antipater, then the Athenians thought it no longer endurable that Greece should be for all time under Macedonia, but themselves took up arms and urged others to do the same.”
- Agis died fighting against the Macedonians and Antipater.(Book 3 · Chapter 10)
- With: Agis (son of Archidamus)
- “And Agis, the elder son of this Archidamus, met his death fighting against the Macedonians and Antipater.”
- Demades persuaded Antipater to abandon friendly treatment of the Greeks and introduce Macedonian garrisons.(Book 7 · Chapter 10 · 📍 Athens)
- With: Demades
- “But Demades and other traitors at Athens persuaded Antipater not to act friendly to the Greeks, and, by frightening the commonalty of the Athenians, they were the means of the introduction into Athens and most other towns of the Macedonian garrisons.”
- Cassander restores Thebes after the Platæans' exile.(Book 9 · Chapter 3 · 📍 Thebes)
- With: Cassander
- “when Cassander the son of Antipater restored Thebes”
Book 1 · Chapter 6
- child: Cassander “Cassander the son of Antipater”
- child: Eurydice “Eurydice, the daughter of Antipater”
- with Berenice (Antipater sent Berenice to Egypt.) “Berenice, (whom Antipater had sent into Egypt as a companion to Eurydice)”
Book 1 · Chapter 8
- with Archias (Archias handed opponents of the Macedonians over to Antipater.) “Archias handed over to Antipater for punishment”
Book 1 · Chapter 11
- with Olympias (Olympias feared Antipater.) “Olympias returned to Epirus from fear of Antipater”
Book 1 · Chapter 25
- with Aridæus (Antipater held the effective power after Aridæus became successor.) “though the whole power fell to Antipater”
Book 3 · Chapter 10
- enemies with Agis (son of Archidamus son of Agesilaus) “And Agis, the elder son of this Archidamus, met his death fighting against the Macedonians and Antipater.”
Book 4 · Chapter 27
- child: Cassander “Cassander the son of Antipater”
Book 6 · Chapter 4
- enemies with Chilon of Patræ (The passage presents this as a conjecture about the war in which Chilon fell.) “or that he alone boldly volunteered to fight at Lamia in Thessaly against Antipater and the Macedonians”
- with Aristotle of Stagira (Antipater greatly honoured Aristotle.) “as he was greatly honoured by Antipater and earlier still by Alexander”
Book 7 · Chapter 10
- with Demades (Demades persuaded Antipater to change his policy toward the Greeks.) “But Demades and other traitors at Athens persuaded Antipater not to act friendly to the Greeks”
Book 9 · Chapter 3
- child: Cassander (Antipater is identified as Cassander's father.) “for they thought fit to be reconciled with the Platæans, and to join their gathering, and to send their sacrifice to the festival, when Cassander the son of Antipater restored Thebes.”
Book 9 · Chapter 7
- child: Cassander “Cassander the son of Antipater”
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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.