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Cassandro
Sign in to savere di Macedonia (r. 302-297 a.C.)
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Cassander (355 BCE–296 BCE) was a male member of the Antipatrid dynasty who served as a regent and held the position of king of Macedonia. He was the son of Antipater and the husband of Thessalonike of Macedon. Their children included Philip IV of Macedon, Alexander V of Macedon, and Antipater I of Macedon. Cassander had siblings named Eurydice of Egypt, Phila, Nicaea of Macedon, and Iollas. He spoke Ancient Greek and died in Macedonia from edema.
The subject is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the 11th edition of Encyclopædia Britannica. A separate entry for an author named George Cassander (1513–1566) lists works including *Consultatio de articulis religionis inter catholicos et protestantes controversis* and *Cassander evangelicus, sive in plaerisq*.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Cassander
- Royalty.image
- Kassander316BC.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Bronze coin of Cassander. The reverse depicts a lion and an inscription in Ancient Greek reading "ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΚΑΣΣΑΝΔΡΟΥ", [of] King Cassander.
- Royalty.succession
- King of Macedonia
- Royalty.reign
- 305 – 297 BC
- Royalty.predecessor
- Alexander IV
- Royalty.successor
- Philip IV
- Royalty.house
- Antipatrid dynasty
- Royalty.spouse
- Thessalonike of Macedon
- Royalty.father
- Antipater
- Royalty.birth_date
- 355 BC
- Royalty.death_date
- 297 BC (aged 58)
- Royalty.death_place
- Pella
- Royalty.religion
- Ancient Greek Religion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Macedonia
- Spouse
- Thessalonike of Macedon
- Father
- Antipater
- Sibling
- Pleistarchus
- Occupation
- regent
- Position held
- king of Macedonia
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Antipatrid dynasty
- Noble title
- king
- Image
- Coin of Cassander.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cassander
- date of death
- 0296-00-00
- date of birth
- 0355-00-00
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- cause of death
- edema
Sources (3)
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Article · Italiano
Cassandro (in greco antico: Κάσσανδρος, Kàssandros; 350 a.C. – 297 a.C.) è stato un sovrano macedone antico dal 302 a.C. al 297 a.C. Figlio maggiore del generale Antipatro, già compagno d'armi di Filippo II, si mise in luce alla corte di Alessandro Magno a Babilonia, dove prese le parti del padre, accusato dai suoi nemici.
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