Cassandre of Macedonia

See also: Cassandre

Cassandre (in Greek old Κάσσανδρος / Kássandros ), was king of Macedonia (v. 358 - 297) and one of the Diadoque S.

Cassandre is the oldest son of the general Antipater, who helped Alexandre Large the to go up on the throne of Macedonia after the death of his father Philippe. At the end of spring 324, Alexandre calls Antipater (regent of Macedonia) with Babylon and replaces it by Cratère. Antipater refuses and sends Cassandre to plead its cause. Cassandre arrives at Babylon a few months before the death of this one in 323.

After the death of Alexandre, it is mixed with the fights to be able it between the diadoques ones. Combined with Antigone One-eyed the and Ptolémée, it overcomes Polyperchon, the regent of Macedonia, in 319. He becomes Master of all then the Greece, and seizes Athens. He concludes an alliance with Eurydice, the woman of Philippe III Arrhidée, king de Macédoine, but a little later this one like her husband, and the brother of Cassandre, are carried out by Olympias, mother of Alexandre. Cassandre starts at once the combat against it and in -316, it is carried out in its turn. In 310, it makes also kill Roxane, woman of Alexandre, and Alexandre IV Aigos, his son. Itself marries Thessalonica, the half-sister of Alexandre the Large one.

Initially beaten with the Thermopyles by Antigone the One-eyed one and its son Démétrios Poliorcète, it is combined with Séleucos, Lysimaque and Ptolémée, which enables him to gain the victory of Ipsos in 301, and to become king of Macedonia (of which it had been made proclaim sovereign as of 305). He dies in 297. Its three sons Philippe IV, Alexandre V and Antipater, briefly succeed to him.

He is the founder of the town of Thessalonique, according to the first name of his wife, and rebuilt Thèbes.

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