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Philip III Arrhidaeus

c. 359–317 BCE · 4th century BCE

Philip III Arrhidaeus was king of Macedon from 323 to 317 BCE, a son of Philip II and half-brother of Alexander the Great. Considered mentally impaired, he was proclaimed king after Alexander's death, jointly with Alexander's infant son Alexander IV, while real power lay with regents and generals. He was put to death in 317 BCE on the orders of Olympias.

Philip III Arrhidaeus
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