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Phila I

Phila (c.355- 288): Macedonian lady, wife of Craterus.

Father: Antipater
First husband: Alexander of Lyncestis
Second husband: Balacrus
Third husband: Craterus
- Son: Craterus
Fourth husband: Demetrius Poliorcetes
- Children: Stratonice I and Antigonus Gonatas

c.355: Born as daughter of Antipater,
First marriage to Alexander of Lyncestis, a Macedonian nobleman
336: Assassination of the Macedonian king Philip II (text). Alexander of Lyncestis is the first to recognize the crown prince, Alexander, as king.
334: Alexander invades Asia. Antipater remains as commander of the Macedonian forces in Europe.
Early 333: Alexander of Lyncestis is arrested; he is suspected of treason.
December 330: Execution of the Lyncestian.
Phila marries Balacrus, satrap of Cilicia
324?: Death of Balacrus
11 June 323: Death of Alexander in Babylon (text); outbreak of civil war
Perdiccas becomes very powerful; other commanders in Alexander's army join against him
c.321: Antipater concludes alliances against Perdiccas. He marries Phila to Craterus, who is killed in action.
320?: Birth of a son, who is also called Craterus
320: Antipater now marries his daughter to Demetrius, the son of Antigonus Monophthalmus
Birth of Antigonus II Gonatas
Birth of Stratonice I
299: Phila conducts negotiations for Demetrius with her brother Cassander, who has succeeded Antipater and has made himself king of Macedonia, and Seleucus I Nicator
294: Demetrius becomes king of Macedonia; his marriage with Phila offers legitimation
288: Demetrius is expelled; Phila commits suicide