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