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Antipater

397 BC - 319 BC

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Antipater (; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπατρος, romanized: Antipatros, lit. 'like the father'; c. 400 BC – 319 BC) was a Macedonian general, regent and statesman under the successive kingships of Philip II of Macedon and his son, Alexander the Great. In the wake of the collapse of the Argead house, his son Cassander eventually ruled Macedonia as a king in his own right. Probably active during the reign of Perdiccas III of Macedon, most of Antipater's political career was as one of Philip II's foremost Hetairoi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Antipater is the 170th most popular military personnel (down from 152nd in 2019). (down from 117th in 2019)

Antipater was a Macedonian general who was instrumental in the assassination of Alexander the Great.

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Among military personnels, Antipater ranks 170 out of 2,058Before him are Robert Peary, Draža Mihailović, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, William Stuart-Houston, Hans Krebs, and Khalifa Haftar. After him are George Armstrong Custer, Anton Denikin, Louis, Grand Condé, Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, Semyon Budyonny, and Maurice de Saxe.

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Among people born in 397 BC, Antipater ranks 1After him are Dionysius II of Syracuse, and Bas of Bithynia. Among people deceased in 319 BC, Antipater ranks 1After him is Alcetas.

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