Philip III of Macedon

Philip III of Macedon

Philip III Arrhidaeus (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος Ἀρριδαῖος, romanized: Phílippos Arrhidaîos; c. 357 BC – 317 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 323 until his execution in 317 BC. He was a son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa, and thus an elder half-brother of Alexander the Great. Named Arrhidaeus at birth, he assumed the name Philip when he ascended to the throne. As Arrhidaeus grew older it became apparent that he had mild learning difficulties. Plutarch was of the view that he became disabled by means of an attempt on his life by Philip II's wife, Queen Olympias, who wanted to eliminate a possible rival to her son, Alexander, through the employment of pharmaka (drugs/spells); however, most modern authorities doubt the truth of this claim. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philip III of Macedon is the 1,257th most popular politician (down from 867th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Greece (down from 79th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Greek Politician.

Philip III of Macedon was a king of Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. He was the son of Demetrius II and was the third king of the Antigonid dynasty. He is most famous for his defeat at the hands of the Romans in the Second Macedonian War.