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Philip IV of Macedon

400 BC - 296 BC

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Philip IV (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος, romanized: Phílippos) was briefly king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 297 BC. He belonged to the Antipatrid dynasty and was the son of Thessalonike, daughter of Philip II, and Cassander, king of Macedonia. Philip succeeded his father unopposed after Cassander succumbed to tuberculosis in 297 at Pella. However, Philip died four months later in Elateia of the same disease, leaving the throne to his two younger brothers, Antipater and Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). Philip IV of Macedon is the 5,495th most popular politician (up from 6,765th in 2024). (up from 1,110th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Philip IV of Macedon ranks 5,495 out of 19,576Before him are Valerius Valens, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Gaius Lutatius Catulus, William I, Count of Hainaut, Stefan Uroš I, and Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville. After him are Charles I of Albret, Tai Wu, Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Perdiccas II of Macedon, Emperor Taizong of Liao, and Vasili Kuznetsov.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Philip IV of Macedon ranks 23Before him are Drypetis, Hegesias of Cyrene, Mithridates I of Pontus, Chares of Lindos, Artabazos II, and Aristyllus. After him are Pausanias of Orestis, Lais of Corinth, Polemon, Titus Manlius Imperiosus Torquatus, Harpalus, and Crates of Athens. Among people deceased in 296 BC, Philip IV of Macedon ranks 1

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