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2 days ago · 13 BCE – Herod makes his first-born son Antipater, by Doris, first heir in his will. 12 BCE – Herod suspects his sons Alexander and Aristobulus, from his marriage to Mariamne, of threatening his life.
4 days ago · A Macedonian army led by Leonnatus rescued Antipater by lifting the siege. Antipater defeated the rebellion, yet his death in 319 BC left a power vacuum wherein the two proclaimed kings of Macedonia became pawns in a power struggle between the diadochi, the former generals of Alexander's army.
5 days ago · Known for. Pilate's court. Pontius Pilate [b] ( Latin: Pontius Pilatus; Greek: Πόντιος Πιλᾶτος, romanized : Póntios Pilátos) was the fifth governor of the Roman province of Judaea, serving under Emperor Tiberius from 26/27 to 36/37 AD.
4 days ago · Antipater’s son Herod, king of Judaea, an admirer of Greek culture, supported a cult worshipping the emperor and built temples to Augustus in non-Jewish cities. Because he was by origin an Idumaean, he was regarded by many Jews as a foreigner.
3 days ago · Considering that his father had been assassinated by one of his own personal guards, those close to Alexander were under suspicion, especially his General Antipater and Antipater's son Cassander.
5 days ago · Ancient Egypt - Macedonian, Ptolemaic, 332-30 BCE: In the autumn of 332 bce Alexander the Great invaded Egypt with his mixed army of Macedonians and Greeks and found the Egyptians ready to throw off the oppressive control of the Persians. Alexander was welcomed by the Egyptians as a liberator and took the country without a battle.
4 days ago · The first list of the wonders of the world was compiled by the ancient Greek writer and poet Antipater of Sidon in the second century BCE, and it included se...
4 days ago · After the death of Alexander in 323 bce, Palestine, with much of Syria and Phoenicia, fell to Ptolemy I (Soter), who established himself as satrap in Egypt that same year and adopted the title of king by 304. (After the death of Ptolemy, the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt for 300 years.)
5 days ago · “Dêmadês: He was king in Thebes after Antipater. A son of Dêmeas the sailor, he was also a sailor, a shipbuilder, and a ferry-operator. He gave up these occupations to enter politics and turned out to be a traitor—he grew very wealthy from this and obtained, as a bribe from Philip, property in Boiotia.”
Jun 29, 2024 · The Opis mutiny and the exiles decree. According to Plutarch, who was ready for fighting in Plutarch 71 and what was the Macedonian reaction to them? Click the card to flip it 👆. The epigone, the 30,000 Persian boys who were trained in Greek fighting, language and education - were now men!
