Antipater Etesias
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Antipater Etesias was the son of Cassander
's brother Phillip. He became king after the death of Ptolemy Keraunos
and the ousting of Meleager
. His reign lasted only a period of 45 days. The Macedonians gave Antipater the name Etesias, because the etesian
winds blew during the short time that he was king. He failed as the leader of the army and was deposed by Sosthenes
, possibly an officer in the army of Lysimachus
in the 280's. Despite this he still had a following in some parts of Macedon and was defeated by Antigonus Gonatas. After this he fled to Egypt where he is mentioned 20 years later, encouraged by the king Ptolemy III as a potential rival claimant to the Macedonian throne.
Cassander
Cassander , King of Macedonia , was a son of Antipater, and founder of the Antipatrid dynasty...
's brother Phillip. He became king after the death of Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos
Ptolemy Keraunos was the King of Macedon from 281 BC to 279 BC. His epithet Keraunos is Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".He was the eldest son of Ptolemy I Soter, ruler of Egypt, and his third wife Eurydice, daughter of the regent Antipater. His younger half-brother, also called Ptolemy,...
and the ousting of Meleager
Meleager (king)
Meleager of Macedon was the brother of Ptolemy Ceraunus and son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Meleager ruled in 279 BC for two months until he was compelled by his Macedonian troops to resign his crown.-References:...
. His reign lasted only a period of 45 days. The Macedonians gave Antipater the name Etesias, because the etesian
Etesian
The etesians ', sometimes found in the Latin form etesiae), meltemi μελτέμι , or meltem are the strong, dry north windsof the Aegean Sea, which blow from about mid-May to mid-September...
winds blew during the short time that he was king. He failed as the leader of the army and was deposed by Sosthenes
Sosthenes of Macedon
Sosthenes was a Macedonian and general and may have been a king of the Antipatrid dynasty. During the reign of Lysimachus he was his governor in Asia Minor. Sosthenes was elected King by the Macedonian army, but he may or not have reigned as king. Appointed as Strategos he may have declined the...
, possibly an officer in the army of Lysimachus
Lysimachus
Lysimachus was a Macedonian officer and diadochus of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon.-Early Life & Career:...
in the 280's. Despite this he still had a following in some parts of Macedon and was defeated by Antigonus Gonatas. After this he fled to Egypt where he is mentioned 20 years later, encouraged by the king Ptolemy III as a potential rival claimant to the Macedonian throne.