Description Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great).
The saga ends with the failed bid by Nikaia, the widow of Antipater\'s great grandson Alexander of Corinth, to become independent ruler of Macedon..
Antipater\'s female heirs are shown to be just as important, both as pawns and surprisingly independent players in this Macedonian game of thrones.
Three of his sons in turn briefly succeeded him but could not retain the throne.
Antipater\'s eldest son Cassander later became Regent of Macedon but eventually had Alexander IV killed and made himself king.
He brokered a settlement between the contending Successors but died in 319 BC, having first appointed Polyperchon to succeed as Regent in preference to his own sons.
After Alexander\'s death he crushed a Greek uprising and became Regent of the co-kings, Alexander\'s mentally impaired half-brother (Philip III Arrhideus) and infant son (Alexander IV).
Alexander entrusted Antipater with ruling Macedon in his long absence and he defeated the Spartans in 331 BC.
Description Antipater was a key figure in the rise of Macedon under Philip II and instrumental in the succession of Alexander III (the Great)
