When Alexander died, there was initially one king- Philip III, Alexander’s half-brother. By the end of the next year, there were two kings- after the birth of Alexander’s only certified, legitimate son. However, the seemingly peaceful transfer from one regnal name to another hides all sorts of jostling going on in the background. Not quite yet violent struggles, but trust me, we’ll get there…
Sources for this episode:
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- Alternative source for the Apollo lineage: Strootman, R., Antiochus I Soter. In: Bagnall, R. S., Brodersen, K., Champion, C. B., Erskine, A. and Huebner, S. R. (2013), The Encyclopaedia of Ancient History (1st edition), p.473- 475. Hobokon, New Jersey: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
