Death of Antipater

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Antipater's death launched a civil war between his son Cassander and Polyperchon, whom Antipater had chosen for his succession as regent but whose authority the other satraps did not recognize.

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11297 Death of Antipater 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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