Phila

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Phila was a prominent Macedonian noblewoman and political figure of the early Hellenistic period, known for her influential role in the power struggles following Alexander the Great’s death.

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Label Occurrences
Phila canonical 3

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Macedonian noblewoman ⓘ
daughter of Antipater ⓘ
historical person ⓘ
political figure ⓘ
activeDuring Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ
approximateBirthCentury 4th century BCE ⓘ
approximateDeathCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
associatedWith Antipater’s regency in Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Regents of Macedon

Demetrius I’s campaigns and rule ⓘ
child Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Diodotus (son of Demetrius I) ⓘ
Stratonice of Syria ⓘ
contributedTo legitimization of Demetrius I’s rule through marriage alliance ⓘ
strengthening ties between Antipatrid and Antigonid houses ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
culture Hellenistic Greek ⓘ
ethnicity Macedonian ⓘ
father Antipater ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicalContext successor struggles after Alexander the Great ⓘ
knownFor loyalty to her family’s political interests ⓘ
wisdom and prudence praised by ancient authors ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
maritalAllianceFunction securing political alliances among Macedonian elites ⓘ
marriageType dynastic marriage ⓘ
memberOf Antigonid dynasty (by marriage) ⓘ
linked to: Antigonid dynasty

Antipatrid family ⓘ
linked to: Antipatrid dynasty
notableFor mediation in dynastic and political disputes ⓘ
political influence after the death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
politicalRole advisor and mediator among Macedonian leaders ⓘ
influential figure in Antigonid court politics ⓘ
regionOfActivity Macedonia ⓘ
wider Hellenistic world ⓘ
relative Iollas ⓘ
Pleistarchus ⓘ
roleInSuccessionStruggles mediator between rival Diadochi factions ⓘ
sibling Cassander ⓘ
sourceMention Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
spouse Balacrus ⓘ
Craterus ⓘ
Demetrius I of Macedon ⓘ
timePeriod early Hellenistic period ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Craterus → spouse → Phila ⓘ
Phila II → givenName → Phila ⓘ