Alexandros of Corinth
Alexandros ( Greek Ἀλέξανδρος ; † 245 BC ) was a Macedonian governor and ruler in Greece in the age of Hellenism .
He was a son of Krateros , whom he succeeded as Macedonian governor in Greece with the residence of Corinth . As such, he was a subordinate of his uncle, King Antigonus II Gonatas . But around the year 253/252 BC Alexandros fell away from Macedonian sovereignty, presumably with the support of the Achaean League and the Ptolemies . To maintain his independence, he waged a war against his uncle in the following years, from which he was also able to take Euboea . Alexandros also took on the title of Basileus (King) to underline his equal position with the other Hellenistic rulers.
In 245 BC Alexandros died, allegedly poisoned by Antigonus II Gonatas. He seized the opportunity and married Alexandros' widow Nikaia with his heir to the throne Demetrios , whereby Corinth again came under the Macedonian sovereignty. But as early as 243 BC The city was conquered by the Achaean League under Aratos .
literature
- Hermann Bengtson : The strategy in the Hellenistic period . Volume 2. Beck, Munich 1944.
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| SURNAME | Alexandros of Corinth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ἀλέξανδρος (Greek); Alexandros |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Macedonian governor and king of Corinth and Sicyon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 245 BC Chr. |