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Cassander

350 BC - 297 BC

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Cassander (Ancient Greek: Κάσσανδρος, romanized: Kássandros; c. 355 BC – 297 BC) was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 305 BC until 297 BC, and de facto ruler of southern Greece from 317 BC until his death. A son of Antipater and a contemporary of Alexander the Great, Cassander was one of the Diadochi who warred over Alexander's empire following the latter's death in 323 BC. Cassander later seized power by having Alexander's son and heir Alexander IV murdered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cassander has received more than 1,241,173 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Cassander is the 840th most popular politician (up from 912th in 2019).

Cassander is most famous for being the son of Antipater, one of Alexander the Great's generals. He was a military leader who became king of Macedon and Greece.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cassander ranks 840 out of 19,576. Before him are Childeric III, Chlothar I, Raymond Poincaré, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Alfonso XII of Spain, and Hezekiah. After him are Halimah Yacob, Imad ad-Din Zengi, Aurangzeb, Shoshenq I, Anastasius I Dicorus, and Viktor Orbán.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Cassander ranks 2. Before him is Euclid. After him are Demetrius of Phalerum, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Megasthenes, Perdiccas III of Macedon, Timaeus, Parysatis II, Bagoas, Alexander II of Macedon, Dicaearchus, and Agis III. Among people deceased in 297 BC, Cassander ranks 2. Before him is Chandragupta Maurya.

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