#antipat

[mingot-studios]

Am I the only one who feminism is kinda idk like exclusionary?

i feel like by focusing solely women's rights (cis white women in particular) it kinda leaves behind those who also suffer under patriarchy (i.e. gnc transwomen, enby people, men, poc people etc.)

I say this because at least in the West, cis white women have been at the forefront of the movement since it's start back in the the 1910s with the suffragettes fighting for the right for women to vote Specifically WHITE CIS women, women of color were not included.

And don't even get me started on terfs

I feel like we need a new more inclusive movement that includes everyone who's suffered under patriarchy not JUST Women.

[thermodynamic-comedian]

[sigh] fine, i guess i'll make antipat fanart. since none of you will.

imagine making low quality, low effort fanart of a stupid little contrarian joke from an episode of film theory. apparently that's the kind of person i am, and i'm weirdly fine with it

[dilutedh2so4]

Hera, tortured by the beauty of Ganymede, and with the soul-consuming sting of jealousy in her heart, once spoke thus: "Troy gave birth to a male flame for Zeus; therefore I will send a flame to fall on Troy - Paris, the bringer of woe. No eagle shall come again to the Trojans, but vultures to the feast, the day that the Danai gather the spoils of their labour."

-> Greek Anthology 9.77, Epigram of Antipater of Thessalonica

Sources: English, Greek

[tschulijulesjulie]

Antipater???? like.... Armand????

[misspygmypie]

I'm sorry but the absolute chokehold he has on me right now!? I am craving some fics with this man lord help me! please someone give him the happy ending he deserves ugh

[jeannereames]

Can I please ask you about the rise of Antipater and what justifies Philip's & Alexander's trust on him? His backstory seems very obscure for the immense power and senior position he achieved within Macedon & the royal house. Can I also question why he never tried to marry into the royal family all this time even though his son shamelessly vied for the throne?

Antipatros (Antipater), Son of Iolaos

Antipatros was regent across four reigns (Perdikkas III, Philip II, Alexander III, and Philip III Arrhidaios/Alexander V), and possibly five (Alexander II). That’s almost unheard of. So yes, his influence was massive.

Aside from being a statesman, he also wrote a history about the reign of Perdikkas III (Philip’s older brother), and two books of letters, some of which were to Aristotle, his close friend. He acted as executor for Aristotle’s will after the latter’s death in 323 (yes, same year as Alexander). He seems to have had an intellectual-philosophic bent and was almost twenty years older than Philip. There’s a funny story in Athenaeus (I believe), wherein Philip and Parmenion were playing a game of droughts. Yet when Antipatros entered the room, Philip shoved the gameboard under his chair—like a naughty boy. It seems Philip’s older brother Perdikkas had a more philosophical bent himself, which may have paired well with Antipatros—perhaps why Antipatros wrote a history about him (not Philip). If Philip certainly seems to have trusted Antipatros, he doesn’t seem to have been as close to him as to Parmenion.

If Waldemar Heckel is correct, Antipatros and Antigonos Monophthalmos were allies, and Parmenion was his/their adversary. As the allyship with Antigonos depends on ties in the Successor Wars, it’s unclear how far back it went however. Alexander’s death scrambled older partnerships. Eumenes was supposedly a friend of Krateros, but they fought on opposite sides, and it was Eumenes’s tricky tactics that got Krateros killed. That said, I can see Parmenion and Antipatros at political odds, being the two most prominent men at Philip’s court. And, of course, Antipatros famously clashed with Olympias, and with Eumenes (Philip’s, then Alexander’s secretary).

Antipatros had at least ten kids with (probably) more than one wife. Seven of those were boys, only three girls. Yet as I’ve frequently pointed out, girls are rarely mentioned unless they played a role in history, and all three we know of did: Phila, Nikaia, and (of course) Berenike of Egypt, one of Ptolemy’s wives. I’m betting on more girls we just don’t hear about. The unnamed wife of Alexander of Lynkestis might have been Nikaia or Berenike, but she could easily have been someone else entirely.

If Kassandros eventually became king, it doesn’t seem Antipatros was too fond of him. Given that Kassandros was younger than Alexander, but Antipatros notably older than Philip, we may wonder if most of his older kids were female. His father’s name was Iolaos, but Kassandros was supposedly his eldest son … which is odd, as in most cases, a man named his eldest son after his own father. If not hard-and-fast, it was extremely common. That Antipatros had a much younger son named Iolaos, this could suggest there was an older boy who died, either in war or disease—so Antipatros then named a new son Iolaos, leaving Kassandros as (now) eldest. Several of the daughters also seem to have been older than him.

Anyway, let’s go back to Antipatros’s own father, Iolaos. Given the naming patterns, I want to point out that an Iolaos was regent for Perdikkas II, back during the Peloponnesian War. That’s quite possibly Antipatros father, as Antipatros was born c. 400. (We happen to know his death year from the Marmor Parium: 319 BCE, at 81-ish. Image of the inscription below.)

We’ve good reason to suppose Antipatros was regent for Perdikkas III before Philip, so we may be looking at a family “dynasty,” of top advisors for the king. I’m skeptical that Alexander was ever truly worried about Antipatros’s loyalties, but if he was, that might be why: his family had been throne-adjacent so long, he thought it time he sat in it, especially if Alexander was off Great-Kinging it in Persia. Certainly, that family prestige seemed to drive Kassandros.

As for Antipatros not trying to marry into the family…we don’t know that he didn’t. I suspect one BIG reason Alexander didn’t marry before leaving Macedon is that both Antipatros and Parmenion had convenient daughters of an age to offer him a bride, and he was disinclined to be that much under either’s thumb.

Antipatros was a very capable general, if not quite on Krateros’s level—one reason he courted Krateros after Alexander’s death, offering him Phila, Balakros’s widow. (Balakros had been a satrap in Cilicia.) And of course, after Krateros died on the battlefield, Phila went on to marry Demetrious Poliorketes, so she became the “mother” of the Antigonid Dynasty.

Anyway, fun fact, Antipatros—despite his very “traditional” mindset—considered Phila exceptional and sought her advice in politics, as if a son. I suspect he’d have handed over the regency to her in a heartbeat, if that had been an option. Instead, he was stuck with Polyperchon … just the-hell-not Kassandros!

A quite interesting historical novel could be written from Antipatros’s point of view, covering the reign of four Macedonian kings, although from a purely European (not Asian) point-of-view. That, in itself, would make a fantastic way to differentiate such a novel from “all the others” (including mine). Not unlike The Shadow King by Harry Sidebottom about Alexander Lynkestis. I’ve not yet read that one, but I bought it and will at some point. I like new takes.

[lionofchaeronea]

Epitaph for an Ant

Anthologia Palatina 7.209 = Antipater of Sidon (2nd half of 2nd cent. BCE) Note: Deo = Demeter. Here beside the threshing floor, o suffering workman-ant, I have raised for you a barrow made of thirsty dirt, So that the grain-bearing furrow of Deo may charm you even dead, As you lie in a chamber turned over by the plow. αὐτοῦ σοὶ παρ᾽ ἅλωνι, δυηπαθὲς ἐργάτα μύρμηξ, ἠρίον ἐκ βώλου διψάδος ἐκτισάμαν, ὄφρα σε καὶ φθίμενον Δηοῦς σταχυητρόφος αὖλαξ θέλγῃ, ἀροτραίᾐ κείμενον ἐν θαλάμῃ.

Ants, pg. 180 from Album der Natur, 1854-55

[mystery-star]

If y'all been wondering why I have not been posting that much these past months; it's because my obsession wandered a bit.

What? you may ask

Or more precisely... who

[darkchocolatecoffin]

Okay I rewatched this movie on Netflix and noticed that during King Herods song, Antipater stops the guards from cutting off the mans head after his father declared it on a whim. It’s literally such a small detail but I love him sm guys.

[chaoswxlson]

why did one of my best recent drawings have to be a bible fanart i hate it here...anyways watched journey to bethlehem

[inspofromancientworld]

On Homer' Birthplace and its Ancient Origins

Antipater of Sidon was an ancient Greek poet who lived in the first century BCE. He was known for his epigrams (short, satirical comments that often express something memorable or surprising), as well as giving the earliest known list of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, of which he said 'I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the Colossus of the Sun, and the huge labour of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, "Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand.' There are 75 surviving poems that are definitely attributed to him and 96 others that could be attributed to him or a later poet known as Antipater of Thessalonica.

By Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.. Original uploader was JW1805 at en.wikipedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2171360

Homer was another ancient Greek poet, though he lived in the eighth century BCE who is best known for having written the Iliad and the Odyssey, which detailed the last year of the Trojan war, from the 13th century BCE, and the 10 year journey of Odysseus from Try to Ithaca. He is quite possibly the most well known ancient Greek poet, even in the classical age of Greece. His poetry influenced Greek and Roman poetry as well as more recent poets such as Dante Alighieri and Alexander Pope. The widest known account of Homer's life is that he was a 'blind bard from Ionia', which might be only a legend and Homer might be a collective name of at least two poets.

By Simon Vouet and workshop - This file has been extracted from another file, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60601

Antipater of Sidon addresses this lack of certainty in the poem, listing multiple places that Homer might be from, including Colophon, Smyrna, Chios, Salamis, Ios, and Thessaly, However, he believes that Homer's home is heaven and his mother is Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, the 'Chief of all Muses', thus granting him the muse's blessings from birth.

Translated by J. H. Merivale FROM Colophon some deem thee sprung, From Smyrna some, and some from Chios; These noble Salamis have sung, While those proclaim thee born in Ios; And others cry up Thesaly The mother of the Lapithæ. Thus each to Homer has assigned The birthplace just which suits his mind. But, if I read the volume right, By Phœbus to his followers given, I ’d say they ’re all mistaken quite, And that his real country ’s heaven; While for his mother, she can be No other than Calliope.

[superpte]

Aristotle: Fascist Mysogynistic Enslaver, Or Why Great Minds Should Not Be Revered Too Much

Aristotle was a top mind, top logician, founded biology as a science, etc. One of these two achievements alone would justify his fame. But these achievements are not why Aristotle was faithfully copied and preached for 23 centuries. According to Aristotle’s Politics Book I, politics concerns the search for the good life (eudaimonia) within a natural community. Natural slaves and inferior souls…

[flightlaw]

You missed the best reason

JOEL SMALLBONE FROM FOR KING AND COUNTRY PLAYING AN ANTI-HERO

Reasons why yall need to watch Journey to Bethlehem:

The executive music producer and writer for Glee, High School Musical 3, and a bunch of successful artists is the creator of this movie

Milo Manheim continues to play only himbos

Antonio Banderas serves absolute cunt as king Herod for literally no reason

The whole movie is really so, so campy for no reason and it’s SO FUN

It’s making Christians (especially Catholics) mad

Honestly this movie healed some teeny tiny part of my religious trauma.

Please go watch it.

[themhac]

no fa ridere perché sono mesi che non guardo una partita né seguo i risultati e oggi che ne stavo parlando la roma perde eeeh ragazz scusate purtroppo sono io che vi devo dire

[emanuelstefancu]

Totuși,

în ideea în care aș putea fi antipatic.

[whencyclopedia]

Antipater (Macedonian General)

Antipater (c. 399-319 BCE) was a Macedonian statesman and loyal lieutenant of both Alexander the Great and his father Philip II of Macedon. As a regent in Alexander's absence, Antipater subdued rebellions and mollified uprisings, proving his unwavering loyalty for more than a decade. Unfortunately, a serious disagreement between the two led to a once trusted commander being implicated in the suspected poisoning of one of history's greatest leaders.

Early Career

Antipater had always been considered a trustworthy commander, representing Philip at Athens in 346 BCE. Following the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, he was entrusted with the task of accompanying the young Alexander in taking the ashes of fallen Athenians killed in battle to the city. After Philip's assassination by the disgruntled Pausanias, a disagreement arose among the nobility as to who was the rightful heir to the throne of Macedon. At a meeting presided by Antipater, several nobles voiced support for Amyntas, the son of Philip's brother Perdiccas. Some of these men disliked Alexander only because his mother was not a true Macedonian. However, Antipater and fellow commander Parmenio, who was in Asia Minor at the time, remained loyal to Alexander, so with the urging of his doting mother, Olympias, Alexander became king at the age of 20.

The first few years of his reign were not easy for the young king. Following his father's death, Alexander found not only his ability but also the strength of Macedon's control over Greece threatened. While the young king and his army traveled northward to secure Thrace in 335 BCE, Antipater remained in Macedon, serving as his deputy. While in Thrace, word of Alexander's supposed death made its way to the Greek city of Thebes and they revolted. When they heard of the approaching the Macedonian army, they assumed, incorrectly, that it was under the command of Antipater. Wrong! It was Alexander, and the city would suffer. The rest of Greek city-states - except for Sparta - quickly realized the true strength of Alexander and submitted willingly to his leadership.

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