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Antipater meaning

A Macedonian general in the time of Alexander the Great.

Using Antipater

  • The main meaning on this page is: A Macedonian general in the time of Alexander the Great.
  • In the example corpus, antipater often appears in combinations such as: antipater of.

Context around Antipater

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Antipater

  • In this selection, "antipater" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, general, describes, archias, marched, argues and referred stand out and add context to how "antipater" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include abstract than antipater s and and and philotas antipater purportedly arranged. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "antipater" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with antipater

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Cicero describes Antipater as living at Rome in the time of Crassus and Catulus. (14 words)

Demosthenes took his own life, in order to avoid being arrested by Archias, Antipater's confidant. (16 words)

Antipater argues that marriage is the foundation of the state, and considers it to be based on divine ( polytheistic ) decree. (20 words)

Perhaps taking his summons to Babylon as a death sentence,sfn and having seen the fate of Parmenion and Philotas, Antipater purportedly arranged for Alexander to be poisoned by his son Iollas, who was Alexander's wine-pourer. (38 words)

Hellenistic era further Antipater and his son Cassander gained control of Macedonia but it slid into a long period of civil strife following Cassander's death in 297 BC. (29 words)

The accounts were nevertheless fairly consistent in designating Antipater, recently removed as Macedonian viceroy, and at odds with Olympias, as the head of the alleged plot. (26 words)

Example sentences (12)

But there appears to be confusion in the Anthology between Antipater of Sidon and Antipater of Thessalonice, who lived in the next century.

A large Macedonian army under general Antipater marched to its relief and defeated the Spartan-led force in a pitched battle.

Antipater argues that marriage is the foundation of the state, and considers it to be based on divine ( polytheistic ) decree.

Antipater referred the Spartans' punishment to the League of Corinth, which then deferred to Alexander, who chose to pardon them.

Antipater uses misogunia to describe Euripides ' usual writing—tēn misogunian en tō graphein (τὴν μισογυνίαν ἐν τῷ γράφειν "the misogyny in the writing").

Chrysippus' point is more abstract than Antipater's, and Galen quotes the passage as an example of an opinion contrary to his own.

Cicero describes Antipater as living at Rome in the time of Crassus and Catulus.

Demosthenes took his own life, in order to avoid being arrested by Archias, Antipater's confidant.

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Hellenistic era further Antipater and his son Cassander gained control of Macedonia but it slid into a long period of civil strife following Cassander's death in 297 BC.

However, Antipater, Alexander's successor, quelled all opposition and demanded that the Athenians turn over Demosthenes and Hypereides, among others.

Perhaps taking his summons to Babylon as a death sentence,sfn and having seen the fate of Parmenion and Philotas, Antipater purportedly arranged for Alexander to be poisoned by his son Iollas, who was Alexander's wine-pourer.

The accounts were nevertheless fairly consistent in designating Antipater, recently removed as Macedonian viceroy, and at odds with Olympias, as the head of the alleged plot.

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Common combinations with antipater

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • antipater of

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "antipater" in a sentence?
An example: "But there appears to be confusion in the Anthology between Antipater of Sidon and Antipater of Thessalonice, who lived in the next century." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "antipater" from authentic English texts.
What does "antipater" mean?
Antipater means: A Macedonian general in the time of Alexander the Great.
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