# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/philip-iii-of-macedon
# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:02:29.460Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/philip-iii-of-macedon"
name: "Philip III of Macedon"
slug: "philip-iii-of-macedon"
description: "A king who never ruled. Philip III held the throne of Macedonia for six years after Alexander the Great's death, but his intellectual disabilities made him a puppet passed between warlords until one of them had him killed."
tagline: "King of Macedonia"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coins_of_Philip_III_Arrhidaeus._323-317_BC.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "-359"
deathDate: "-317"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.776803776129467
  historical:           22.754488
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born Arrhidaeus around 357 BC, he was Philip II's son by a Thessalian woman named Philinna — which made him Alexander the Great's elder half-brother. As he grew it became clear he had learning difficulties; ancient gossip blamed Olympias and poison, though that's likely fiction. Alexander kept him close on campaign, both out of affection and to keep him from becoming a tool for rivals. When Alexander died in Babylon in 323 BC, the army proclaimed Arrhidaeus king and gave him his father's name. He ruled nothing. For six years he was shuttled between generals who used his royal blood as a license while they tore the empire apart. In 317 BC one of them had him executed.