Alexander IV of Macedon

Alexander IV
Megas Basileus
King of Macedonia
Reign323/322–309 BC
PredecessorPhilip III
SuccessorCassander
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign323/322–309 BC
PredecessorPhilip III
SuccessorPtolemy I
Horus name
Hunu weser pehty[1]
The youthful one, powerful of strength[1]
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Nebty name
Mery netjeru, redi en.ef iaut en it.ef[1]
Beloved of the gods, to whom the office of his father was given[1]
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Heqa nakht em ta (er)-djer-ef[1]
Victorious ruler in the entire land[1]
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Prenomen  (Praenomen)
Haa ib re, setep en imen[1]
Who (continually) rejoices over the mind Re, chosen by Amun[1]
Ra makes the heart rejoice, elected by Amun
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Nomen
Aleksindres[1]
Alexandros[1]
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King of Persia
Reign323/322–309 BC
PredecessorPhilip III
SuccessorSeleucus I
Born323 or 322 BC
Babylon
DiedLate summer 309 BC (aged 13 or 14)
Macedon
DynastyArgead
FatherAlexander III of Macedon
MotherRoxana of Bactria
ReligionAncient Greek religion

Alexander IV (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος; 323/322– 309 BC), sometimes erroneously called Aegus in modern times,[3] was the son of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Princess Roxana of Bactria.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Leprohon (2013). Doxey, Denise M. (ed.). The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature. p. 176. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ Lepsius, Karl Richard (1849). Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien IV. pp. 1a.
  3. ^ The error was caused by a modern misreading, ΑΙΓΟΥ for ΑΛΛΟΥ, of the text of Ptolemy's Canon of Kings. See e.g. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexander the Great s.v. Alexander 'Aegus'. Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 549. and Chugg, Andrew Michael (2007). The Quest for the Tomb of Alexander the Great. Lulu. p. 42. ISBN 9780955679001. At Google Books.

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