# Philip (husband of Berenice I of Egypt)

Philip (Greek: Φίλιππος, died c. 318 BC) was a Greek Macedonian nobleman who lived during the 4th century BC.

## Early life

Philip was the son of Amyntas by a mother whose name is unknown. He served as a military officer in the service of the Greek king Alexander the Great. Philip was known to have commanded one division of the phalanx in Alexander’s wars and, in particular, he commanded one of the divisions of the phalanx at the Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC. His name does not subsequently appear in the campaigns of Alexander, but can be at least distinctly identified.
Based on information provided by Plutarch (Pyrrhus 4.4), before Philip married Berenice he was already married and had children from those marriages. The identities of his first wife and children are unknown.

## Marriage to Berenice I

In c. 325 BC, Philip married Berenice I as her first husband. Pausanias (1.7.1), criticises his marriage to Berenice I and describes him as "a Macedonian but of no note and of lowly origin". The ancient sources don’t say anything else about him and there is no evidence against this. Philip must have been a nobleman of some social status and influence as he married the great-niece of the powerful Regent Antipater and the grandchild of Antipater’s brother Cassander.
Berenice bore Philip three children:
* Son, Magas
* Daughter, Antigone
* Daughter, Theoxena

## Death

Philip died of unknown causes. After his death, Berenice and her children travelled to Egypt, where they were a part of the entourage of Berenice’s second maternal cousin Eurydice. Eurydice was then the wife of Ptolemy I Soter. By 317 BC, Berenice married Ptolemy I and became the queen mother of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
As a posthumous honour to Philip, his son Magas, when he served as a priest of the Greek God Apollo, had dedicated an honorific inscription proudly naming him as "the eponymous priest" and "Magas, son of Philip".

## Family tree of Philip

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cassander nobleman | Cassander nobleman | Cassander nobleman | Cassander nobleman | Cassander nobleman | Cassander nobleman | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire | Antipater regend of Macedonian Empire |
| | | | | | | Amyntas | Amyntas | Amyntas | Amyntas | Amyntas | Amyntas | Magas of Macedon | Magas of Macedon | Magas of Macedon | Magas of Macedon | Magas of Macedon | Magas of Macedon | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Philip military officer | Philip military officer | Philip military officer | Philip military officer | Philip military officer | Philip military officer | | | Berenice I | Berenice I | Berenice I | Berenice I | Berenice I | Berenice I | | | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Ptolemy I Soter king of Egypt | Eurydice | Eurydice | Eurydice | Eurydice | Eurydice | Eurydice |
| Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Apama II daughter of Antiochus I Soter Seleucid emperor | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | Magas of Cyrene king of Cyrene | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.Theoxena | 3.Theoxena | 3.Theoxena | 3.Theoxena | 3.Theoxena | 3.Theoxena | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | Agathocles tyrant of Syracuse king of Sicily | | | 2.Alcia | 2.Alcia | 2.Alcia | 2.Alcia | 2.Alcia | 2.Alcia |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | Demetrius the Fair king of Cyrene Antigonid dynasty | | | Berenice II | Berenice II | Berenice II | Berenice II | Berenice II | Berenice II | | | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Ptolemy III Euergetes king of Egypt | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | Antigone | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | 1.Pyrrhus I king of Epirus | (2) Lanassa | (2) Lanassa | (2) Lanassa | (2) Lanassa | (2) Lanassa | (2) Lanassa | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon | 2.Demetrius I Poliorketes king of Macedon |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Magas of Egypt | Magas of Egypt | Magas of Egypt | Magas of Egypt | Magas of Egypt | Magas of Egypt | | | | | | | | | | | Alexander II king of Epirus | Alexander II king of Epirus | Alexander II king of Epirus | Alexander II king of Epirus | Alexander II king of Epirus | Alexander II king of Epirus |