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Alexander IV
Megas Basileus
King of Macedonia
Reign
323/322–309 BC
Predecessor
Philip III
Successor
Cassander
Pharaoh of Egypt
Reign
323/322–309 BC
Predecessor
Philip III
Successor
Ptolemy I
Royal titulary
Horus name
Hunu weser pehty[1] The youthful one, powerful of strength[1]
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]
Golden Horus
Heqa nakht em ta (er)-djer-ef[1] Victorious ruler in the entire land[1]
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
[2]
Nomen
Aleksindres[1] Alexandros[1]
King of Persia
Reign
323/322–309 BC
Predecessor
Philip III
Successor
Seleucus I
Born
323 or 322 BC Babylon
Died
Late summer 309 BC (aged 13 or 14) Macedon
Dynasty
Argead
Father
Alexander III of Macedon
Mother
Roxana of Bactria
Religion
Ancient 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.
^ abcdefghijLeprohon (2013). Doxey, Denise M. (ed.). The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature. p. 176. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^Lepsius, Karl Richard (1849). Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien IV. pp. 1a.
^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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