Hi there, you're listening to the Hellenistic Age podcast, Episode 66, Antigodon, Macedon, Philip V and the Social War Following the defeat of Cleomenes at the Battle of Salacia in 222, King Antignus

the 3rd Dosen did not have long to enjoy the fruits of his victories, since he would pass away by mid-221. His successor was to be the young

Philip V. Born in roughly 238, Philip was the son of Demetrius IIitlochus and the Epiore

Princess Fithia. He was no more than 10 years old when his father died and fell under the stewardship

of his uncle, Antigonus III. Luckily for Philip, Dosen decided to continue the Antigna trend of familial loyalty.

Despite marrying Fithia, he voluntarily refused to have children so there would not be a potential rival claim when Philip came of age.

Thanks to his skilled leadership, Antiginus was able to bequeath the kingdom that was not rocked

by foreign invasion nor eternal strife, and he had restored much of Macedonia's position

in the Greek peninsula.

Much of Philip's early life is unclear, but there is evidence to suggest that he might have

accompanied his uncle during the carrion expedition of 227 and during parts of the

Kliamanian War.

It would certainly give him exposure to the requirements of war and form a bond between

himself and the army, both of which he would become quite adept at managing.

Shortly after Salacia, Antignus sent Philip to the household of Erratus of Sikion, the virtual

leader of the Achaean League.

One of the major consequences for the Cliomanian War was the Alliance of Macedonia and the Achaeans,

who had butted heads for decades prior to the conflict with the Spartans.

I briefly touched upon this arrangement in the last episode, and at first glance it seems like a partnership of convenience.

But in truth, the relationship between the Antigonid kings and the League was more complicated than I let on.

In the fall of 224, the deal struck between Antigonus Dosen and Erratus was finalized with an assembly in the city of Egyam,

and Antigonus was declared the commander-in-chief of all the Allied forces.

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