Note 455 — BOOK XI[336] (continued 2)
Alexander Teixeira de Mattos translation
Arrhidæus (d. 317 B.C.), an illegitimate son of Philip King of Macedon, and half-brother to Alexander. He was made King of Macedon till Roxana, who was pregnant by Alexander, brought into the world a legitimate male successor. Arrhidæus was seven years in possession of the sovereign power, and was put to death by Olympias.—T.