Name Caranus Caranus Parents Philip II of Macedon | Cousins Amyntas IV of Macedon | |
Role Alexander the Great's brother Siblings Alexander the Great, Europa of Macedon Grandparents Amyntas III of Macedon, Eurydice I of Macedon Nephews Alexander IV of Macedon, Philip IV of Macedon Uncles Alexander II of Macedon, Perdiccas III of Macedon Similar People Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra of Macedon, Philip III of Macedon, Olympias | ||
Caranus (Greek: Κάρανος) was the son of Philip and Cleopatra Eurydice, and therefore a half-brother of Alexander the Great. Cleopatra Eurydice also bore Philip a female child, Europa, a few days before his death. According to Justin, Alexander had Caranus killed soon after his accession in 336 . Pausanias reports that Olympias was responsible for the deaths of Cleopatra and her son.
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