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Caranus (son of Philip II)

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Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanizedKáranos) was the son of Philip II and a half-brother of Alexander the Great. His mother was Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon and so Caranus was an infant at the time of his death. Cleopatra Eurydice bore Philip also a female child, Europa, shortly before his death in October 336 BC.[1][2]

According to Justin, Alexander III had killed Caranus soon after his accession in 336 BC because he feared him.[1]

Pausanias reports that Olympias was responsible for the deaths of Cleopatra and her children.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Justin. Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus. p. XI.2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2003. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Pausanias. Description of Greece. p. 8.7. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Caranus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.