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Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea

Philip, d. A.D. 34, tetrarch of Ituraea, son of Herod the Great. He was perhaps the ablest of the Herod Antipater (fl. c.65 B.C.) was founder of the family fortune. He was an Idumaean and gave refuge to Hyrcanus II (see Maccabees ), thus gaining a stronghold in Palestine. His son

Antipater (d. 43 B.C.) was favored by Julius Caesar, who made him (c.55 B.C.
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 dynasty. He is mentioned in the Gospel of St. Luke.

Philip(Herod Philip)

Philip, half brother of Herod Antipas, called Herod Philip: see Herod, dynasty.

Philip, chief of the Wampanoags

Philip (King Philip), chief of the Wampanoags: see King Philip's War King Philip's War, 1675–76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag . His Wampanoag name was Metacom, Metacomet, or Pometacom.
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Philip, Roman emperor

Philip or Philip the Arabian (Marcus Julius Philippus), 204?–249, Roman emperor (244–49). He served under Gordian III against the Persians, instigated the assassination of the emperor, and concluded a peace with Persia. The millennium of Rome was celebrated by him with the splendor of secular games in the Circus Maximus. Philip sent Decius to the Danube to quell a mutiny, but when the troops hailed Decius as emperor, he marched at their head upon Italy. Philip met them near Verona and was slain.

Philip (of Swabia)

 German Philipp

(born 1178—died June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger.) German Hohenstaufen king (1198–1208). The youngest son of Frederick I Barbarossa, he was elected German king on the death of Emperor Henry VI. The rival Welf dynasty elected Otto IV king, and a civil war broke out. A truce was finally called in 1207; Innocent III recognized Philip and promised to crown him emperor (1208), but Philip was murdered first.


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In the meantime Philip was discussing the questions of dress with the Chevalier de Lorraine, and they had ceased to hear the rustling of the cardinal's silk robe from behind the curtain.
His name does not affect my tale; but I tell you it was Philip Hawker, because I am telling you everything.
The latter, being the weaker party, invited the assistance of Philip of Macedon, who had secretly fostered the contest.
 
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