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Cassander

American  
[kuh-san-der] / kəˈsæn dər /

noun

  1. c354-297 b.c., king of Macedonia 301-297 (son of Antipater).


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Cassander Titley-O’Neal, director of the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands, says an ongoing spaying and neutering project aims to limit Anegada’s cat population.

From Washington Post Jun. 4, 2022

The latter by this time had already had an eventful career: a Macedonian-leaning social conservative, he was already a prolific author when Cassander, the strongman in Pella, installed him as dictator of Athens.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

Antigonus suspecting, in consequence of a dream, that he favoured Cassander, had determined to destroy him, but he eluded the danger by flight.

From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Charles Rollin

For the lying Cassander speedily went back upon all his promises.

From Harper's Round Table, August 6, 1895 by Various

Seleucus fled into Egypt; and all the four chiefs, Ptolemy, Seleucus, Lysimachus, and Cassander joined together to put down Antigonus and his p. 253brave and able son, Demetrius. 

From Aunt Charlotte's Stories of Greek History by Charlotte Mary Yonge

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