Before I went on holiday I said that I had an intriguing question to pose. So, finally, here we go:
Photius, in his description of Arrian Successors, has the following:
Now, in the context, the "king" in this case can only be Arrhidaeus/Philip III. So, what is the relationship between Arrhidaeus and Amphimachus; and, by extension, between Amphimachus and Alexander (if any)?[35] Of the upper provinces, Mesopotamia and Arbelitis were given to Amphimachus, the king's brother; …
1. Amphimachus might be another son of Philinna, by another man, in which case he is Arrhidaeus' half brother, but no relation to Alexander the Great. (If so, however, then it calls into question those who have always vigorously defended Philinna against the slanderous accusations that she was no "legitimate" wife of Philip's.)
2. Amphimachus might be another son of Philip II and Philinna, in which case he is Arrhidaeus' full brother, and a half brother to A the G. So why has there been no other mention of him?
3. Amphimachus might be another son of Philip by another woman, making him half brother to both Arrhidaeus and A the G.
Whichever the case is, I can say for sure that I had not come across this chap before, and I am not aware of him appearing in the record anywhere else.
So, has anyone else come across him before? Are there other references to him? Have I totally misunderstood my reading of Photius (although I have read and re-read it a number of times to check that I have read it correctly). Whatever the story is, I find it most intriguing, and would love us to be able to get to the bottom of it.
Cheers all.