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Amyntas II ( Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας ), also known as Amyntas "the Little", was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon for several months around 394/3 BC. He became king in July or August of 394/3 after the death of Aeropus II, but he was soon after assassinated by an Elimieotan nobleman named Derdas and succeeded by Aeropus' son ...
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- unnamed daughter of Archelaus
- July/August – August/September 394/3
Amyntas II, also known as Amyntas "the Little", was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon for several months around 394/3 BC. He became king in July or August of 394/3 after the death of Aeropus II, but he was soon after assassinated by an Elimieotan nobleman named Derdas and succeeded by Aeropus' son Pausanias.
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Amyntas III (or II) (died 370/369 bce) was the king of Macedonia from about 393 to 370/369 bce. His skillful diplomacy created a minor role for Macedonia in Greek affairs and prepared the way for its emergence as a great power under his son Philip II (ruled 359–336). Amyntas came to the throne during the disorders that plagued Macedonia after ...
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Apr 5, 2021 · The last years of the first decade of the century were a chaotic time for Macedon. In one year, 393 BC, for example, the Macedonian throne was occupied by four kings – Amyntas II, Pausanias, Amyntas III, and Argaeus II. There is little information about these kings.
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Apr 29, 2022 · About Amyntas II, Prince of Macedonia. Birth: 480 B.C. General Notes. Amyntas II Argaead was the son of King of Macedonia Alexander I Philhellene Argaead.2,3 He was a Persian sovereign.1 Sources: 1. Hammond, N.G.L. and Griffith, G.T.
Amyntas III of Macedon. Amyntas III ( Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 393/2 to 388/7 BC and again from 387/6 to 370 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty through his father Arrhidaeus, a son of Amyntas, one of the sons of Alexander I. His most famous son is Philip II, father of ...
Apr 26, 2022 · The Argead Dynasty, the ancient Macedonian house of Dorian Greek origin, lasted from the 7th century to 310 BCE. The mythological founder of the dynasty was King Caranus but it was under Philip II of Macedon (382-226 BCE) that the Macedonian territories were greatly enlarged. Philip's son Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE) then went much further ...
