Orestes of Macedon
King of Macedonia from 400/399 to 398/397 BC
Orestes | |
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King of Macedonia | |
Reign | 400/399–398/7 BC[1] |
Predecessor | Archelaus |
Successor | Aeropus II |
Born | ? |
Died | 398/7 BC |
Dynasty | Argead |
Father | Archelaus |
Mother | Cleopatra[a] |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Orestes (Ancient Greek: Ὀρέστης, Oréstēs), was king of Macedonia and son of Archelaus I[3][4] He reigned from 400/399 to 398/7 BC, when his guardian (epitropos)[b] and uncle, Aeropus II, killed or deposed him.[3][6] Aeropus thereafter reigned alone until his death in 394/3 BC.
References
Notes
- ^ Possibly the same woman who married Perdiccas II, Orestes' grandfather.[2]
- ^ Generally meaning a guardian or trustee in Ancient Greek, rather than regent. This word appears frequently in the works of Diodorous, Aristotle, and other Greek writers.[5]
Citations
- ^ March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280.
- ^ Carney, Elizabeth (2000). Women and Monarchy in Macedonia. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 22.
- ^ a b Errington, R. Malcolm (1990). A History of Macedonia. University of California Press. p. 28.
- ^ Roisman, Joseph (2010). "Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 157-158.
- ^ Anson, Edward (2009). "Philip II, Amyntas Perdicca, and Macedonian Royal Succession". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 58 (3): 276–86. JSTOR 25598471.
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. "Library". Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes. Vol. 4–8. Translated by Oldfather, C.H. Harvard University Press, 14.37.
Orestes Argead dynasty Born: ? Died: 398/7 BC | ||
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Preceded by | King of Macedon 400/399–398/7 BC | Succeeded by |
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- Caranus
- Coenus
- Tyrimmas
- Perdiccas I
- Argaeus I
- Philip I
- Aeropus I
- Alcetas
- Amyntas I
- Alexander I
- Perdiccas II
- Archelaus
- Orestes
- Aeropus II
- Amyntas II
- Pausanias
- Amyntas III
- Argaeus II
- Alexander II
- Ptolemy of Aloros
- Perdiccas III
- Amyntas IV
- Philip II
- Alexander III (the Great)
- Philip III
- Alexander IV
- Demetrius I
- Pyrrhus
- Lysimachus
- Ptolemy Ceraunus
- Meleager
- Antipater II
- Sosthenes
- Antigonus II
- Pyrrhus
- Andriscus
- Pseudo-Alexander
- Pseudo-Philip/Pseudo-Perseus
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