Aeropus II of Macedon
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Aeropus II of Macedon
(Greek
: Ἀέροπος Βʹ ὁ Μακεδών), king of Macedon
, guardian of Orestes
, the son of Archelaus
, reigned nearly six years from 399 BC
.
The first four years of this time he reigned jointly with Orestes, and the remainder alone. He was succeeded by his son Pausanias
. (Diod.
xiv. 37, 84; Dexippus
, ap. Syncell.
p. 263, a.; comp. Polyaen.
ii. 1. § 17.)
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
(Greek
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek is the stage of the Greek language in the periods spanning the times c. 9th–6th centuries BC, , c. 5th–4th centuries BC , and the c. 3rd century BC – 6th century AD of ancient Greece and the ancient world; being predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
: Ἀέροπος Βʹ ὁ Μακεδών), king of Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
, guardian of Orestes
Orestes of Macedon
Orestes of Macedon was son of Archelaus and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399-396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II.-References:*History of the Macedonians Page 43 By Edward Farr 1850...
, the son of Archelaus
Archelaus I of Macedon
Archelaus I was a king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC. He was a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state administration, the military, and commerce. By the time that he died, Archelaus had succeeded in converting Macedon into a significantly stronger power...
, reigned nearly six years from 399 BC
399 BC
Year 399 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Augurinus, Longus, Priscus, Cicurinus, Rufus and Philo...
.
The first four years of this time he reigned jointly with Orestes, and the remainder alone. He was succeeded by his son Pausanias
Pausanias of Macedon
Pausanias of Macedon , the son and successor of Aeropus II. He was assassinated in the year of his accession by Amyntas III.-References:*Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology...
. (Diod.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a Greek historian who flourished between 60 and 30 BC. According to Diodorus' own work, he was born at Agyrium in Sicily . With one exception, antiquity affords no further information about Diodorus' life and doings beyond what is to be found in his own work, Bibliotheca...
xiv. 37, 84; Dexippus
Dexippus
Publius Herennius Dexippus , Greek historian, statesman and general, was an hereditary priest of the Eleusinian family of the Kerykes, and held the offices of archon basileus and eponymous in Athens....
, ap. Syncell.
George Syncellus
George Syncellus was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic. He had lived many years in Palestine as a monk, before coming to Constantinople, where he was appointed syncellus to Tarasius, patriarch of Constantinople...
p. 263, a.; comp. Polyaen.
Polyaenus
Polyaenus or Polyenus vs. e]]; , "many proverbs") was a 2nd century Macedonian author, known best for his Stratagems in War , which has been preserved. The Suda calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the emperor...
ii. 1. § 17.)