Aeropus I of Macedon
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Aeropus I of Macedon
(Greek
: Ἀέροπος Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών) was the son of Philip I
, the great-grandson of Perdiccas I
, the first king of Macedon, and the father of Alcetas
.
and Illyrians
were ravaging the country of Macedon, and had achieved a number of successful victories over the Macedonians
. Eventually, despairing about their inability to achieve a victory over their enemies, and believing that they could only be victorious if they fought in the presence of their king, the army carried the infant Aeropus with them into battle. His presence stiffened the resistance of the soldiers, and they forced the Thracians and Illyrians to flee, eventually retreating entirely from Macedon.
No further details of his reign are recorded.
His wife's name is unknown.
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 Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών) was the son of Philip I
Philip I of Macedon
Philip I of Macedon was one of the early kings of Macedon, a kingdom to the north of ancient Greece. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I, becoming king in 640 BC upon his father's death.As king, Philip was noted to be both wise and courageous...
, the great-grandson of Perdiccas I
Perdiccas I of Macedon
.Perdiccas I was king of Macedon from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Herodotus stated:-References:...
, the first king of Macedon, and the father of Alcetas
Alcetas I of Macedon
Alcetas I of Macedon was a son of Aeropus I of Macedon and the 8th king of Μacedon, counting from Karanus, and the 5th, counting from Perdiccas, reigned, according to Eusebius, 29 years...
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Reign
At the start of Aeropus's reign, the ThraciansThracians
The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...
and Illyrians
Illyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
were ravaging the country of Macedon, and had achieved a number of successful victories over the Macedonians
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
. Eventually, despairing about their inability to achieve a victory over their enemies, and believing that they could only be victorious if they fought in the presence of their king, the army carried the infant Aeropus with them into battle. His presence stiffened the resistance of the soldiers, and they forced the Thracians and Illyrians to flee, eventually retreating entirely from Macedon.
No further details of his reign are recorded.
His wife's name is unknown.