Amyntas_IV_of_Macedon
Amyntas IV of Macedon
King of Macedonia (c.365 BC-335 BC)
Amyntas IV (Greek: Ἀμύντας Δ΄) was a titular king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty.[5]
| Amyntas IV | |
|---|---|
| King of Macedonia | |
| Reign | 359 BC |
| Predecessor | Perdiccas III of Macedon |
| Successor | Philip II of Macedon |
| Born | c. 365 BC |
| Died | 335 BC[1] |
| Spouse | Cynane[2] (cousin) |
| Issue | Eurydice II of Macedon[3] |
| Dynasty | Argead dynasty |
| Father | Perdiccas III of Macedon[4] |
Amyntas was a son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. He was born in about 365 BC.[6]
After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only a child. His uncle, Philip II of Macedon, who was Perdiccas' brother, became his tutor and regent. In that same year, Philip declared himself king of Macedonia, expropriating his young nephew.
Amyntas was not judged dangerous enough to be a menace to Philip, who even gave him his daughter Cynane in marriage. The succession of Amyntas' cousin Alexander in 336 BC changed things — Alexander immediately had Amyntas executed.
Eurydice II of Macedon was Amyntas' daughter.
- Carney, Elizabeth; Ogden, Daniel (2010). Philip II and Alexander the Great : father and son, lives and afterlives (1 ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0199738151.
- Leon, Vicki. (1995) Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Publishers Group West. Page 182-183. ISBN 1-57324-010-9
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Eurydice (3)" Archived 2005-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Boston, (1867)
- Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington (eds.), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 166.
Amyntas IV of Macedon Born: ca. 365 BC Died: 336 BC | ||
| Preceded by | King of Macedon 359 BC |
Succeeded by |