Orestes_of_Macedon

Orestes of Macedon

Orestes of Macedon

King of Macedonia from 400/399 to 398/397 BC

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)[lower-alpha 2] and uncle, Aeropus II, killed or deposed him.[3][6] Aeropus thereafter reigned alone until his death in 394/3 BC.

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Notes

  1. Possibly the same woman who married Perdiccas II, Orestes' grandfather.[2]
  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

  1. [1]
    March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280.
  2. [2]
    Carney, Elizabeth (2000). Women and Monarchy in Macedonia. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 22.
  3. [3]
    Errington, R. Malcolm (1990). A History of Macedonia. University of California Press. p. 28.
  4. [4]
    Roisman, Joseph (2010). "Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 157-158.
  5. [5]
    Anson, Edward (2009). "Philip II, Amyntas Perdicca, and Macedonian Royal Succession". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 58 (3): 276–86. JSTOR 25598471.
  6. [6]
    Diodorus Siculus. "Library". Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes. Vol. 4–8. Translated by Oldfather, C.H. Harvard University Press, 14.37.
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