Archelaus I

Archelāus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

A king of Macedonia (B.C. 413-399), who improved the coudition of the country and patronized art and literature....

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Archelaus I of Macedon in Wikipedia

Archelaus I (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Α΄) was king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC, following the death of Perdiccas II. The son of Perdiccas by a slave woman, Archelaus obtained the throne by murdering his uncle, his cousin, and his half-brother, the legitimate heir, but proved a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state a...

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