Perdiccas III of Macedon

Perdiccas III of Macedon in Wikipedia

Perdiccas III (Greek: Περδίκκας Γ`) was king of Macedonia from 368 to 359 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II. Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was underage when Alexander II was killed by Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent. In 365, Perdiccas killed Ptolemy and assumed government. Of the reign of Perdiccas we have very little info...

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Perdiccas in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

Perdiccas III., king of Macedonia, B.C. 364-359, was the second son of Amyntas II., by his wife Eurydicé. On the assassination of his brother Alexander II., by Ptolemy of Alorus, B.C. 367, the crown of Macedonia devolved upon him by hereditary right, but Ptolemy virtually enjoyed the sovereign power as guardian of Perdiccas till B.C. 364, when the ...

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