Perdiccas III of Macedon
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| Perdiccas III | |
|---|---|
| File:Coin of Perdikkas III. 365-359 BCE.jpg stater of Perdikkas III | |
| King of Macedonia | |
| Reign | 365–360 BC |
| Predecessor | Alexander II |
| Successor | Amyntas IV |
| Died | 359 BC |
| Issue | Amyntas IV |
| Dynasty | Argead dynasty |
| Father | Amyntas III |
| Mother | Eurydice I |
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Perdiccas III (Greek: Περδίκκας Γ΄) was king of the Hellenic kingdom of Macedonia from 365 BC to 360 BC,[1] succeeding his brother Alexander II.
Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was a child when in 369 BC his brother Alexander II was killed by their brother-in-law Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent. In 365 BC, Perdiccas killed Ptolemy and assumed government.[2]
There is very little information about the reign of Perdiccas III. He was at one time engaged in hostilities with Athens over Amphipolis, and he was distinguished for his patronage of men of letters. Among these we are told that Euphraeus of Oreus, a disciple of Plato, rose so high in Perdiccas's favour as to completely govern the young king and to exclude from his society all but philosophers and geometers.
He also served as theorodokos in the Panhellenic Games that took place in Epidaurus around 360/359 BC.[3]
In 360 BC, Perdiccas tried to reconquer upper Macedonia from the Illyrian Bardylis, but the expedition ended in disaster, with Perdiccas being killed.[4][5][6] Diodorus Siculus attests that four thousand men had died in the expedition, and that the remainder, panic-stricken, had become exceedingly afraid of the Illyrian armies and had lost heart for continuing the war.[7]
Perdiccas was succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV. The throne was soon usurped by Perdiccas's younger brother Philip II.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Cosmopoulos, Michael B. 1992. Macedonia: An Introduction to its Political History. Winnipeg: Manitoba Studies in Classical Civilization, p. 30 (TABLE 2: The Argeiad Kings).
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Tritle, Lawrence A. ed. The Greek World in the Fourth Century: From the Fall of the Athenian Empire to the Successors of Alexander. London: Routledge, 1997. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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