Amyntas IV explained

Amyntas IV
Succession:King of Macedonia
Reign:359 BC
Birth Date:c. 365 BC
Death Date:335 BC[1]
Predecessor:Perdiccas III of Macedon
Successor:Philip II of Macedon
Dynasty:Argead dynasty
Father:Perdiccas III of Macedon[2]
Spouse:Cynane[3] (cousin)
Issue:Eurydice II of Macedon[4]

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]

Biography

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.

References

  1. Book: Carney . Elizabeth . Ogden . Daniel . Philip II and Alexander the Great : father and son, lives and afterlives . 2010 . Oxford University Press . USA . 978-0199738151 . 38 . 1.
  2. http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2522.html Perdiccas III
  3. Leon, Vicki. (1995) Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Publishers Group West. Page 182-183.
  4. [William Smith (lexicographer)|Smith, William]
  5. Inscriptiones Graecae
  6. Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington (eds.), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 166.