Amyntas III of Macedon

Amyntas III
silver stater of Amyntas III
King of Macedonia
First reign393/2 – 388/7[1]
PredecessorPausanias
SuccessorArgaeus II
Second reign387/6 – 370
PredecessorArgaeus II
SuccessorAlexander II
Born?
Died370 BC
Wives
IssueAlexander II
Perdiccas III
Philip II
Eurynoe (wife of Ptolemy of Aloros)
Archelaus
Arrhidaeus
Menelaus
Iphicrates (adopted)
FatherArrhidaeus, son of Amyntas
Motherunknown
ReligionAncient Greek religion

Amyntas III (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 393/2 to 388/7 BC and again from 387/6 to 370 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty through his father Arrhidaeus, a son of Amyntas, one of the sons of Alexander I. His most famous son is Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.

  1. ^ March, Duane (1995). "The Kings of Makedon: 399-369 B.C". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte: 280.

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