Perdiccas III of Macedon
- Perdiccas III of Macedon
Perdiccas III (Greek: polytonic|Περδίκκας) was king of
Macedon ia 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 information. We learn only that he was at one time engaged in hostilities with Athens on account of
Amphipolis , and that he was distinguished for his patronage of men of letters. Among these we are told thatEuphraeus , a disciple ofPlato , rose to so high a place in his favour, as completely to govern the young king, and exclude from his society all but philosophers and geometers.He also served as
Theorodokos [Theocritus, Dioscuri (Idyll 22): [http://books.google.com/books?id=WkkLxCCebPYC&pg=PA38&dq=Theorodokos++Perdikkas+III+king+of+Macedonia+Epidauros&sig=eGO2bqUoJXG5drQdA_U44zWhdfg] by Alexander Sens] in theEpidaurian Panhellenic games of about 365 BC.He tried to reconquer upper Macedonia from the Illyrian
Bardylis , but the expedition ended in disaster, with the king killed. [Orrieux, Claude. A History Of Ancient Greece, 1999, p. 256, ISBN-10: 0631203095.]Perdiccas was succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV. The throne was soon usurped by Perdiccas' younger brother Philip II.
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