Archelaus II of Macedon

Archelaus II of Macedon
Archelaus II of Macedon
King of Macedonia
Reign	395–394 BC
Predecessor	Aeropus II
Successor	Pausanias
Dynasty	Argead dynasty
Father	Archelaus I
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Archelaus II of Macedon (Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Βʹ) succeeded his uncle Aeropus II and reigned one year. Although according to the Chronicon he reigned four years. He died while out hunting, either by accident or assassination. He was brother of Orestes of Macedon. He was succeeded by Pausanias.

References

History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys, 1829, p. 283.

Preceded by Aeropus II	King of Macedon 395-394 BC	Succeeded by Pausanias

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Kings of Macedon
Argead	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas I Amyntas I Alexander I Alcetas II Perdiccas II Archelaus I Craterus Orestes / Aeropus II Archelaus II Amyntas II Pausanias Argaeus II Amyntas III Alexander II Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (Alexander the Great) Philip III Alexander IV	Vergina Sun
Regents	Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas Peithon and Arrhidaeus Antipater Polyperchon Cassander
Antipatrid	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes
Antigonid	Demetrius I Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus Andriscus (Philip VI)
Non-dynastic	Lysimachus Pyrrhus Ptolemy Keraunos Meleager