Amyntas III, stater

Amyntas III (or II), son of Arrhidaeus, grandfather of Alexander the Great, was king of Macedon from 393 (or 389) to 369 BC. Image File history File links Amyntas_III-161113. ... Image File history File links Amyntas_III-161113. ... Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... The Vergina Sun, a symbol associated with the Macedonian kingdom Macedon (or Macedonia from Greek ; see also List of traditional Greek place names) was the name of an ancient kingdom located in the northern part of ancient Greece, bordering the Greek kingdom of Epirus on the west and the non... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 440s BC 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC - 390s BC - 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 398 BC 397 BC 396 BC 395 BC 394 BC - 393 BC - 392 BC 391 BC 390... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC - 360s BC - 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC 374 BC 373 BC 372 BC 371 BC 370 BC - 369 BC - 368 BC 367 BC 366...

He came to the throne after the ten years of confusion which followed the death of Archelaus II, the patron of art and literature. But he had many enemies at home; in 383 he was driven out by the Illyrians, but in the following year, with the aid of the Thessalians, he recovered his kingdom. Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 430s BC 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC - 380s BC - 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC Years: 388 BC 387 BC 386 BC 385 BC 384 BC - 383 BC - 382 BC 381 BC... In classical history, Illyria or Illyricum or Illyrikon was a region in the western part of todays Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the tribes and clans of Illyrians, an ancient people who probably spoke an Indo-European language (the Illyrian languages). ... Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ...

He concluded a treaty with the Spartans, who assisted him to reduce Olynthus (379). He also entered into a league with Jason of Pherae, and assiduously cultivated the friendship of Athens. Sparta (Greek Σπάρτη) was a city in ancient Greece, whose territory included, in Classical times, all Laconia and Messenia, and which was the most powerful state of the Peloponnesus. ... Olynthus, an ancient city of Chalcidice, situated in a fertile plain at the head of the Gulf of Torone, near the neck of the peninsula of Pallene, at some little distance from the sea, and about 60 stadia (7 or 8 miles) from Potidaea. ... Events The occupying Spartan garrison at Thebes is driven out by Pelopidas and Epaminondas. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

By his wife, Eurydice, he had three sons, the youngest of whom was the famous Philip II of Macedon. Queen Eurydice was a queen of Macedon and mother to Philip II. She was married to King Amyntas III of Macedon and had four children: King Philip II of Macedon, Alexander II King of Macedon, Perdiccas III King of Macedon, and Eurynoe Princess of Macedon. ... Philip II of Macedon (382 BC–336 BC; Greek: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his death. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, which is in the public domain.