Crateuas of Macedon

Crateuas (Ancient Greek: Κρατεύας, modern Kratevas), also called Craterus (Ancient Greek: Κρατερός, Krateros), was King of Macedon for four days in 399 BC. He was lover of Archelaus I of Macedon, whom he killed to become a king himself.^[1][2] According to another version, Crateuas killed the king because Archelaus had promised to give him one of his daughters in marriage, but later gave her to someone else.^[3] A third version asserts that Archelaus was unintentionally struck by Crateuas during a hunt.^[4] Crateuas was succeeded by Orestes and Aeropus II.

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