Pausanias of Macedon
Pausanias | |
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King of Macedon | |
Reign | 394 BCE |
Predecessor | Aeropus II |
Successor | Amyntas III |
Born | 5th century BCE Macedonia |
Died | 394 BCE |
Dynasty | Argead |
Father | Aeropus II |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Pausanias of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας ὁ τῶν Μακεδόνων βασιλεύς[1] Pausanías ho tôn Makedónōn basileús) was the son and successor of Aeropus II of Macedon[2][3] in the Argead dynasty of Macedon. He was assassinated in 394 BCE, the year of his accession, by Amyntas III[4] (also called Amyntas II),[5] who then succeeded him as King of Macedon.
References[]
- ^ He likely would have been called Παυσανίας Ἀέροπου or Παυσανίας ὁ Μακεδών but this, "Pausanias the king of the Macedonians," is how Diodoros Siculus names him in Bibliotheca historica, 14.89.2
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica, 14.84.6. Here he uses Theopompus of Chios as source.
- ^ "Pausanias (entry 5)" in William Smith, editor, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica, 14.89.2
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. 01 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 900/901. .
- Diodorus Siculus, 14.84.6; 14.89.2
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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