Menelaus | |
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Born | ? |
Died | 348 BC |
House | Argaed |
Father | Amyntas III |
Mother | Gygaea |
Religion | Ancient Greek Religion |
Menelaus ( Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, romanized: Menelaos) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and Gygaea, Amyntas' second wife, and had two brothers, Archelaus and Arrhidaeus. [1] [2] Fearing rival claimants to the throne, Philip executed Archelaus in 359 BC, and later killed Menelaus and Arrhidaeus following a siege at Olynthus in 348 BC. [3] [4] [5]
Menelaus | |
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Born | ? |
Died | 348 BC |
House | Argaed |
Father | Amyntas III |
Mother | Gygaea |
Religion | Ancient Greek Religion |
Menelaus ( Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, romanized: Menelaos) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and Gygaea, Amyntas' second wife, and had two brothers, Archelaus and Arrhidaeus. [1] [2] Fearing rival claimants to the throne, Philip executed Archelaus in 359 BC, and later killed Menelaus and Arrhidaeus following a siege at Olynthus in 348 BC. [3] [4] [5]