Amyntas IV

Amyntas IV
King of Macedonia
Reign	359 BC
Predecessor	Perdiccas III of Macedon
Successor	Philip II of Macedon
Born	c. 365 BC
Died	335 BC[1]
Spouse	Cynane[2] (cousin)
Issue	Eurydice II of Macedon[3]
Dynasty	Argead dynasty
Father	Perdiccas III of Macedon[4]

Amyntas IV (Greek: Ἀμύντας Δ΄) was a titular king of the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty.^[5]

Biography

Amyntas was a son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. He was born in about 365 BC.^[6]

After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only a child. His uncle, Philip II of Macedon, who was Perdiccas' brother, became his tutor and regent. In that same year, Philip declared himself king of Macedonia, expropriating his young nephew.

Amyntas was not judged as dangerous enough to be a menace to Philip, who even gave him his daughter Cynane in marriage. The succession of Amyntas' cousin Alexander in 336 BC changed things — Alexander immediately had Amyntas executed.

Eurydice II of Macedon was Amyntas' daughter.

References

1. Carney, Elizabeth; Ogden, Daniel (2010). Philip II and Alexander the Great : father and son, lives and afterlives (1 ed.). USA: Oxford University Press. p. 38. ISBN 978-0199738151.
2. Leon, Vicki. (1995) Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Publishers Group West. Page 182-183. ISBN 1-57324-010-9
3. Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Eurydice (3)" Archived 2005-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, Boston, (1867)
4. Perdiccas III, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
5. Inscriptiones Graecae
6. Joseph Roisman, Ian Worthington (eds.), A Companion to Ancient Macedonia, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 166.

Amyntas IV Argead dynasty Born: ca. 365 BC Died: 336 BC
Preceded by Perdiccas III	King of Macedon 359 BC	Succeeded by Philip II