Archelaus (son of Amyntas)

Archelaus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέλαος) was one of the illegitimate sons of Amyntas III of Macedon in the 4th century BCE.

Archelaus and his two brothers (Archideus or Arrhidaeus, and Menelaus) excited the jealousy of their half-brother Philip II of Macedon; and, this having proved fatal to one of them, the other two tied for refuge to Olynthus. According to the historian Justin, the protection which they obtained there gave occasion to the Olynthian War in 349; and on the capture of the city in 347, the two princes fell into Philip's hands and were put to death.[1]

Notes
  1. Justin, Historia Philippicae et Totius Mundi Origines et Terrae Situs 7.4, 8.3

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Elder, Edward (1870). "Archelaus". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. p. 261.

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