After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only a child. Philip II of Macedon, 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 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.
^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. ISBN978-0199738151.
^Leon, Vicki. (1995) Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Publishers Group West. Page 182-183. ISBN1-57324-010-9
amyntas, macedon, amyntas, greek, Ἀμύντας, titular, king, greek, kingdom, macedonia, member, argead, dynasty, amyntas, ivking, macedoniareign359, bcpredecessorperdiccas, macedonsuccessorphilip, macedonbornc, bcdied335, spousecynane, cousin, issueeurydice, mace. Amyntas IV Greek Ἀmyntas D was a titular king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty 5 Amyntas IVKing of MacedoniaReign359 BCPredecessorPerdiccas III of MacedonSuccessorPhilip II of MacedonBornc 365 BCDied335 BC 1 SpouseCynane 2 cousin IssueEurydice II of Macedon 3 DynastyArgead dynastyFatherPerdiccas III of Macedon 4 Biography EditAmyntas 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 Philip II of Macedon 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 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 Edit 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 Leon Vicki 1995 Uppity Women of Ancient Times Publishers Group West Page 182 183 ISBN 1 57324 010 9 Smith William editor Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Eurydice 3 Boston 1867 Perdiccas III Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Inscriptiones Graecae Joseph Roisman Ian Worthington eds A Companion to Ancient Macedonia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010 p 166 Amyntas IV of MacedonArgead dynastyBorn ca 365 BC Died 336 BCPreceded byPerdiccas III King of Macedon359 BC Succeeded byPhilip II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amyntas IV of Macedon amp oldid 1142077567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
