Archelaus II of Macedon

Archelaus II of Macedon
Archelaus II of Macedon
King of Macedonia
Reign	395–394 BC
Predecessor	Aeropus II
Successor	Pausanias
Dynasty	Argead dynasty
Father	Archelaus I
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Archelaus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέλαος, romanized: Archélaos) succeeded his uncle Aeropus II and reigned one year. Although according to the Chronicon he reigned four years. He died while out hunting, either by accident or assassination. He was brother of Orestes of Macedon. He was succeeded by Pausanias.

References

History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh, Thomas Birch, William Oldys, 1829, p. 283.

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Kings of Macedon
Legendary	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas	Vergina Sun
Argead dynasty	Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas Amyntas I Alexander I Perdiccas II Archelaus Orestes Aeropus II Amyntas II Pausanias Amyntas III Argaeus II Alexander II Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (the Great) Philip III Alexander IV
Antipatrid dynasty	Cassander Philip IV Antipater I Alexander V
Dynastic conflict	Demetrius I Pyrrhus Lysimachus Ptolemy Ceraunus Meleager Antipater II Sosthenes Antigonus II Pyrrhus
Antigonid dynasty	Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus
Post-Conquest Rebel Kings	Andriscus Pseudo-Alexander Pseudo-Philip/Pseudo-Perseus Euephenes
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.