Orestes of Macedon

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Orestes
King of Macedon
Reign	399-396 BC
Predecessor	Crateuas (Craterus)
Successor	Archelaus II
Wife	unknown
Royal House	(Ancient) Macedon
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Archelaus I
Mother	unknown
Religious beliefs	Ancient Greek religion

Orestes of Macedon (Greek: Ὀρέστης ὁ Μακεδών) was son of Archelaus I and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399–396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II, being succeeded by his brother Archelaus II.

References

History of the Macedonians Page 43 By Edward Farr 1850

Preceded by Craterus	King of Macedon 399–396 BC	Succeeded by Archelaus II

v t e Kings of Macedonia

Argeads	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas I Amyntas I Alexander I Alcetas II Perdiccas II Archelaus I Craterus Orestes and Aeropus II Archelaus II Amyntas II Pausanias Argaeus II Amyntas III Alexander II Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (the Great) Philip III Alexander IV

Regents	Ptolemy of Aloros Antipater Polyperchon Cassander

Antipatrids	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes

Antigonids	Demetrius I Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus Andriscus (Philip VI)

Non-dynastic	Lysimachus Pyrrhus Ptolemy Keraunos Meleager

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