Argaeus I of Macedon

Argaeus I
King of Macedon
Reign	traditional: 678–640 BC
Predecessor	Perdiccas I
Successor	Philip I
Spouse	unknown
Issue	Philip I
House	(Ancient) Macedon
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Perdiccas I
Mother	unknown
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Argaeus I of Macedon (Greek: Ἀργαῖος Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών) was a king of Macedon of the Argead dynasty from about 678 BC to about 640 BC. He succeeded his father Perdiccas I to the throne. Argaeus left as successor his son Philip I. Argaeus appears in the story of Dionysus Pseudanor related by Polyaenus, as the king who encountered an Illyrian invasion of Galaurus.

He is mentioned by Herodotus after 8.138 and by Justin.

Preceded by Perdiccas I	King of Macedon 678–640 BC	Succeeded by Philip I

Kings of Macedon

Argead	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 / Aeropus II Archelaus II Amyntas II Pausanias Argaeus II Amyntas III Alexander II Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (Alexander the Great) Philip III Alexander IV

Regents	Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas Antipater Polyperchon Cassander

Antipatrid	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes

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

Non-dynastic	Lysimachus Pyrrhus Ptolemy Keraunos Meleager