Perdiccas I of Macedon

Perdiccas I
King of Macedon
Tetradrachm of Aigai - old Macedonian royal capital Aigai, founded by Perdikkas I
Reign	traditional: 700–678 BC
Predecessor	Tyrimmas
Successor	Argaeus I
Issue	Argaeus I
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Tyrimmas
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Perdiccas I of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Περδίκκας Α΄) was king of Macedon from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Herodotus stated:

"From Argos fled to the Illyrians three brothers of the descendants of Temenus, Gauanes, Aeropus, and Perdiccas; and passing over from the Illyrians into the upper parts of Macedonia they came to the city of Lebaia."^[1]

"Now that these descendants of Perdiccas are Greeks, as they themselves say, I myself chance to know and will prove it in the later part of my history.^[2]

References

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