Aeropus II of Macedon

Aeropus II of Macedon

Aeropus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀέροπος, romanized: Aéropos), son of Perdiccas II, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 398/7 until his death from illness in July or August of 394/3 BC. He first governed as guardian (epitropos) for his young nephew Orestes when Archelaus died in 400/399 BC. However, Diodorus reports that Aeropus murdered Orestes three years later, but it is also possible that he had simply won the support of the Macedonian nobility. As king, he might have taken the name Archelaus. Aeropus had a son named Pausanias, but was succeeded instead by Amyntas II, possibly son of his great-uncle Menelaus. Two traditions relate how Aeropus was overawed by either the insolence or the stratagems of the Lacedaemonian king Agesilaus, allowing his armies free passage through Macedonia after their campaign in Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Aeropus II of Macedon is the 11,465th most popular politician (up from 12,296th in 2019). (up from 3,080th in 2019)