Amyntas III | |
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King of Macedonia | |
First reign | 393/2 – 388/7[1] |
Predecessor | Pausanias |
Successor | Argaeus II |
Second reign | 387/6 – 370 |
Predecessor | Argaeus II |
Successor | Alexander II |
Born | ? |
Died | 370 BC |
Wives |
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Issue | Alexander II Perdiccas III Philip II Eurynoe (wife of Ptolemy of Aloros) Archelaus Arrhidaeus Menelaus Iphicrates (adopted) |
Father | Arrhidaeus, son of Amyntas |
Mother | unknown |
Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Amyntas III (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 393/2 to 388/7 BC and again from 387/6 to 370 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty through his father Arrhidaeus, a son of Amyntas, one of the sons of Alexander I. His most famous son is Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.