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	Perdiccas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the commander of a battalion of heavy phalanx infantry, Perdiccas distinguished himself at the conquest of Thebes (335 BC), where he was severely wounded.
		In the settlement made after Alexander's death (323 BC) Alexander's generals agreed that Philip III of Macedon, an epileptic bastard son of Alexander's father Philip II of Macedon, and the unborn child of Alexander's wife Roxana should be recognized as joint kings.
		Perdiccas was assassinated by his officers (Peithon, Antigenes, and Seleucus) sometime between 21 May and 19 June of 320 BC.
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	Perdiccas III of Macedon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Perdiccas III was king of Macedonia from 365 to 359 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II.
		Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was underage when Alexander II was killed by Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent.
		Perdiccas was killed in a battle against Bardylis, and was succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV.
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	Perdiccas III of Macedon - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Perdiccas III was king of Macedonia from 364 to 359 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II.
		Son of Amyntas III and Eurydike, he was underage when Alexander II was killed by Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent.
		Perdiccas was killed in a battle against Bardylis, and was succeeded by his younger brother Philip II.
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	Alexander's Empire Disintegrates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Perdiccas did favor making this child Alexander's heir if the child was to be a son.
		Perdiccas went with an army into Egypt against Ptolemy, but when Perdiccas needlessly lost many of his troops crossing the Nile it angered his troops, and they mutinied.
		And with the elimination of Perdiccas, the remaining generals agreed that Antipater should be regent to both Alexander's son and to Philip III.
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	All words on Perdiccas
		Perdiccas distinguished himself at the conquest of Thebes (335 BC) and himself was severely wounded.
		Perdiccas commanded with battalion of heavy phalanx infantry.
		In the settlement made after Alexander's death (323) it was agreed that Philip III of Macedon, an epileptic bastard son of the great Philip II of Macedon, and Roxana's unborn child (if a son) should be recognized as joint kings.
	www.allwords.org /pe/perdiccas.html (664 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 187 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This peace, however, was broken almost immediately afterwards, and Perdiccas sent a body of horse to the assistance of the Potidaeans, but these troops failed in operating a diversion in favour of their allies.
		Perdiccas was wholly unable to oppose this mighty host, and contented himself with observing their movements, harassing them with his light cavalry, and cutting off their supplies.
		From this time we hear no more of the proceedings of Perdiccas for some years, but he appears to have continued always on hostile terms with Athens, and it was in great part at his instigation that Brasidas in b.
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	the ghenos ARGEADI
		Perdiccas I led the the migration of the tribes of Macedon.
		Philip's son Alexander III the Great (reigned 336-323) has e conquered much of what was then the civilized world.
		On Alexander III's premature death at Babylon his generals divided up the satrapies of his empire and formaly adopted Philip II's illegitimate son, Philip Arrhidaeus, and Alexander's posthumous son by Roxanne, Alexander IV, as kings.
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	Perdiccas III of Macedon -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Son of (additional info and facts about Amyntas III) Amyntas III and (additional info and facts about Eurydike) Eurydike, he was underage when Alexander II was killed by Ptolemy of Aloros, who then ruled as regent.
		Perdiccas was killed in a battle against (additional info and facts about Bardylis) Bardylis, and was succeeded by his infant son, (additional info and facts about Amyntas IV) Amyntas IV.
		The throne was soon usurped by Perdiccas's younger brother (King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)) Philip II.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pe/perdiccas_iii_of_macedon2.htm (128 words)

	History of the Macedonian People from Ancient times to the Present - Part IV, by Risto Stefov
		Amyntas III was the great grandson of Alexander I. The shakeup of the Macedonian kingdom due to the early and unexpected departure of Archelaus, was a signal for Macedonia's enemies to make their move.
		Eurydice was the wife of Amyntas III from an arranged marriage.
		Perdiccas III died in 360 BC defending his homeland and like his father before him, left his kingdom in disarray.
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	Philip II of Macedon
		Coin with likeness of Philip II Born in Pella in 382 BC, he was King Amyntas III of Macedon and Queen Eurydice's youngest son, but the deaths of his elder brothers Kings Alexander II of Macedon and Perdiccas III of Macedon allowed him to take the throne in 359 BC.
		He was originally appointed as Regent till his infant nephew King Amyntas IV of Macedon, Perdiccas' son, reached adulthood, but soon he managed to make himself king.
		His military skills and expansionist vision of Macedonian greatness brought him early success, and it was not until his armies were opposed by Athens at Thermopylae in 352 BC that he faced any serious resistance.
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	Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We are told that the bones in the main chamber of Tomb II are in his forties, and that the antechamber held the female bones of a woman in her twenties (Green 1982, 130).
		In the case of Philip III Arrhidaeus, the woman buried in the antechamber would be much easier to identify.
		Due to the fact that Tomb III is most likely the burial place of the young Alexander IV in 311, a much closer date to 316 than 336.
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	Antipater
		He served as a soldier and diplomat under the kings Perdiccas III (365-360) and Philip II (360-336) and seems to have developed a personal interest in the education of the latter's crown prince Alexander.
		Perdiccas was engaged to Antipater's daughter Nicaea, and when this engagement was broken off, Antipater felt insulted.
		But what really made war inevitable was the growth of Perdiccas' power and the fear which this caused among the other Macedonian leaders - Antipater in the first place, but also Craterus and Ptolemy, the satrap of Egypt.
	www.livius.org /am-ao/antipater/antipater.html (1116 words)

	Macedonia FAQ: Philip II of Macedonia
		Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 BC), king of Macedonia (359-336 BC), son of Amyntas II and Eurydice was born in Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia.
		During his childhood he saw the Macedonian kingdom disintegrating while his elder brothers Alexander II and Perdiccas III, fought unsuccessfully against insubordination of their regional vassal princes, continuous attacks by the northern Greek city Thebes, and invasion by the Illyrians of the northwest frontier.
		On the death of Alexander the Great he was elected king under the name of Philip III by the Macedonian army, and in 322 BC he married.
	faq.macedonia.org /history/philip.html (2236 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 188 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ptolemy, however, assumed the government as regent during the minority of Perdiccas, with the concurrence of Eurydice.
		But the appearance of a new compe titor for the throne, Pausanias, soon compelled both Eurydice and her two sons, Perdiccas and Philip, to have recourse to the assistance of the Athenian general Iphicrates, who drove out the usurper, and re-established Perdiccas upon the throne.
		Among these we are told that Euphraeus, a disciple of Plato, rose to so high a place in his favour, as completely to govern the young king, and exclude from his society all but philosophers and geometers.
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	Amyntas III -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		In his boyhood he saw the Macedonian kingdom disintegrating while his elder brothers Alexander II and Perdiccas III, who each reigned for a few years, strove unsuccessfully against insubordination of their regional vassal princes, intervention of the strong Greek city Thebes, and invasion by the Illyrians of the northwest frontier.
		Aristotle was born in the summer of 384 BC in the small Greek township of Stagira (or Stagirus, or Stageirus), on the Chalcidic peninsula of Macedonia, in northern Greece.
		William H. Gray, III, was born on Aug. 20, 1941, in Baton Rouge, La. He graduated from college in 1963 and became a Baptist minister.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9007299 (880 words)

	Articles - Philip II of Macedon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		He was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon.
		Born in Pella, Philip was the youngest son of King Amyntas III and Queen Eurydice.
		Originally appointed regent for his infant nephew Amyntas IV, who was the son of Perdiccas III, Philip managed to take the kingdom for himself that same year.
	www.nowize.com /articles/Philip_II_of_Macedon (1179 words)

	MSN Encarta - Alexander the Great
		One of Philip’s mistresses, Philinna, had given birth to a half-brother of Alexander, Philip III Arrhidaeus, who suffered from a mental disability that would prevent him functioning independently as king.
		One of these, Alexander the Lyncestian, swore loyalty to the new king, but his two brothers were immediately put to death; Alexander the Lyncestian survived only until 330 bc when he was executed on suspicion of treason.
		Amyntas, the son of Philip’s elder brother and predecessor as king, Perdiccas III, was also soon disposed of.
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	Macedonia FAQ: A Concise History of Macedonia
		Alexander’s son Perdiccas II (453-413 BC) worked on starting a war between the Athens maritime power and Sparta which lead the Peloponnesian League (Thucyd.Pel.I.57), and initiated the creation of an Olynthian league from the Greek colonies neighboring Macedonia on Chalcidice, for a war against Athens (Thucyd.I.58).
		During the Peloponnesian War, Perdiccas II is one moment on the side of Athens and the next on the side of Sparta, depending of Macedonia’s best interests, not wanting either of them to become too powerful, while keeping its country’s sovereignty at the expense of the Greek quarrel.
		But Perdiccas III was killed with his Macedonian soldiers in a battle with the Illyrians, and Amyntas' third son, Philip II (later the Great) now became the next Macedonian king.
	faq.macedonia.org /history/concise.history.html (4459 words)

	Philip II of Macedon - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Philip II of Macedon (ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) (382BC - 336 BC), King of Macedon (ruled359 BC - 336 BC), was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon.
		Born in Pella in 382 BC, he was the youngest son of King Amyntas III of Macedon and Queen Eurydice.
		In 364 BC he returned to Macedonia.The deaths of his elder brothers, Kings Alexander II ofMacedon and Perdiccas III of Macedon, allowedhim to take the throne in 359 BC.
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	Philip of Macedon
		After his fathers death, Macedonia slowly disintegrated as his elder brothers and future kings Alexander II and Perdiccas III, unsuccessfully fought against the continuous attacks of the neighboring Thracians, Illyrians, and Greeks.
		The Thracians were already in possession of eastern Macedonia, the strongest Greek military power of Thebes continuously intervened in the internal Macedonian politics, the Greeks colonies on the edge of Macedonia, particularly Olynthus, were obstacle to Macedonia's economy and presented a military danger, and the invasions of the Illyrians put north-western Macedonia under their occupation.
		Perdiccas and Meleager were murdered, Antigonus rose to control most of Asia, but his growth of power brought the other Macedonian generals in coalition against him.
	www.ancientmacedonia.com /PhilipofMacedon.html (3378 words)

	biography
		Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C. His father, Philip, was the brother of King Perdiccas III of Macedon or Macedonia, in northern Greece.
		One of Alexander's generals, Perdiccas, was the kings' first regent.
		In 321 Perdiccas was killed by mutinous soldiers and replaced as regent by his rival Antipater.
	www.ethnikismos.org /baltak/bio.html (1598 words)

	Hellenistic Civilization -- an almost Modern World - www.ezboard.com
		Perdiccas apparently did not wed Roxana -- who was pregnant with Alexander's child.
		With Perdiccas also favoring her grandson, she sought an alliance with Perdiccas and offered Perdiccas marriage to her daughter -- Alexander's full sister.
		Alexander's successors, Perdiccas, Antigonus and the Ptolemies, also established cities in Palestine, and their armies frequently passed back and forth across the land, including Judah -- called Judea by those speaking Greek.
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	The world's top perdiccas websites
		Perdiccas was the name of three kings of Macedonia, who reigned respectively c.
		In the settlement made after Alexander's death (323) it was finally agreed that Arrhidaeus, an epileptic bastard son of the great Philip, and Roxana's unborn child (if a son) should be recognized as joint kings, Perdiccas being appointed, according to one account, guardian and regent, according to another, chiliarch under Craterus.
		A mutiny broke out amongst the troops, disheartened by failure and exasperated by his severity, and Perdiccas was assassinated by some of his officers (321).
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	Philip II of Macedonia
		Philip II of Macedonia (382-336 BC), king of Macedonia (359-336 BC), son of Amyntas II was born in Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia.
		Philip came to the throne suddenly and unexpectedly in 359 BC, after his brother Perdiccas III was killed meeting an Illyrian invasion.
		The Illyrians prepared to close in as the Macedonian state was further weakened by internal turmoil; additional claimants to the throne were a serious threat to Philip's dominance, since they were supported by foreign powers.
	www.mymacedonia.net /history/philip.htm (2087 words)

	The Great PIPER-L Landgrab: Macedonian Empire Developer's Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Perdiccasí infant son, Amyntas IV, nominally becomes king, with Philip regent.
		Agis III attempts to lead a coalition against Macedonia, but is routed and killed by Philipís superior forces.
		223-187: Philip III, "the Disappointed", brother of Alexander V. 223-222: Philip forces Attalus to surrender the former kingdom of Hieracon.
	www.zarthani.net /Landgrab/MacedonianEmpire (1721 words)

	Ancient coins of Macedon
		Amyntas III, however, found himself compelled to hand over the maritime district of Macedon to the Olynthians, and it is to this interval that the bronze coins of Pydna, identical in type with those of Amyntas, belong.
		Perdiccas II, B.C. There are various, mostly uninscribed, Macedonian coins of Phoenician weight, with types resembling those here assigned to Alexander I, but of more recent style, which probably belong to the reign of Perdiccas.
		B.C. Philip III (Aridaeus), B.C. The coins of this king are identical in type with those of Alexander of Classes III and IV.
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	Other 359 BC - Find it on Coins-n-More.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Philip II … and Perdiccas III of Macedon, allowed him to take the throne in 359 BC.
		Kingdoms of Greece - Macedonians368 - 365 BC, Ptolemy I. 365 - 360 BC, Perdiccas III.
		World History 400-300 BC 359 BC Philip II Regent Of Macedonia- Philip II became Regent of Macedonia in 359 BC He reorganized the army and made it one of the strongest in Greece.
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	Philip II of Macedonia
		This is exaggerated, but it is true that king Amyntas III, Philip's father, found it difficult to defend his country against its neighbors, and more or less had to lease his own kingdom from the Illyrians.
		The new king was a brother of Alexander II, Perdiccas III, who was one year older than Philip, but still too young to be a ruler.
		In 365, when Perdiccas was old enough, he became king, and immediately killed Ptolemy.
	www.livius.org /phi-php/philip/philip_ii.htm (1037 words)

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