Menelaus
Son of Amyntas III of Macedon
About Menelaus
Menelaus (Ancient Greek: ΜενÎλαος, romanized: Menelaos) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and Gygaea, Amyntas' second wife, and had two brothers, Archelaus and Arrhidaeus. Fearing rival claimants to the throne, Philip executed Archelaus in 359 BC, and later killed Menelaus and Arrhidaeus following a siege at Olynthus in 348 BC.
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Who was Menelaus?
son of Amyntas III of Macedon
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Menelaus (son of Amyntas III)
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