Argaeus I of MacedonMacedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paionia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south...
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GreekAncient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic , Classical , and Hellenistic periods of ancient Greece and the ancient world. It is predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
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Ἀργαῖος Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών), was king of
MacedonMacedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paionia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south...
of the
Argead dynastyThe Argead dynasty was the ancient Greek ruling house of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece...
from about 678 BC to about 640 BC. He succeeded in the throne his father
Perdiccas IPerdiccas I was king of Macedon from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Herodotus stated:-References:...
. Argaeus left as successor his son
Philip IPhilip I of Macedon was one of the early kings of Macedon, a kingdom in ancient Greece. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I, becoming king in 640 BC upon his father's death. His son was Aeropus I.-Succession:-Sources:*Herodotus Histories viii*Justin vii. 2...
. Argaeus appears in the story of
Dionysus PseudanorPseudanor was a Macedonian epithet applied to Dionysus. Other Macedonian appellations to the god were Agrios "wild" and Erikryptos "completely hidden" Pseudanor (Greek: pseudo- + anēr "false man", metaphorically an "effeminate man") was a Macedonian epithet applied to Dionysus. Other...
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PolyaenusPolyaenus or Polyenus was a 2nd century Macedonian author, known best for his Stratagems in War , which has been preserved. The Suda calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the emperor...
, as the king who encountered an Illyrian invasion of Galaurus.
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Argaeus I of MacedonMacedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paionia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south...
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GreekAncient Greek is the historical stage in the development of the Greek language spanning across the Archaic , Classical , and Hellenistic periods of ancient Greece and the ancient world. It is predated in the 2nd millennium BC by Mycenaean Greek...
:
Ἀργαῖος Αʹ ὁ Μακεδών), was king of
MacedonMacedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paionia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south...
of the
Argead dynastyThe Argead dynasty was the ancient Greek ruling house of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece...
from about 678 BC to about 640 BC. He succeeded in the throne his father
Perdiccas IPerdiccas I was king of Macedon from about 700 BC to about 678 BC. Herodotus stated:-References:...
. Argaeus left as successor his son
Philip IPhilip I of Macedon was one of the early kings of Macedon, a kingdom in ancient Greece. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I, becoming king in 640 BC upon his father's death. His son was Aeropus I.-Succession:-Sources:*Herodotus Histories viii*Justin vii. 2...
. Argaeus appears in the story of
Dionysus PseudanorPseudanor was a Macedonian epithet applied to Dionysus. Other Macedonian appellations to the god were Agrios "wild" and Erikryptos "completely hidden" Pseudanor (Greek: pseudo- + anēr "false man", metaphorically an "effeminate man") was a Macedonian epithet applied to Dionysus. Other...
related by
PolyaenusPolyaenus or Polyenus was a 2nd century Macedonian author, known best for his Stratagems in War , which has been preserved. The Suda calls him a rhetorician, and Polyaenus himself writes that he was accustomed to plead causes before the emperor...
, as the king who encountered an Illyrian invasion of Galaurus.
He is mentioned by
HerodotusHerodotus of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a...
after 8.138 and by
JustinJustin was a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire. His name is mentioned only in the title of his own history, and there it is in the genitive, which would be M. Juniani Justini no matter which nomen he bore.Of his personal history nothing is known...
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