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Amyntas I Argaead

Amyntas I's father was Alketas Argaead and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Aeropos I Argaead and <Unknown>. He was an only child.

Death Notes
- Birth: 550 B.C.
  
  Death: 488 B.C.

General Notes
-     King of Macedonia Amyntas I Argaead was the son of King of Macedonia Alcetas I Argaead.2,3 He died 0498 B.C..1 King of Macedonia, circa, Persian Empire, 0540-0495 B.C..4 He was a tributory vassal to the Persian sovereign, Darius, 0547-0498 B.C.. He established good relations with the Athens of Pisistratus, albeit under his reign Macedon was subjected to Persia.5
      Children of King of Macedonia Amyntas I Argaead:
      King of Macedonia Alexander I Philhellene Argaead +
      N. N. Argaead +
      [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kings of England, and Queen Philippa (.: ., 3rd Ed., 1998), 413-85. Hereinafter cited as RfC.
      [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, RfC, 413-86.
      [S723] Herodotus of Halicarnassus, The History of Herodotus (London and New York: MacMillan and Co., 1890). Hereinafter cited as Herodotus' History.
      [S669] M. B. Sakellariou, Macedonia, 4000 Years of Greek History and Civilization, Greek Lands in History (8, Philadelphias Street, Athens, Greece: Ekdotike Athenon S.A., 1983/1988). Hereinafter cited as Sakellariou.
      [S1078] Plato and his dialogues, online . Hereinafter cited as Plato and his dialogues.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Perdikkas I Argaead ^*
  
  Argaios I Argaead
  
  Cleopatra
  
  Philip I Argaead
  
  Aeropos I Argaead
  
  Nikonoe
  
  Alketas Argaead
  
  Amyntas I Argaead
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Amyntas I Argaead

Ancestor Pedigree Chart