Alcetas of Macedon

Alcetas I
King of Macedonia
Reign	traditional: 576–547 BC
Predecessor	Aeropus I
Successor	Amyntas I
Died	547 BC
Issue	Amyntas I
House	Macedon (Ancient Greece)
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Aeropus I
Mother	unknown

Alcetas I of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλκέτας; 576–547 BC) was a son of Aeropus I of Macedon and the 8th king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, counting from Karanus, and the 5th, counting from Perdiccas, reigning, according to Eusebius, 29 years. He was the father of Amyntas I, who reigned in the latter part of the 6th century BC.

By all accounts, Alcetas was a calm and stable ruler, who sought to preserve his kingdom through peaceful means. Unlike his predecessors, he apparently did not engage in unnecessary warfare in order to extend the boundaries of his kingdom. His wife is unknown.

References

• Farr, Edward, History of the Macedonians (Robert Carter & Brothers, New York, 1850), p. 38
• Herodotus, (viii. 139.)

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alcetas". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 98.