Crateuas of Macedon

Crateuas (Craterus)
Crateuas (Craterus)
King of Macedon
Reign	399 BC
Predecessor	Archelaus I
Successor	Orestes; Aeropus II;
Spouse	unknown
House	(Ancient) Macedon (usurped)
Father	unknown
Mother	unknown
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Crateuas (Greek: Κρατεύας Kratevas), also called Craterus (Κρατερός Krateros), was King of Macedon for four days in 399 BC. He was lover of Archelaus I of Macedon, whom he killed to become a king himself.^[1] According to another version, Crateuas killed the king because Archelaus had promised to give him one of his daughters in marriage, but later gave her to someone else.^[2] A third version asserts that Archelaus was unintentionally struck by Crateuas during a hunt.^[3] Crateuas was succeeded by Orestes and Aeropus II.

Notes

^ Ps.-Plato, Alcibiades II, 141d; Aristotle, Politics, V, 10 (1311b).
^ Aelian, Varia historia, VIII, 9.
^ Diodorus Siculus, Library, XIV, 37, 6.

Preceded by Archelaus I	King of Macedon 399 BC	Succeeded by Orestes Aeropus II

[1] Ps.-Plato, Alcibiades II, 141d; Aristotle, Politics, V, 10 (1311b).

[2] Aelian, Varia historia, VIII, 9.

[3] Diodorus Siculus, Library, XIV, 37, 6.

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v t e Kings of Macedon
Legendary	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas	Vergina Sun
Argead dynasty	Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas Amyntas I Alexander I Perdiccas II Archelaus Orestes Aeropus II Amyntas II Pausanias Amyntas III Argaeus II Alexander II Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (the Great) Philip III Alexander IV
Antipatrid dynasty	Cassander Philip IV Antipater I Alexander V
Dynastic conflict	Demetrius I Pyrrhus Lysimachus Ptolemy Ceraunus Meleager Antipater II Sosthenes Antigonus II Pyrrhus
Antigonid dynasty	Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus
Post-Conquest Rebel Kings	Andriscus Pseudo-Alexander Pseudo-Philip/Pseudo-Perseus Euephenes
Debatable or disputed rulers are in italics.