Ptolemy of Aloros

Ptolemy of Aloros (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῖος), was sent by King Amyntas III of Macedon as an envoy to Athens c. 375–373 BC. After Amyntas' death, he began a liaison with his widow, Eurydice.^[1] In 368 BC, he assassinated her son, Alexander II, in order to gain control of the throne.^[2]^[3] His actions were not well-regarded by the leading families of Macedon, who called in the Theban general, Pelopidas, to re-establish peace. As part of the peace settlement, Philip, Alexander II's younger brother, was taken as a hostage back to Thebes. As Alexander II's younger brother, Perdiccas III, was under-age when Alexander II was killed, Ptolemy of Aloros ruled as regent.

Ptolemy ruled as a regent for Perdiccas III until Perdiccas killed him in 365 BC.

It is suggested that Ptolemy was descended from Amyntas II's brother, Menelaus, son of Alexander I.

References

^ Fox, R. Lane (2011-01-01). Chapter 13. The 360's. Brill. pp. 257–269. doi:10.1163/9789004209237_015. ISBN 978-90-04-20923-7.
^ Psōmá, Selī́nī (2015). "Naming the Argeads". Ktèma. 40 (1): 15–26.
^ Buraselis, Kostas (2017), 'Royal 'epitropeia'. Remarks on Kingship and Guardianship in Macedonia and the Hellenistic Kingdoms, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, ISBN 978-88-8303-814-3, retrieved 2022-09-15

[1] Fox, R. Lane (2011-01-01). Chapter 13. The 360's. Brill. pp. 257–269. doi:10.1163/9789004209237_015. ISBN 978-90-04-20923-7.

[2] Psōmá, Selī́nī (2015). "Naming the Argeads". Ktèma. 40 (1): 15–26.

[3] Buraselis, Kostas (2017), 'Royal 'epitropeia'. Remarks on Kingship and Guardianship in Macedonia and the Hellenistic Kingdoms, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, ISBN 978-88-8303-814-3, retrieved 2022-09-15

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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.