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Alexander II
Bronze drachma of Alexander II
King of Macedonia
Reign370–368 BC
PredecessorAmyntas III
SuccessorPerdiccas III
Bornc. 390 BC
Died368 BC (aged approx. 22)[1]
HouseArgead dynasty
FatherAmyntas III
MotherEurydice I

Alexander II (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Alexandros; c. 390–368 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from around 370 BC until his death in 368 BC.[2] He was a member of the Argead dynasty through his father Amyntas III.

  1. ^ Errington, R. Malcolm (1990). A History of Macedonia. University of California Press. p. 35.
  2. ^ Roisman, Joseph (2010). "Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 161.

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