Ptolemy of Aloros (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.
^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.
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^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
PtolemyofAloros (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...
II Macedonian war of succession (369–368 BCE), after the death of king Amyntas III, between PtolemyofAloros and Alexander II of Macedon[citation needed]...
that Eurynoe prevented her mother and her lover (unnamed, but likely PtolemyofAloros) from assassinating Amyntas late in his reign by revealing the plan...
ambitions of Alexander's brother-in-law PtolemyofAloros, and forced Alexander to abandon his alliance with Athens in favor of Thebes. As part of this new...
was killed by their brother-in-law PtolemyofAloros, who then ruled as regent. In 365 BC, Perdiccas killed Ptolemy and assumed government. There is very...
lines: a half-brother and a half-sister. PtolemyofAloros, future regent for Perdiccas III, was possibly the son of Amyntas and Archelaus' unnamed daughter...
mentions a Ptolemy and an Arrhidaeus having some kind of authority. Pyrrhus's reign, brief and unpopular, is omitted from Porphyry's list of Macedonian...
and Menelaus. After the assassination of Alexander II, Philip was sent as a hostage to Illyria by PtolemyofAloros. Philip was later held in Thebes (c...
example, refutes Nicholas Hammond's claim that PtolemyofAloros was Amyntas II's son, arguing that Ptolemy was neither his son nor an Argead. Consequently...
example, refutes Nicholas Hammond's claim that PtolemyofAloros was Amyntas II's son, arguing that Ptolemy was neither his son nor an Argead. Consequently...
alliance with Athens in favour of Thebes by threatening to support Alexander's brother-in-law, PtolemyofAloros. As part of this new alliance, Alexander...
compelled to make an agreement with PtolemyofAloros. On his return through Thessaly, he was seized by Alexander of Pherae, and two expeditions (the second...
of thinking would also have the later royal challenger to PtolemyofAloros and Philip II, Pausanias (not the son of Aeropus II nor the assassin of Philip)...
III of Macedon, son of Amyntas III and Eurydice II, kills PtolemyofAloros, who has been the regent of Macedon since he arranged the assassination of Perdiccas...
Pelopidas without a fight. At the instigation of Alexander's brother-in-law, PtolemyofAloros, Alexander II of Macedon is assassinated during a festival...
after the death of king Amyntas III of Macedon, between PtolemyofAloros and Alexander II of Macedon[citation needed] Macedonian war of succession (360–359...
alliance with Athens in favour of Thebes by threatening to support Alexander's brother-in-law, PtolemyofAloros. As part of this new alliance, Alexander...
Aloros (Ancient Greek: Ἄλωρος) was a town of ancient Macedonia in the district Bottiaea, placed by Stephanus of Byzantium in the innermost recess of the...
Apollodorus reports that Berossus recounts 432,000 years from the first king Aloros (Alulim) to the tenth king Xisouthros and the Babylonian Flood. From Berossus'...
and PtolemyAloros in Macedonia- the Theban general, however, urged rearrangement of the Thessalian League at that time. The most important parts of the...
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