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Argaeus II of Macedon (Greek: Ἀργαῖος Βʹ ὁ Μακεδών), was a pretender to the Macedonian crown, who, with the assistance of the Illyrians, expelled King Amyntas III from his dominions in 393 BC and kept possession of the throne for about a year. With the aid of the Thessalians, Amyntas III later succeeded in expelling Argaeus II and recovering a part of his kingdom.

It is probably the same Argaeus who thirty five years later in 359 BC again appears as a pretender to the throne. He had persuaded the Athenians to support his claim to the Macedonian throne, but Philip II, who had just succeeded to the regency of the kingdom, persuaded the Athenians to remain inactive.

With a force of mercenaries, some Macedonian exiles and a number of Athenian troops (who were permitted to join the Macedonians by their general, Manlias), Argaeus made an attempt to take Aegae, but was repulsed. On his retreat to Methone, he was intercepted by Philip, and defeated. Argaeus was either killed in the battle or executed afterward^[1].

References

^ Historical dictionary of ancient Greek warfare Page 62 by Iain Spence ISBN 0-8108-4099-5

Preceded by Amyntas III	King of Macedon 393 BC–392 BC	Succeeded by Amyntas III

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[1] Historical dictionary of ancient Greek warfare Page 62 by Iain Spence ISBN 0-8108-4099-5

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 It is probably the same Argaeus who thirty five years later in 359 BC  again appears as a pretender to the throne. He had persuaded the [[Classical Athens|Athenians]] to support his claim to the Macedonian throne, but [[Philip II of Macedon|Philip II]], who had just succeeded to the regency of the kingdom, persuaded the Athenians to remain inactive.
-Argaeus organised a body of mercenaries, some Macedonian exiles and a number of Athenian troops, who were permitted to join the Macedonians by their general, Manlias.  With this force, Argaeus made an attempt to take [[Vergina|Aegae]], but was repulsed. On his retreat to [[Methoni, Pieria|Methone]], he was intercepted by Philip, and defeated. Argaeus was either killed in the battle or executed afterward<ref>Historical dictionary of ancient Greek warfare Page 62 by Iain Spence ISBN 0-8108-4099-5</ref>.
+With a force of mercenaries, some Macedonian exiles and a number of Athenian troops (who were permitted to join the Macedonians by their general, Manlias), Argaeus made an attempt to take [[Vergina|Aegae]], but was repulsed. On his retreat to [[Methoni, Pieria|Methone]], he was intercepted by Philip, and defeated. Argaeus was either killed in the battle or executed afterward<ref>Historical dictionary of ancient Greek warfare Page 62 by Iain Spence ISBN 0-8108-4099-5</ref>.
 ==References==

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.