Arrhabaeus
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Arrhabaeus () or Arrhibaeus may refer to:
- Arrhabaeus, the king of Lynkestis, who claimed Corinthian aristocratic (Bacchiadae) origin. He was the maternal grandfather of Eurydice I of Macedon, mother of Phillip II. Arrhabaeus revolted against his sovereign, king Perdiccas II of Macedon in 424 BC. Brasidas the Spartan helped Perdiccas against Arrhabaeus.
- Arrhabaeus, son of Aeropus of Lyncestis, a conspirator against Philip II of Macedon. He was executed, along with his brother Heromenes. His son Amyntas served as cavalry officer of Alexander the Great.
- Arrhabaeus, a nobleman from Pelagonia, the father of Menelaus of Pelagonia.
References
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
- Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel
References
- [[Strabo]], ''[[Geographica]]'', 7.7: "The Lyncestae were under Arrhabaeus, who was of the race of the Bacchiadae."
- Strabo, Στράβων. "Geographica".
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