Orestes of Macedon

Orestes
King of Macedon
Reign	399–396 BC
Predecessor	Crateuas (Craterus)
Successor	Archelaus II
Spouse	unknown
House	(Ancient) Macedon
Dynasty	Argead
Father	Archelaus I
Mother	unknown
Religion	Ancient Greek religion

Orestes of Macedon (Greek: Ὀρέστης ὁ Μακεδών) was son of Archelaus I and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399–396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II, being succeeded by his brother Archelaus II.

References

History of the Macedonians by Edward Farr, 1850, p. 43.

Preceded by Craterus	King of Macedon 399–396 BC	Succeeded by Archelaus II

Kings of Macedon

Argead	Caranus Coenus Tyrimmas Perdiccas I Argaeus I Philip I Aeropus I Alcetas I Amyntas I Alexander I Alcetas II Perdiccas II Archelaus I Craterus Orestes / Aeropus II Archelaus II Amyntas II Pausanias Argaeus II Amyntas III Alexander II Perdiccas III Amyntas IV Philip II Alexander III (Alexander the Great) Philip III Alexander IV

Regents	Ptolemy of Aloros Perdiccas Peithon and Arrhidaeus Antipater Polyperchon Cassander

Antipatrid	Cassander Philip IV Alexander V Antipater II Antipater Etesias Sosthenes

Antigonid	Demetrius I Antigonus II Demetrius II Antigonus III Philip V Perseus Andriscus (Philip VI)

Non-dynastic	Lysimachus Pyrrhus Ptolemy Keraunos Meleager

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