Meleager (king)

Meleager (king)

Meleager of Macedon (Greek Μελέαγρος) was the brother of Ptolemy Ceraunus and son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Meleager ruled in 279 BC for two months until he was compelled by his Macedonian troops to resign his crown.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v2. p. 1017

References

Preceded by
Ptolemy II Ceraunus
King of Macedon
279 BC
Succeeded by
Antipater II Etesias



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