Crateuas of Macedon

Crateuas (Greek: Κρατεύας), also called Craterus, was King of Macedon for four days in 399 BC. He was lover of Archelaus I of Macedon, whom he killed to become a king himself.^[1] According to another version, Craterus killed the king, because Archelaus had promised to give him one of his daughters in marriage, but later gave her to someone else.^[2] A third version asserts that Archelaus was unintentionally struck by Craterus during a hunt.^[3]

Notes

1. ^ Ps.-Plato, Alcibiades II, 141d; Aristotle, Politics, V, 10 (1311b).
2. ^ Aelian, Varia historia, VIII, 9.
3. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Library, XIV, 37, 6.

Preceded by Archelaus I

King of Macedon 399 BC

Succeeded by Orestes