Meleager
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Within Vinony's link graph, Meleager is referenced by 62 other articles, and connects out to list of kings of Macedonia, Ptolemy Ceraunus and Antipater II Etesias.
It is catalogued under topics including 3rd-century BC Macedonian monarchs, Children of Ptolemy I Soter and Hellenistic Macedonia.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Reign
- 279 BC (2 months)
- Predecessor
- Ptolemy Keraunos
- Successor
- Antipater II Etesias
- Born
- 3rd c. BC
- Died
- 3rd c. BC
- Greek
- Μελέαγρος
- House
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Father
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Mother
- Eurydice of Antipatrids
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Macedonia
- Place of death
- Macedonia
- Father
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Mother
- Eurydice of Egypt
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- king of Macedonia
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Family
- Ptolemaic dynasty
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- time period
- classical antiquity
- date of birth
- 0320-01-01
- name in native language
- Μελέαγρος
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Encyclopedic overview
Meleager of Macedonia (Greek: Μελέαγρος) was the brother of Ptolemy Keraunos and son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Meleager ruled as King of Macedonia during 279 BC for two months until he was compelled by his Macedonian troops to abdicate his crown.
Citations
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meleager” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.