Pausanias of Macedon
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| Pausanias | |
|---|---|
 Silver stater of Pausanias | |
| King of Macedonia | |
| Reign | August/September 394/3 – 393/2 BC[1] |
| Predecessor | Amyntas II |
| Successor | Amyntas III |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 393/2 BC |
| Dynasty | Argead |
| Father | Aeropus II |
| Mother | unknown |
| Religion | Ancient Greek religion |
Pausanias (Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας Pausanías)[a] was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon for around a year, from 394/3 to 393/2. He was the son of Aeropus II and an unknown mother, but he did not succeed his father when Aeropus died in July or August 394/3 BC.[3] Instead, Amyntas II ruled Macedonia for several months before being assassinated in August or September 394/3 by the Elimieotan Derdas.[3] According to Diodorus, Pausanias himself was assassinated sometime in 393/2 by Amyntas III, who then succeeded him as King of Macedonia.[4] However, Diodorus also entirely omits the reign of Amyntas II who all other ancient sources and modern scholars agree ruled before Pausanias.[5][6]
There is a minority view among scholars that Aeropus II was a Lyncestian prince, rather than an Argead, who married into the dynasty, therefore enabling him later to become regent for Orestes.[7] Of course, this implies that Pausanias was not an Argead as well. However, the majority of historians believe Aeropus to be Perdiccas II's son and thus a member of the dynasty.[6][8][9][10]
