As the son of Amyntas III and Eurydice I, Perdiccas inherited the throne during a turbulent period marked by both internal ...
Alexander the Great established himself as Emperor of Asia and urged his generals to marry Persian women in the Susa weddings.
While the infantry supported Philip III, Alexander’s half-brother, who had a cognitive disability, the chiliarch Perdiccas, who commanded the elite Companion cavalry, convinced them to wait in the ...
Alexander II’s younger brother, Perdiccas III, was still underage, enabling Ptolemy to govern as regent. His rule, however, was marred by widespread dissatisfaction among the leading Macedonian ...