Arrhabaeus (Greek: Ἀρραβαῖος) or Arrhibaeus may refer to:
- Arrhabaeus, the king of Lynkestis, who claimed Corinthian aristocratic (Bacchiadae) origin.[1] He was the maternal grandfather of Eurydice I of Macedon, mother of Phillip II.[2] Arrhabaeus revolted against his sovereign, king Perdiccas II of Macedon in 424 BC. Brasidas the Spartan helped Perdiccas against Arrhabaeus.
- Arrhabaeus, son of Aeropus of Lyncestis, a conspirator against Philip II of Macedon. He was executed, along with his brother Heromenes. His son Amyntas served as cavalry officer of Alexander the Great.
- Arrhabaeus, a nobleman from Pelagonia, the father of Menelaus of Pelagonia.
References
[edit]- ^ Strabo, Geographica, 7.7: "The Lyncestae were under Arrhabaeus, who was of the race of the Bacchiadae."
- ^ Strabo, Στράβων. "7". Wikisource.
οἱ δὲ Λυγκῆσται ὑπ᾽ Ἀρραβαίωι ἐγένοντο, τοῦ Βακχιαδῶν γένους ὄντι· τούτου δ᾽ ἦν θυγατριδῆ ἡ Φιλίππου μήτηρ τοῦ Ἀμύντου Εὐρυδίκη, Ἴρρα δὲ θυγάτηρ
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