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Una trascurata notizia di Demostene sull'argeade Menelao, fratellastro di Filippo II di Macedonia

Translated title of the contribution: [Machine translation] An overlooked news from Demosthenes about the Argeade Menelaus, half-brother of Philip II of Macedon

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Abstract

[Machine translation] The Menelaus mentioned in passing by Demosthenes in the First Philippines is generally identified with Menelaus of Pelagonia, known only from two epigraphs chronologically too distant from the drafting of the Demosthene prayer to support this identification, while Arpocration identifies him with the half-brother of Philip II executed shortly after the fall of Olintus. The reconstruction of the events of the Argeadi royal family between the 90s and the 40s of the fourth century, with a new hypothesis about the two marriages of Aminta III, father of Philip II and Menelaus, leads to giving credence to the lexicographic testimony, taking an unprecedented look at the power struggles that characterized the first years of Philip II's reign.
Translated title of the contribution[Machine translation] An overlooked news from Demosthenes about the Argeade Menelaus, half-brother of Philip II of Macedon
Original languageItalian
Pages (from-to)218-235
Number of pages18
JournalHORMOS
Volume11
Publication statusPublished - 2019

Keywords

  • Demostene - Menelao - Filippo II di Macedonia - Aminta III di Macedonia - Macedonia - dinastia argeade

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