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Amyntas II

Background

Amyntas II was the son of the Persian official Bubares by his Macedonian wife Gygaea.[1] He was named after his maternal grandfather, Amyntas I of Macedon, who ruled Macedon as a Persian subject since 512/511 BC.[2][3] Later, king Xerxes I (r. 486-465 BC) gave him the Carian city of Alabanda.[4][2]References[edit]Jump up ^ Roisman & Worthington, p. 343.^ Jump up to: a b Briant 2002, p. 350.Jump up ^ Roisman & Worthington, pp. 136, 343.Jump up ^ Roisman & Worthington, p. 136.Sources[edit]Briant, Pierre (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1575061207.Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian, eds. (2011). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-1-44-435163-7.