Meleager (king)

Meleager of Macedonia (Greek: Μελέαγρος) was the brother of Ptolemy Keraunos and son of Ptolemy I Soter and Eurydice. Meleager ruled as King of Macedonia during 279 BC for two months until he was compelled by his Macedonian troops to abdicate his crown.Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v2. p. 1017.

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Kainz, Lukas (2022). Die umstrittenen Könige: Untersuchungen zur Stabilität des ptolemäischen Königtums. Von der Thronbesteigung Ptolemaios’ II. bis zum Tod Ptolemaios’ VI. (283/82–145 v. Chr.) [The disputed kings: Studies on the stability of the Ptolemaic monarchy. From the accession of Ptolemy II to the death of Ptolemy VI (283/82–145 BC)]. Hamburg: Dr. Kovač, , see list of relevant passages in the index on p. 418.