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Eusebius: Chronica
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(227) The kings of the Macedonians 
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The end of the Assyrian empire, after the death of Sardanapallus the last king of the Assyrians, was followed by the Macedonian age. 
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Before the first Olympiad, Caranus was moved by ambition to collect forces from the Argives and from the rest of the Peloponnese, in order to lead an army into the territory of the Macedonians.  At that time the king of the Orestae was at war with his neighbours, the Eordaei, and he called on Caranus to come to his aid, promising to give him half of his territory in return, if the Orestae were successful.  The king kept his promise, and Caranus took possession of the territory; he reigned there for 30 years, until he died in old age. 
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He was succeeded by his son Coenus, who was king for 28 years. 
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After him, Tyrimias reigned for 43 years. 
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Perdiccas for 42 years.  He wanted to expand his kingdom; so he sent [a mission] to Delphi. 
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A little further on, [Diodorus] says: 
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Perdiccas reigned for 48 years, and left his kingdom to Argaeus, who reigned for 31 years. 
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The next king was Philippus, who reigned for 33 years. 
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Aeropus for 20 years. 
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Alcetas for 18 years. 
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Amyntas for 49 years. 
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He was followed by Alexander, who reigned for 44 years. 
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Then Perdiccas was king for 22 years. 
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Archelaus for 17 years. 
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Aeropus for 6 years. 
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Then Pausanias was king for one year. 
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Ptolemy for 3 years. 
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Perdiccas for 5 years. 
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Philippus for 24 years. 
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Alexander, [who] fought against the Persians, for more than 12 years. 
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In this way the most reliable historians trace the ancestry of the Macedonian kings back to Heracles.  From Caranus, who was the first to rule all the Macedonians, until Alexander, who conquered Asia, there were 24 kings who reigned for a total of 453 years. 
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(229) The individual [kings] are as follows: 
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1. Caranus reigned for 30 years 
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2. Coenus - for 28 years 
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3. Tyrimias - for 43 years 
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4. Perdiccas - for 48 years 
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5. Argaeus - for 38 years 
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6. Philippus - for 33 years 
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7. Aeropus - for 20 years 
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8. Alcetas - for 18 years.  In his time, Cyrus was king of the Persians. 
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9. Amyntas - for 42 years 
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10. Alexander - for 44 years 
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11. Perdiccas - for 23 years 
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12. Archelaus - for 24 years 
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13. Orestes - for 3 years 
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14. Archelaus - for 4 years 
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15. Amyntas - for one year 
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16. Pausanias - for one year 
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17. Amyntas - for 6 years 
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18. Argaeus - for 2 years 
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19. Amyntas - for 18 years 
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20. Alexander - for one year 
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21. Ptolemy of Alorus - for 3 years 
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22. Perdiccas - for 6 years 
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23. Philippus - for 27 years 
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24. Alexander the son of Philippus - for 12 years 
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