Derdas II Of Elimia
Derdas was the name of a series of kings of ancient Elimiotis: * Derdas I * Derdas II *Derdas III Derdas III ( grc, Δέρδας Γ) was archon of Elimiotis in Upper Macedonia in 360–355 BC. He was probably a son of Derdas II. He had a brother named Machatas and a sister Phila, who was one of the first women Philip II of Macedon married.Sat ...

Elimiotis
Elimiotis or Elimeia ( grc, Ἐλιμιώτις or Ἐλιμία or Ἐλίμεια) was a region of Upper Macedonia that was located along the Haliacmon river. The capital of Elimiotis was Aiani, located in the modern municipality of Kozani, Western Macedonia. It was bordered by Orestis (region), Orestis and Eordaea in the north, Pieria (regional unit), Pieria in the east, Perrhaebia/Thessaly in the south and Parauaea in the west, and was inhabited by the Greek tribe of Elimiotes ( grc, Ἐλιμιῶται). In earlier times, it was independent and the Derdas III, Derdas family ruled the local kingdom from its capital Aiane. However, later it lost its independence and by 355 BC, Elimiotis was part of the Macedonia (ancient kingdom), kingdom of Macedon. Archons of Elimiotis * Arrhidaeus of Elimia, Arrhidaeus (born before 513 BC) * Derdas I of Elimia, Derdas I (505–435) * Sirras of Elimia, Sirras (437–390) * Derdas II of Elimia, Derdas II (385–360) * Derdas III (360– ...
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Derdas I
Derdas I (Ancient Greek: Δέρδας) was the ruler of the region of Elimiotis (Ἐλιμιώτις), also rendered as Elymia (Ἐλιμία) and Elimeia (Ἐλίμεια), in the mid 5th century BCE. Our information about him comes from a few passages in Thucydides, who said that in the lead up to the Peloponnesian War (431–404), the Athenians allied with one Philip, brother of the Macedonian king Perdiccas II, who sought to claim the throne for himself.  The reason for this alliance was not explained in ancient sources, but Konstantinos Karathanasis has speculated that, in response to the recent Athenian settlement at Amphipolis (437) on Macedon's eastern frontier, Perdiccas began to restrict sales of timber to Athens, and that this was the spur that induced the Athenians to support Philip. Thucydides, in the above cited passage, reported that in this campaign Philip was aided by Derdas, who was not specifically identified, but was presumably a member of the Macedonian nobi ...
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Derdas II
Derdas II (Ancient Greek: Δέρδας) was the ruler of the region of Elimiotis (Ἐλιμιώτις), also rendered as Elymia (Ἐλιμία) and Elimeia (Ἐλίμεια), in the early 4th century BCE. Elimiotis was a client state of Macedon. The year 394/3 was a time of dynastic uncertainty in Macedon.  The Macedonian king Aëropus, who had usurped the throne in 398/7 died this year of an illness and was succeeded by his son Pausanias.  His reign was short, as we learn from Diodorus Siculus:Pausanias too, the king of the Macedonians, died after a reign of one year, being assassinated by Amyntas, who seized the kingship and reigned twenty-four years.In this report Diodorus missed a step.  Pausanias was, indeed, killed by "Amyntas", but not the man who reigned for twenty-four years.  Aristotle, in a discussion of royal assassinations, said in his ''Politics'':Any sort of insult (and there are many) may stir up anger, and when men are angry, they commonly act out of revenge, ...
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