Perdiccas II of Macedon (500–412 BCE)

Born 500 BCE, died 412 BCE.

Perdiccas II (Greek: Περδίκκας, romanized: Perdíkkas) was the king of Argead Macedon from 454 BC until his death in 413 BC. During the Peloponnesian War, he frequently switched sides between Sparta and Athens.

Text from the Wikipedia article Perdiccas_II_of_Macedon, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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