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Title: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: Aprilgriffiths on Sunday 06 June 21 16:52 BST (UK)
hello i know this is very very far back but i can not find General Attalus, a Macedonian 390 b.c father? his neice Cleopatra Eurydice who married king Philip II of Macedonia.
I just can not find Attalus Father .
thank you so much xx
Title: Re: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: majm on Sunday 06 June 21 20:54 BST (UK)
Quote from: Aprilgriffiths on Sunday 06 June 21 16:52 BST (UK)
hello i know this is very very far back but i can not find General Attalus, a Macedonian 390 b.c father? his neice Cleopatra Eurydice who married king Philip II of Macedonia.
I just can not find Attalus Father .
thank you so much xx



 :) where have you already looked .... so your research efforts are not duplicated...
 :) Are you relying on translated scripts of digitised images of more recent historical writings about Philip II..
 

JM
Title: Re: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: bevj on Sunday 06 June 21 21:18 BST (UK)
Is this him?
http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Person/en/AttalusOfMacedonia.html

Bev
Title: Re: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: Old Bristolian on Monday 07 June 21 08:30 BST (UK)
No Bev, that's a generation or so later. The one April is after was murdered by Alexander at the start of his reign, along with his niece, Philip's wife. As all the records for this period were written centuries after the events, I would guess his parentage might be unknown,


Steve
Title: Re: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: Sandblown on Monday 07 June 21 11:13 BST (UK)
A few sources state Attalus was ' The son of a Nobleman'. Unfortunately, They don't give the Nobleman's name.
Title: Re: 390 B.c looking for Attalus, a Macedonian 390b.c
Post by: bevj on Monday 07 June 21 20:59 BST (UK)
Quote from: Old Bristolian on Monday 07 June 21 08:30 BST (UK)
No Bev, that's a generation or so later. The one April is after was murdered by Alexander at the start of his reign, along with his niece, Philip's wife. As all the records for this period were written centuries after the events, I would guess his parentage might be unknown,


Steve

That's a shame!
Thanks