Menelaus

Menelaus (Ancient Greek: Μενέλαος, romanized: Menelaos) was the half-brother of Philip II, king of ancient Macedonia. He was the son of Amyntas III and Gygaea, Amyntas' second wife, and had two brothers, Archelaus and Arrhidaeus. Fearing rival claimants to the throne, Philip executed Archelaus in 359 BC, and later killed Menelaus and Arrhidaeus following a siege at Olynthus in 348 BC. References See also List of ancient Macedonians 4th-century BC Macedonians People who died under the reign of Philip II of Macedon Murdered royalty of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) 348 BC deaths Year of birth unknown