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Caranus of Macedon

trad. 808 BCE · 9th century BCE

Caranus was, according to later Greek writers such as Theopompus and Diodorus, the founder of the Argead royal house of Macedon, a descendant of Heracles from Argos, traditionally dated to the 9th or 8th century BCE. Herodotus and Thucydides do not mention him and name Perdiccas I as founder, so he is generally regarded as a legendary figure added to lengthen the royal genealogy.

Caranus of Macedon
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Kingdom of Macedon

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Caranus of Macedon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/caranus-of-macedon
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