Menelaus (son of Amyntas III)

{{DISPLAYTITLE:Menelaus (son of Amyntas III)}}

{{Short description|4th-century BC Macedonian}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Menelaus

| birth_date = ?

| death_date = 348 BC

| father = Amyntas III

| mother = Gygaea

| religion = Ancient Greek Religion

| royal house = Argaed

}}

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.Roisman, Joseph (2010). "Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Blackwell. p. 161.Carney, Elizabeth (2000). Women and Monarchy in Macedonia. University of Oklahoma Press, p.46-47. {{isbn|0-8061-3212-4}} 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.Justin. "[http://www.attalus.org/info/justinus.html Epitome of Pompeius Trogus' Philippic Histories]". Translated by Watson, John Selby (1853), [https://www.attalus.org/translate/justin10.html#8.3 8.3.10].Müller, Sabine (2010). "Philip II". In Roisman, Joseph; Worthington, Ian (eds.). A Companion to Ancient Macedonia. Blackwell. p. 167.Worthington, Ian (2014). By The Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire. Oxford University Press. pp. 29–30.