Aeropus of Lyncestis

Aeropos (Greek Ἀέροπος ), was a Macedonian military leader ( hegemon ) of the army of King Philip II in the time of the Battle of Chaeronea 338 BC If he with the eponymous father of the three traitors Arrhabaios, Heromenes (both † 336 BC. ) and Alexandros († 330 BC was ) the same, he came from the obermakedonischen Lynkestis landscape, perhaps as a member of the royal family.

Together with the officer Damasippos Aeropos was dismissed by King Philip II in 338 BC not only from the military service, but also banished from Macedonia, after both of indiscipline were guilty because they granted a harpist access to the camp had.

For historical research (see Waldemar Heckel ) expected that this punishment is a rather trivial disciplinary offense to be too hard and is explained with the possible origin of Aeropos from the lynkestischen royal family, which was traditionally in rivalry to the Macedonian royal house and possibly claim to the Macedonian throne could sign up. This assumption is a set of Plutarch, who wrote to the murder of Philip II: "Macedonia was furious and now looked to Amyntas IV and the sons of Aeropos ", which implies a right of succession of Aeropos sons. King Philip II could therefore the low offense of Aeropos have taken in the year 338 BC as an excuse to ban a potential political unrest factor from his kingdom. The exile may in turn have contributed to the motivation of some family members ( Arrhabaios, Heromenes ) in the murder of Philip II.

The Aeropos of the family: