Derdas

Derdas II (Greek Δέρδας ) was a prince of the obermakedonischen landscape Elimiotis in the early 4th century BC. He was probably a son of Sirras, brother of Eurydice and thus a brother of the Macedonian king Amyntas III.

Derdas was probably born around the year 410/409 BC; at least he was in the year 393 BC, still at a young age when he murdered King Amyntas II, who had made ​​fun of his young age. It is possible that he was a maternal grandson of King Archelaus was I, because his father had just married by the time of his birth a daughter of this king. In the year 382 BC, he supported Sparta with 400 horsemen in the first Olynthian war. He pursued the cavalry olynthische of Apollonia far from ninety stages and added their heavy losses.

The extent to which Elimiotis the time of Prince Derdas II was already under the influence of the Macedonian kingdom, is difficult to tap. However, it was already king Amyntas III. ( 392-370 BC ) by a power word a border dispute between the Elimiotis and its adjacent Thessalian Polis Doliche attach to which could still several centuries later appointed the Roman jurisprudence. Anyway, this is likely a certain vassals of Elimiotis against the monarchy even at the time Amyntas III. indicate. Indicative of this is the marriage of the Phila Elimiotis, probably a daughter of Derdas II with King Philip II

The three siblings are Derdas II attributed as children:

• Derdas III. ;
• Phila, wife of King Philip II of Macedon;
• Machatas, probably the father of: Alexander's treasurer in Babylon, Harpalus († 323 BC)
• Alexander's governor in India, Philippos († 326/5 BC)
• Alexander officer in India, Tauron ( † after 326 BC)