Talk:Alcetas II of Macedon

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The only reference here is to Plato (who was no historian) but makes it clear that Alcetas was still alive after Perdikkas' death. Plato does not explicitly say that Alcetas was king merely that Perdikkas deprived him of his rightful inheritance. R M Errington's History of Macedonia has Perdikkas suceed his father without a break. Unless someone can come up with a modern historian that lists him as king I suggest that this page be moved to a heading that does not imply he was king and it be rewritten.Dejvid (talk) 13:03, 2 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm certain he was never king. Neither Blackwell's A Companion to Ancient Macedonia nor Brill's Companion to Ancient Macedon Studies make any mention of Alcetas as anything other than Perdiccas' brother. Moreover, the cited passage in Plato doesn't really mention Alcetas as king (as far as I can tell). Unless someone can provide evidence to the contrary, I'll be removing any reference to Alcetas as king. BusterTheMighty (talk) 04:08, 17 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]