Tyrimmas

Tyrimmas is said to have been the third king of Macedon . It probably ruled from the late 8th to the early 7th century BC. Chr.

According to the ancient lists of kings, he ruled for 38 years; according to Diodor 43. His relationship to his predecessor and his successor is unknown. Nothing else is known about him either. He was succeeded by Perdiccas .

The historicity of Tyrimmas, like that of its two predecessors, is controversial in modern research.

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Hieronymus , Chronicon (The Merton manuscript) , folio 76 recto

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Chronicon (The Merton manuscript) , folio 76 recto

Remarks

↑ See the comment in R. Malcolm Errington : A History of Macedonia (= Hellenistic Culture and Society. Vol. 5). University of California Press, Berkeley CA 1990, ISBN 0-520-06319-8 , p. 251.

predecessor	Office	successor
Koinos	King of Macedonia late 8th century – early 7th century BC Chr.	Perdiccas

personal data
SURNAME	Tyrimmas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	King of Macedonia
DATE OF BIRTH	8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	7th century BC Chr.

[1] See the comment in R. Malcolm Errington : A History of Macedonia (= Hellenistic Culture and Society. Vol. 5). University of California Press, Berkeley CA 1990, ISBN 0-520-06319-8 , p. 251.