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Amyntas II of Macedon, a Common card
Amyntas II, also known as Amyntas "the Little", was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon for several months around 394/3 BC.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 48
- DEF
- 36
- Power
- 84
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 84 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Amyntas II of Macedon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Amyntas II of Macedon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was likely the son of Menelaus, second son of Alexander I, but he could have also been the son of ______.
Answer
Archelaus. He was likely the son of Menelaus, second son of Alexander I, but he could have also been the son of Archelaus. From the Amyntas II of Macedon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Vladimir Dzhanibekov. Vladimir Dzhanibekov 59 · Anthracotheriidae 56 · Mohammad Shaheenul Haque 53 · Amyntas II of Macedon 48 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He became king in July or August of 394/3 after the death of Aeropus II, but he was soon after assassinated by an Elimieotan nobleman named Derdas and succeeded by Aeropus' son Pausanias.
- He was likely the son of Menelaus, second son of Alexander I, but he could have also been the son of Archelaus.
- The most influential view, advanced by Historian Nicholas Hammond, is that Archelaus married his younger daughter to Amyntas or Amyntas' son in order to stave off a future power struggle with the line of Menelaus.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Amyntas II of Macedon article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 48 and blocks with 36: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Amyntas II of Macedon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : User:Megistias, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
