Answer by Jessica Priestley Well, this is the first time I’ve heard the claim made that Herodotus died while a guest of Archelaus I! However, he may have been a guest of an earlier king of Macedonia, and there was certainly a tradition that Herodotus died at Pella. The evidence for Herodotus’ death at Pella … Continue reading What is the origin of the tenuous claim that Herodotus may have died in Pella as the guest of King Archelaus I of Macedonia, who took the throne in 413 BCE?