State

Macedonia

ancient Hellenic kingdom

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808–167 BCE
Founded
808 BCE
Ended
167 BCE
Capital
Aigai, Pella
Government
oligarchy, monarchy
Languages
Ancient Macedonian, Ancient Greek
Religion
Ancient Greek religion

Overview

Macedonia ( MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía), also called Macedon ( MASS-ih-don), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of the Hellenistic period. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centred on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, and bordered by Epirus to the southwest, Illyria to the northwest, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south.

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All rulers (25)

  1. Amyntas III of Macedon393–370 BCE
  2. Alexandros II of Macedon370–368 BCE
  3. Perdiccas III of Macedon365–360 BCE
  4. Amyntas IV of Macedon359 BCE
  5. Philip II of Macedon359–336 BCE
  6. Alexander the Great336–323 BCE
  7. Philip III of Macedon323–317 BCE
  8. Alexandros IV of Macedon322–309 BCE
  9. Cassander305–297 BCE
  10. Antipater I of Macedon297–294 BCE
  11. Alexander V of Macedon297–294 BCE
  12. Philip IV of Macedon297 BCE
  13. Demetrius I of Macedon294–288 BCE
  14. Lysimachus288–281 BCE
  15. Pyrrhus288–285 BCE
  16. Ptolemy Ceraunus281–279 BCE
  17. Antipater II Etesias279 BCE
  18. Sosthenes of Macedon279–277 BCE
  19. Meleager279 BCE
  20. Antigonus II Gonatas277–239 BCE
  21. Pyrrhus274–272 BCE
  22. Demetrius II Aetolicus239–229 BCE
  23. Antigonus III Doson229–221 BCE
  24. Philip V of Macedon221–179 BCE
  25. Perseus of Macedon179–168 BCE

Records (68)

  1. 431 BCE — Battle of MethoneBattle · Sparta ▸ Athens
  2. 385 BCE — Illyrian invasion of EpirusInvasion
  3. 360 BCE — Battle of Upper MacedonBattle
  4. 358 BCE — Battle of Erigon ValleyBattle
  5. 358–337 BCE — Philip II's Illyrian CampaignsCampaign
  6. 357 BCE — Siege of AmphipolisSiege
  7. 356–346 BCE — Third Sacred WarWar
  8. 356–340 BCE — Thracian campaigns of Philip IICampaign
  9. 355–354 BCE — Siege of MethoneSiege
  10. 349–348 BCE — Second Olynthian WarWar
  11. 348 BCE — Siege of OlynthusSiege
  12. 340–339 BCE — Siege of ByzantiumSiege
  13. 340–339 BCE — Siege of PerinthusSiege
  14. 340–338 BCE — Athenian-Macedonian War (340–338 BC)War
  15. 339–338 BCE — Fourth Sacred WarWar
  16. 339 BCE — Scythian campaign of Philip IICampaign
  17. 338 BCE — Battle of ChaeroneaBattle
  18. 336 BCE — Battle of ThessalyBattle
  19. 335 BCE — Battle of ThebesBattle
  20. 335 BCE — Alexander's Balkan campaignWar
  21. 335 BCE — Battle of Shipka PassBattle
  22. 335 BCE — Battle of Mount HaemusBattle
  23. 334–331 BCE — War of AgisWar
  24. 334 BCE — Battle of GranicusBattle · Macedonia ▸ Persia, Greek mercenaries
  25. 334 BCE — Battle of MiletusBattle · Macedonia ▸ Persia
  26. 331 BCE — Battle of GaugamelaBattle
  27. 331 BCE — Punic-Macedonian WarWar
  28. 327–326 BCE — Cophen CampaignWar
  29. 326–325 BCE — Mallian CampaignWar
  30. 323–322 BCE — Lamian WarWar
  31. 322 BCE — Battle of CrannonBattle
  32. 322 BCE — Battle of AmorgosNaval battle
  33. 321 BCE — Battle of Memphis, EgyptBattle · Ptolmey ▸ Perdiccas
  34. 320 BCE — Battle of the Camel's RampartBattle
  35. 317 BCE — Battle of ParaetaceneBattle
  36. 316 BCE — Battle of CopratusBattle · Antigonus ▸ Eumenes
  37. 316 BCE — Battle of PersepolisBattle · Antigonus ▸ Eumenes
  38. 315 BCE — Battle of TyreBattle · Antigonus ▸ Ptolmey
  39. 312 BCE — Battle of GazaBattle · Antigonus ▸ Ptolmey
  40. 301–285 BCE — Demetrius I's struggle for the Macedonian throneCampaign
  41. 298 BCE — Battle of KorkyraNaval battle
  42. 289 BCE — Epirote-Macedonian WarWar
  43. 285–272 BCE — Antigonus II Gonatas' struggle for the Macedonian throneCampaign
  44. 280 BCE — Death of Ptolemy CeraunusBattle
  45. 277 BCE — Battle of LysimachiaBattle
  46. 272 BCE — Siege of SpartaSiege
  47. 267–261 BCE — Chremonidean WarWar
  48. 239–229 BCE — Demetrius WarWar
  49. 229–222 BCE — Cleomenean WarWar
  50. 221–219 BCE — War against LyctusWar
  51. 220–217 BCE — Social War of 220-217 BCEWar
  52. 218–201 BCE — Second Punic WarWar
  53. 214–205 BCE — First Macedonian WarWar
  54. 209 BCE — First Battle of LamiaBattle
  55. 209 BCE — Second Battle of LamiaBattle
  56. 205–200 BCE — Cretan War of 205-200 BCEWar
  57. 200–197 BCE — Second Macedonian WarWar
  58. 200 BCE — Capture of AntipatreiaBattle
  59. 197 BCE — Battle of AlabandaBattle
  60. 195 BCE — War against NabisWar
  61. 195 BCE — Battle of GythiumBattle
  62. 192–188 BCE — Roman–Seleucid WarWar
  63. 191–189 BCE — Aetolian WarWar
  64. 171–168 BCE — Third Macedonian WarWar
  65. 169 BCE — Battle of UskanaBattle
  66. 168 BCE — Siege of AiginionSiege
  67. 150–148 BCE — Fourth Macedonian WarWar
  68. 148 BCE — Battle of PydnaBattle

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