Alexander the Great (r. 336–323 BC), the most famous Macedonian king
Alexander the Great (r. 336–323 BC), the most famous Macedonian king

Macedonia (also known as Macedon) was an ancient kingdom centered on the present-day region of Macedonia and in northern Greece, inhabited by the Ancient Macedonians. At various points in its history the kingdom proper encompassed parts of the present-day Republic of North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Turkish Thrace. It emerged as the dominant power in Greece during the 4th century BC, when King Philip II successfully united the Greek city-states, such as Athens and Thebes, into the Corinthian League. Philip's son, Alexander the Great, would go on to conquer the Persian Empire a few years later. The Kingdom of Macedonia itself soon lost direct control of Alexander's vast Asian territories during the Wars of the Diadochi, but it broadly retained its rule over Greece itself until defeated by the Roman Republic in the Macedonian Wars (215–148 BC)

Argead dynasty (9th century BC?–310 BC)

Main article: Argead dynasty

The Argead dynasty is traditionally held to have been founded in the late ninth century BC[1][2] but estimates vary, some placing foundation as late as the mid-7th century BC.[3] Rival ancient traditions give different lineages for the kings preceding the earliest historically verified ruler (Amyntas I).[4]

Antipatrid dynasty (305–294 BC)

Main article: Antipatrid dynasty

Dynastic conflicts (294–272 BC)

Antigonid dynasty (272–168 BC)

Main article: Antigonid dynasty

Non-dynastic rebel kings

Family tree

Notes

  1. ^ Enumerated after Antigonus I Monophthalmus; should technically be Antigonus I since Monophthalmus never ruled Macedonia itself, but numbering him as Antigonus II is conventional.[9]

References

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