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Ancient Dion was a centre of the worship of Zeus and the most important spiritual sanctuary of the ancient Macedonians. The Lion of Amphipolis in Amphipolis, northern Greece, a 4th-century BC marble tomb sculpture [128] erected in honor of Laomedon of Mytilene, a general who served under Alexander the Great
Little is known about the judicial system of ancient Macedonia except that the king acted as the chief judge of the kingdom. [215] The Macedonian kings were also supreme commanders of the military. [note 18] Philip II was also highly regarded for his acts of piety in serving as the high priest of the nation.
The Kingdom of Macedonia (in dark orange) in c. 336 BC, at the end of the reign of Philip II of Macedon; other territories include Macedonian dependent states (light orange), the Molossians of Epirus (light red), Thessaly (desert sand color), the allied League of Corinth (yellow), neutral states of Sparta and Crete, and the western territories of the Achaemenid Empire in Anatolia (violet purple).
The region of present-day North Macedonia has been inhabited since Paleolithic times. It occupies most of the ancient kingdom of Paionia and part of the territory of, what was in antiquity, Upper Macedonia (which coincides with some parts of today's southern Republic of North Macedonia), the region which became part of the kingdom of Macedon in the early 4th century BC. [2]
Festivals in ancient Macedonia (3 P) G. Glycon cult (7 P) P. Ancient Macedonian priests (5 P) Pages in category "Religion in ancient Macedonia"
The Macedonian dynasty (Greek: Μακεδονική Δυναστεία) ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, following the Amorian dynasty. During this period, the Byzantine state reached its greatest extent since the Early Muslim conquests , and the Macedonian Renaissance in letters and arts began.
The first government of ancient Macedonia was established by the Argead dynasty of Macedonian kings during the Archaic period (8th–5th centuries BC). The early history of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia is obscure because of shortcomings in the historical record ; little is known of governmental institutions before the reign of Philip II ...
Mantias now declined to leave Methone, so Argeus instead led the troops to the ancient Macedonian capital of Aegae, hoping that the populace would declare him king. [23] [26] However, the people of Aegae showed no interest in doing so, and Argeus therefore marched back to Methone. On the way, he was attacked and defeated in battle by Philip ...