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Name Reign Succession Life details Perdiccas I: fl. c. 650 BC: According to various ancient authors, either the son of Caranus or Tyrimmas Conquered Macedonia after settling near Mount Bermion. [20] Argaeus I: fl. c. 623: Son of Perdiccas I Possibly established the cult of Dionysus in Macedonia [21] Philip I: fl. c. 593: Son of Argaeus I Aeropus I
The name Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía) comes from the ethnonym Μακεδόνες (Makedónes), which itself is derived from the ancient Greek adjective μακεδνός (makednós), meaning "tall, slim", also the name of a people related to the Dorians (), and possibly descriptive of Ancient Macedonians. [10]
This is a list of ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula. Mythology. Makednos; Kings Military personnel ...
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 expansion of ancient Macedon up to the death of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359 – 336 BC). The expansion of the Macedonian kingdom has been described as a three-stage process.
Ado Ἀδὼ termed as Makesta, Maketia (Macedonian woman) pilgrim in Delos 302,296 BC [46] Attylos Ἀττύλος son of Menandros Beroia 4th/3rd century BC [47] Chartas Χάρτας son of Nikanor, hunter Beroia 248 BC [48] Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria (festival) c. 260 BC [49]
For the following period of Macedonian supremacy, see Category:Macedonia (ancient kingdom). Macedonian kingdom, kingdoms in Upper Macedonia and New Territories, East of the kingdom, definitely conquered at the beginning of Philip 's II reign
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 ...