Original sentence: Although they comprised numerous tribes, the kingdom of Macedon, established by the 8th or 7th century BC, is mostly associated with the Argeads, both the name of the ruling dynasty and a Macedonian tribe.Generally described as an ancient Greek people, they emerged from a north Aegean and central Balkan cultural zone characterized by a progressive fusion of Greek and non-Greek elements from the 6th century BC.Hammond reconstructed the earliest phases of Macedonian history, based on his interpretation of later literary accounts and archaeological excavations in the region of Macedonia.His work remains a point of reference for all scholars engaging in the subject.In Greek mythology, Makedon is the eponymous hero of Macedonia and is mentioned in Hesiod’s Catalogue of Women.In fact, the term "Macedonia" itself appears late.In his A History of Macedonia, Nicholas G.The Iliad states that, upon leaving Olympus, Hera journeyed via Pieria and Emathia before reaching Athos.The Macedonians (, Makedónes) were an ancient tribe inhabiting the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula.The Macedonians are absent in Homer’s Catalogue of Ships.The first historical attestation of the Macedonians occurs in the works of Herodotus during the mid-5th century BC.This is later re-iterated by Strabo in his Geography.Traditionally ruled by independent families, the Macedonians seem to have accepted Argead rule by the time of Alexander I of Macedon.Under Philip II, they are credited with numerous military innovations which led to the exploits of Alexander the Great, the establishment of numerous realms from the Diadochi and the inauguration of Hellenistic civilization
Edited sentence: Initially, the rulers of the homonymous tribe, by the time of Philip II they had expanded their reign further, to include under the rule of Macedon all Upper Macedonian states.The Argead dynasty was an ancient Macedonian royal house.The family's most celebrated members were Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, under whose leadership, the kingdom of Macedon gradually conquered Greece, defeated the Achaemenid Empire and expanded as far as Egypt and India.Their tradition, as described in ancient Macedonian historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Macedonia (hence the name Argeads).They were the ruling dynasty of Macedon from about 700 to 310 BC