Macedonia (ancient kingdom)

Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία) or Macedon was an Ancient Greek kingdom of the Archaic and Classical Greece,. and later the most powerful state of Hellenistic Greece.. The kingdom was established and was at first ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,. and bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south.

Alexander the Great made it the most powerful kingdom in the Near East for a few years. When he died the empire fell apart and the Antigonid dynasty ruled Macedonia as a small empire. Centuries later the Roman Empire conquered Macedonia and much of Alexander's empire.

 Kings 

 Argead dynasty 
 Karanus 808-778 BC
 Koinos
 Tyrimmas
 Perdiccas I 700-678 BC
 Argaeus I 678-640 BC
 Philip I 640-602 BC
 Aeropus I 602-576 BC
 Alcetas I 576-547 BC
 Amyntas I 547-498 BC
 Alexander I 498-454 BC
 Perdiccas II 454-413 BC
 Archelaus 413-399 BC
 Craterus 399 BC
 Orestes 399-396 BC
 Archelaus II 396-393 BC
 Amyntus II 393 BC
 Pausanias 393 BC
 Amyntas III 393 BC
 Argaeus II 393-392 BC
 Amyntas III (restored) 392-370 BC
 Alexander II 370-368 BC
 Ptolemy I 368-365 BC
 Perdiccas III 365-359 BC
 Amyntas IV 359-356 BC
 Philip II 359-336 BC
 Alexander III (the Great) 336-323 BC
 Antipater, Regent of Macedon 334-319 BC
 Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC
 Alexander IV 323-310 BC
 Perdiccas, Regent of Macedon 323-321 BC
 Antipater, Regent of Macedon 321-319 BC
 Polyperchon, Regent of Macedon 319-317 BC
 Cassander, Regent of Macedon 317-306 BC

 Antipatrid dynasty 
 Cassander 306-297 BC
 Philip IV 297-296 BC
 Alexander V 296-294 BC
 Antipater II 296-294 BC

 Antigonid dynasty 
 Demetrius I Poliorcetes 294-288 BC
 Lysimachus (divided with Pyrrhus of Epirus) 288-281 BC
 Pyrrhus of Epirus (divided with Lysimachus) 288-285 BC
 Ptolemy II Ceraunus 281-279 BC
 Meleager 279 BC
 Antipater II Etesias 279 BC
 Sosthenes (Army Commander) 279-277 BC
 Antigonus II Gonatas 277-274 BC
 Pyrrhus of Epirus (restored) 274-272 BC
 Antigonus II Gonatas (restored) 272-239 BC
 Demetrius II Aetolicus 239-229 BC
 Antigonus III Doson 229-221 BC
 Philip V 221-179 BC
 Perseus 179-168 BC

 References 

 Books 
 Eugene N. Borza: Before Alexander: constructing early Macedonia. Claremont, CA: Regina Books, 1999. Pp. 89.  (pb)
 Review by Konrad H. Kinzl (Trent University) 
 Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Great, Penguin Books, 1973,  (pb).
 Nicholas G. L. Hammond, The Macedonian State, Oxford University Press, 1989, . Pg. 12-13.

 Other websites 
 History of Macedon
 Ancient Macedonia  at Macedonia, The Historical Profile , by D. Pandermalis, 
 Ancient Macedonia  at Livius, by Jona Lendering
 History of Macedonia through ages
 Selian Е. The Mystery of the Name “Macedon”. In: American Chronicle, June 2009 

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