Contemporary accounts given by those such as Demosthenes were often hostile and unreliable; even Aristotle, who lived in Macedonia, provides us with terse accounts of its governing institutions.
Catatan sejarah sezaman yang ditulis oleh orang-orang seperti Demostenes seringkali bermusuhan dengan Makedonia dan tak terandalkan; bahkan Aristoteles, yang tinggal di Makedonia, hanya menyediakan catatan-catatan sekilas mengenai lembaga-lembaga pemerintahannya.