- List of ancient Macedonians
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This is a list of the ancient Macedonians of Greece (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes). For other uses, including a list of people from modern-day Republic of Macedonia see List of Macedonians
Contents
Mythology
Kings
Argead Dynasty
- Karanus 808–778 BC
- Koinos
- Tyrimmas| 750-700 BC
- 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 Arrihadeus 323–316 BC (only titular king)
- Alexander IV 323–310 BC (only titular king)
- 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
Diadochoi of Alexandrian Empire
- Cassander 305–297 BC first non-Argead king of Macedon
- Lysimachus (360–281 BC) founder of Lysimachian Empire (323–281 BC) (Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia) (succeeded by Antigonids, Attalids and Seleucids)
- Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 358 BC–281 BC) founder of Seleucid Empire and Dynasty (Syria and Asia) (323– 63 BC)
- Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC—283 BC) founder of Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty (Egypt (305 – 30 BC)
Later dynasties in Asia
- Philetaerus (~343–263 BC) founder of the Attalid dynasty in Pergamon, West Anatolia (281–133 BC)
- Diodotus I (~255 BC) Seleucid, founder of the Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom (250–125 BC)
- Demetrius I the Invincible (~200 BC) founder of Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC–10 AD)
Antipatrid Dynasty
- Cassander 306–297 BC
- Philip IV 297–296 BC
- Alexander V 296–294 BC
- Antipater II 296–294 BC
Antigonid Dynasty
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Asia Minor)
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes 294–288 BC (Macedon)
- 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 Etesias 279 BC
- Sosthenes 279–277 BC
- Antigonus II Gonatas 277–274 BC
- Pyrrhus of Epirus 274–272 BC
- Antigonus II Gonatas 272–239 BC
- Demetrius II Aetolicus 239–229 BC
- Antigonus III Doson 229–221 BC
- Philip V 221–179 BC
- Perseus 179–168 BC
- Pseudo-Philip VI, Andriscus 149–148 BC
Military personnel
High generals
- Parmenion – Strategos of Philip and Alexander and commander of pharsalian squadron
- Attalus strategos of Philip and early taxiarch of Alexander
- Hephaestion – Chiliarch (after 327 BC)
- Perdiccas – Chiliarch (after 324 BC)
- Seleucus I Nicator – Chiliarch (after 323 BC)
Somatophylakes
- Aristonous of Pella
- Arybbas (somatophylax)
- Balacrus
- Demetrius (somatophylax)
- Hephaestion
- Leonnatus
- Lysimachus
- Menes of Pella
- Pausanias of Orestis Philip's
- Peithon
- Peucestas
- Ptolemy (somatophylax)
- Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
- Ptolemy I Soter
Cavalry
Hipparchoi
- Philotas (after 330 BC, Cleitus the Black, Coenus, Hephaestion, Craterus, Perdiccas, Cleitus the White) leaders of Hetairoi (1800 Horses)
- Cleitus the Black, Royal cavalry
- Sopolis, cavalry of Amphipolis
- Heraclides (son of Antiochus), cavalry of Bottiaea
- Peroidas cavalry of Anthemus
- Socrates cavalry of Apollonia
- Pantordanus cavalry of Leugaea
- Hegelochus, (later Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus), Protomachus, Aretes), Prodromoi, light cavalry (600 Horses)
- Calas, Alexander of Lyncestis, Philip, Polydamas , Parmenion–Thessalian cavalry (1800 Horses)
- Philip (son of Menelaus) (after 331 BC, Erigyius), other allied Greeks (600 Horses)
- Agathon (son of Tyrimmas), (later Ariston of Paionia) Thracian cavalry (900 Horses) *Total 5700 Horses in 333 BC
- Demetrius (son of Althaemenes), Glaucias, Meleager, mentioned in the Battle of Gaugamela
Infantry
Taxiarchs of Pezhetairoi
- Nicanor (son of Parmenion) 334 BC leader of Royal Agema and Hypaspists (succeeded by Neoptolemus (general))
- Alcetas
- Amyntas 334 BC
- Antigenes
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC
- Attalus (general) 334 BC
- Attalus (son of Andromenes from Stympha)
- Clitus the White
- Coenus 334 BC
- Craterus 334 BC
- Gorgias
- Meleager (general) 334 BC
- Menander (general) 334 BC
- Peithon, son of Agenor
- Perdiccas 334 BC
- Philip (son of Amyntas) 334 BC
- Philotas (satrap)
- Polyperchon
- Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
- Ptolemy I Soter 334 BC
- Simmias
- Proteas
- Hegelochus
- Amphoterus
- Nearchus
Trierarchs of Nearchus
- Archon of Pella
- Archias of Pella
- Aristonous of Pella
- Asclepiodorus
- Craterus
- Demonicus of Pella
- Hephaestion
- Leonnatus
- Lysimachus
- Metron
- Mylleas
- Nicarchides
- Ophellas
- Pantauchus
- Peithon
- Perdiccas
- Peucestas
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Timanthes of Pella
Various
- Agathon brother of Parmenion
- Arrhidaeus
- Asander
- Caranus hetairos
- Coragus
- Derdas
- Eudemus (general)
- Harpalus
- Iollas
- Lagus
- Menedemus (general)
- Menelaus (son of Lagus)
- Nicanor (Antipatrid general)
- Nicanor (father of Balacrus)
- Nicanor (Ptolemaic general)
- Nicanor the Elephant
- Philip (son of Antigonus)
- Philip (son of Antipater)
- Philip (son of Machatas)
- Philoxenus (general)
- Polemon (general) son of Andromenes
- Ptolemy (general) nephew of Antigonus
- Teutamus
- Tlepolemus (son of Pythophanes)
Civilization
Athletes
- Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC[1] Stadion 2nd Olympics [2]
- ca. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games[3]
- Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC Tethrippon in Olympic and Pythian Games
- Philip II of Macedon (Thrice Olympic Winner), 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot, Synoris
- 344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics[4]
- Archon of Pella 334-332 BC Horse race Isthmian and Pythian Games
- Antigonus (son of Callas) 332-331 BC Hoplitodromos Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the Conquest of the city
- Malacus Μάλακος 329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games[5]
- Criton or Cliton[6] 328 BC Stadion Olympics
- Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics[6]
- Lagus (son of Ptolemeus) Λᾶγος 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia
- Epaenetus (son of Silanus) Ἐπαίνετος 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia
- Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος 304 BC stadion Lykaia[7]
- Bubalus of Cassandreia Βούβαλος 304 BC keles (horse) flat race Lykaia
- Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics[8]
- Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics[6]
- Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics[6]
- Belistiche 264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics
- Apollodorus (runner) 1st c.BC Olympics
Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded in recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella (~3rd c. BC)[9]
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Arsinoe I
- Arsinoe II
- Berenice Phernophorus
- Berenice II
- Cleopatra II
- Etearchus Ἐτέαρχος
- Molycus Μόλυκος
- Plangon Πλαγγών woman
- Trygaios Τρυγαῖος
Writers
- Adaios (ca. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet
- Antipater (ca. 397 BC — 319 BC) Illyrian Wars
- Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC—283 BC) patron of letters, historian of Alexander's campaign
- Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor quotes
- Alexarchus, scholar, conlanger
- Leon of Pella (4th c. BC) historian On the Gods in Egypt
- Marsyas of Pella (356- 294) historian
- Marsyas of Philippi (3rd c. BC) historian
- Hippolochus (early 3rd c. BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast
- Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~288 BC) comic poet
- Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC – 240 BC) epigrammatic poet
- Amerias (3rd c. BC) lexicographer
- Craterus (historian) (3rd c. BC) anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica
- Oikiades (son of Nikandros) from Cassandreia Tragoedus winner in Soteria (festival) 272 BC[10]
- Ptolemy IV Philopator, wrote a tragedy entitled Adonis, and presumably played the lead.
- Hermagoras of Amphipolis (c. 225 BC), stoic philosopher
- Samus (son of Chrysogonus), (late 3rd c. BC)[7]
- Craterus of Amphipolis (ca. 100-30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games[11]
- Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) fabulist
- Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st c. BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
- Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st c. AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
- Epigonus of Thessalonica
- Perses epigrammatist
- Archias, epigrammatist
- Antiphanes (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatist
- Parmenion (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatist
- Polyaenus, (2nd c. AD) military writer
- Criton of Pieria (2nd c. AD) historian
- Stobaeus (5th c. AD) anthologist of Greek authors
- Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul), (6th c. AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology
Scientists
- Poseidonius, mechanician[12]
- Pyrrhus mechanician
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes, mechanician
- Archias of Pella, geographer under Nearchus
- Parmenion (architect)
- Patrocles (geographer)
Artists
- Pamphilus (painter), teacher of Apelles (4th c. BC)
- Parmeniskos group potters (3rd c.BC)
- Aetion of Amphipolis, sculptor
- Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria (festival) c.260 BC[13]
- _ (son of Callistratus) from Philippi Dancer winner in Soteria (festival) ~250 BC[14]
- Heraclides (painter) (2nd c. BC) marine painter
- Herophon (son of Anaxagoras) (2nd-1st c. BC) sculptor
- Evander of Beroea 1st c. AD sculptor
- Adymus of Beroea 1st c. AD sculptor
Priests
Theorodokoi
- Perdiccas, possibly Perdiccas III of Macedon ~365-311 BC Epidaurian[15] [16]
- Pausanias of Kalindoia, possibly the same as Pausanias the pretender to the Macedonian throne in the 360s BC
- Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios[17]
Naopoioi
Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in Delphi
- Philippus Φίλιππος Μακεδών
- Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) Τιμανορίδας Κορδυπίωνος Μακεδών ~361-343 BC[18]
- Leon (son of Hegesander) Λέων Ἡγησάνδρου Μακεδών 331 BC[19]
Women
- Arsinoe of Macedonia mother of Ptolemy I Soter
- Belistiche olympionice
- Cleopatra of Macedon sister of Alexander, wife of Alexander I of Epirus
- Cleopatra Eurydice, niece of Attalus (general), and 5th wife of Philip
- Cynane half-sister of Alexander
- Eurydice of Egypt daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy I Soter
- Eurydice II of Macedon mother of Philip
- Euridice III Adea, wife of Philip Arrhidaeus
- Lanike sister of Clitus the Black and the nurse of Alexander
- Nicaea of Macedonia daughter of Antipater, wife of Lysimachus
- Nicesipolis wife of Philip, mother of Thessalonica
- Olympias mother of Alexander
- Phila, daughter of Antipater, wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes and mother of Antigonus II Gonatas
- Philinna of Larissa, wife of Philip, mother of Philip III of Macedon
- Stratonice of Macedonia wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
- Thessalonica half-sister of Alexander, wife of Cassander
- Olympias II of Epirus, wife of Alexander II of Epirus
See also
- List of ancient Macedonians in epigraphy
- List of other Greeks in ancient Macedonia
- Citizens of Macedonia (Roman province)
References
- ^ A History of Macedonia. Volume 2 Review: John Cole
- ^ Justin – 7.2.14. (He contended for the prize in various species of exercises at the Olympics)
- ^ Thucydides and Pindar: Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry [1] by Simon Hornblower – SEG 30:648
- ^ Aspects of Ancient Macedonian Costume [2]-Μακεδόνες και Παναθήναια [3], [4] -Epigraphical Database SEG 49:842, SEG 45:801
- ^ Boeotia — Amphiareion- Epigr. tou Oropou 520.10
- ^ a b c d Chronicon (Eusebius)
- ^ Arkadia — Lykaion — IG V,2 550.17
- ^ Pausanias a Guide to Greece [5]
- ^ Posidippus, Epigrams www.chs.harvard.edu
- ^ Phokis — Delphi Syll.³ 424.42
- ^ Boiotia — Oropos: Amphiareion — ca. 80-50 BC Epigr. tou Oropou 528.12
- ^ Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 Bc-Ad 363 By Duncan B. Campbell [6]
- ^ Phokis — Delphi FD III 1:477.13
- ^ Phokis — Delphi BCH 1928:259.26
- ^ Epidauros — ca. 365-311 BC IG IV²,1 94 frg b.col I.1 -9
- ^ Martial, Buch VI: Ein Kommentar by Farouk Grewing
- ^ Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings Page 211 By Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos ISBN 960-7094-89-1
- ^ Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:19.74
- ^ Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:58.29-30
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