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ancient Macedonians The Macedonians ( el, Μακεδόνες, ''Makedónes'') were an ancient tribe that lived on the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios in the northeastern part of mainland Greece. Essentially an ancient Greek people ...

, an

ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the

Greek peninsula Greece is a country of the Balkans, in Southeastern Europe, bordered to the north by Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria; to the east by Turkey, and is surrounded to the east by the Aegean Sea, to the south by the Cretan and the Libyan Seas, an ...

Mythology

Makednos In Greek mythology, Makedon, also Macedon ( grc, Μακεδών) or Makednos (), was the eponymous ancestor of the ancient Macedonians according to various ancient Greek fragmentary narratives. In most versions, he appears as a native or immigr ...

Kings

Military personnel

High generals

Parmenion Parmenion (also Parmenio; grc-gre, Παρμενίων; c. 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief milita ...

– Strategos of Philip and Alexander and commander of pharsalian squadron * Attalus strategos of Philip and early taxiarch of Alexander * Hephaestion –

Chiliarch Chiliarch is a military rank dating back to antiquity. Originally denoting the commander of a unit of about one thousand men (a chiliarchy) in the Macedonian army, it was subsequently used as a Greek translation of a Persian officer who functioned ...

(after 327 BC) *

Perdiccas Perdiccas ( el, Περδίκκας, ''Perdikkas''; 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great. He took part in the Macedonian campaign against the Achaemenid Empire, and, following Alexander's death in 323 BC, rose to beco ...

– Chiliarch (after 324 BC) *

Seleucus I Nicator Seleucus I Nicator (; ; grc-gre, Σέλευκος Νικάτωρ , ) was a Macedonian Greek general who was an officer and successor ( ''diadochus'') of Alexander the Great. Seleucus was the founder of the eponymous Seleucid Empire. In the po ...

– Chiliarch (after 323 BC)

Somatophylakes ''Somatophylakes'' ( el, Σωματοφύλακες; singular: ''somatophylax'', σωματοφύλαξ) were the bodyguards of high-ranking people in ancient Greece. The most famous body of ''somatophylakes'' were those of Philip II of Macedon a ...

* Aristonous of Pella * Arybbas (somatophylax) *

Balacrus Balakros ( el, Bάλακρoς), also Balacrus, the son of Nicanor, one of Alexander the Great's "Somatophylakes" (bodyguards), was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issus, 333 BC. He succeeded to the last Achaemenid satrap of Cil ...

Demetrius (somatophylax) Demetrius ( grc, Δημήτριος) (died 330 BC) was one of Alexander's somatophylakes. He was suspected of being engaged in the conspiracy of Philotas Philotas ( el, Φιλώτας; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion ...

* Hephaestion * Leonnatus * Lysimachus *

Menes of Pella Menes of Pella ( grc, Μένης), son of Dionysius, was one of the Greek officers of Alexander the Great; and after the Battle of Issus (333 BC) was admitted by the king into the number of his somatophylakes, in the place of Balacrus, who was ...

Pausanias of Orestis Pausanias of Orestis ( grc, Παυσανίας ἐκ τῆς Ὀρεστίδος) was a member of Philip II of Macedon's personal bodyguard (''somatophylakes''). He assassinated Philip in 336 BC, possibly at the behest of Philip's wife Olym ...

Philip's *

Peithon Peithon or Pithon (Greek: ''Πείθων'' or ''Πίθων'', 355 – 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordaia in western Macedonia. He was famous for being one of the bodyguards of Alexander the Great, becoming the later ...

* Peucestas *

Ptolemy (somatophylax) Ptolemy ( grc, Πτολεμαῖος) was one of the selected officers of Alexander the Great, called somatophylaces. He was killed at the siege of Halicarnassus, 334 BC, commanding two ''taxeis'' of Hypaspists A hypaspist ( el, Ὑπασπι ...

Ptolemy (son of Seleucus) Ptolemy ( el, ); died 333 BC) son of Seleucus from Orestis or Tymphaia,''Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great'Page 234 By Waldemar Heckel was one of the select officers called Somatophylaces, or guards of the king's person; he combined with ...

Ptolemy I Soter Ptolemy I Soter (; gr, Πτολεμαῖος Σωτήρ, ''Ptolemaîos Sōtḗr'' "Ptolemy the Savior"; c. 367 BC – January 282 BC) was a Macedonian Greek general, historian and companion of Alexander the Great from the Kingdom of Macedo ...

Cavalry

Hipparchoi

Philotas Philotas ( el, Φιλώτας; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alex ...

(after 330 BC,

Cleitus the Black Cleitus the Black ( grc-gre, Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC), was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drun ...

, Coenus, Hephaestion,

Craterus Craterus or Krateros ( el, Κρατερός; c. 370 BC – 321 BC) was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Throughout his life he was a loyal royalist and supporter of Alexander the Great.Anson, Edward M. (20 ...

Cleitus the White Cleitus (Clitus) the White ( grc-gre, Κλεῖτος ὁ λευκός; died c. 317 BC) was an officer of Alexander the Great surnamed "White" to distinguish him from Cleitus the Black. He is noted by Athenaeus and Aelian for his pomp and luxury, a ...

) leaders of Hetairoi (1800 horses) *

, Royal cavalry * Sopolis, cavalry of

Amphipolis Amphipolis ( ell, Αμφίπολη, translit=Amfipoli; grc, Ἀμφίπολις, translit=Amphipolis) is a municipality in the Serres regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is Rodolivos. It was an important ancient Gr ...

* Heraclides (son of Antiochus), cavalry of

Bottiaea Bottiaea (Greek: ''Bottiaia'') was a geographical region of ancient Macedonia and an administrative district of the Macedonian Kingdom. It was previously inhabited by the Bottiaeans, a people of uncertain origin, later expelled by the Macedoni ...

Peroidas Peroidas or Peroedas ( grc, Περοίδας), son of Menestheus, was hipparch of the ile of Hetairoi from Anthemus from the beginning of the campaign of Alexander the Great. At the Battle of Issus, his squadron was transferred, along with that o ...

cavalry of

Anthemus Anthemus or Anthemous ( grc, Ἀνθεμοῦς), also known as Anthemuntus or Anthemountos (Ἀνθεμοῦντος), was a town of ancient Macedonia of some importance, belonging to the early Macedonian monarchy. It appears to have stood sou ...

Socrates Socrates (; ; –399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no te ...

cavalry of Apollonia *

Pantordanus Pantordanus or Pantordanos ( el, Παντόρδανος), son of Cleander, was hipparch of the ''ile'' of '' Hetairoi'' of Leugaea from the beginning of the campaign of Alexander the Great. At the Battle of Issus, he occupied at first the left wi ...

cavalry of Leugaea *Hegelochus, (later

Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus) Amyntas ( el, Ἀμύντας), son of Arrhabaeus, was hipparch of the ile of Prodromoi In ancient Greece, the ''prodromoi'' (singular: ''prodromos'') were skirmisher light cavalry. Their name ( ancient Greek: ''πρόδρομοι'', ''prοdrom ...

, Protomachus,

Aretes Aretes ( el, Ἀρέτης) or Aretas ( el, Ἀρέτας) was a Macedonian general. At the Battle of Gaugamela, he commanded the sarissophoroi (also known as ''prodromoi''), a unit of versatile cavalry, adept at scouting, but with an ability for c ...

Prodromoi In ancient Greece, the ''prodromoi'' (singular: ''prodromos'') were skirmisher light cavalry. Their name (ancient Greek: ''πρόδρομοι'', ''prοdromoi'', lit. "pre-cursors," "runners-before," or "runners-ahead") implies that these cavalry ' ...

, light cavalry (600 horses) * Calas,

Alexander of Lyncestis Alexander ( el, Αλέξανδρος) (d. 330 BC), son of Aeropus of Lyncestis, was a native of the upper Macedonian district called Lyncestis, whence he is usually called Alexander of Lynkestis or Alexander Lyncestes. Justin makes the singular ...

, Philip, Polydamas,

–Thessalian cavalry (1800 horses) *

Philip (son of Menelaus) Philip ( grc, Φίλιππος), son of Menelaus was a Macedonian general of Alexander from the beginning of the Asiatic expedition. In the battle of Granicus (334 BC) he commanded the allied cavalry from Peloponnesus. In the battle of Gaugamela (33 ...

(after 331 BC,

Erigyius Erigyius (in Greek Ἐριγυιoς; died 328 BC), a Mytilenaean, son of Larichus, was an officer in Alexander the Great's army. He had been driven into banishment by Philip II, king of Macedon, because of his faithful attachment to Alexander, and ...

), other allied Greeks (600 horses) *

Agathon (son of Tyrimmas) Agathon ( el, Ἀγάθων) son of Tyrimmas was the Macedonian commander of Thracian cavalry during Alexander's campaign. He played a role in the elimination of Parmenion Parmenion (also Parmenio; grc-gre, Παρμενίων; c. 400 – 3 ...

, (later

Ariston of Paionia Ariston ( grc-gre, Ἀρίστων) was a member of the Paionian royal house, possibly brother of King Patraus and father of the later king, Audoleon. His service with Alexander the Great, like that of the Thracian Sitalces II and others, hel ...

) Thracian cavalry (900 horses) *Total: 5700 horses in 333 BC * Demetrius (son of Althaemenes), Glaucias,

Meleager In Greek mythology, Meleager (, grc-gre, Μελέαγρος, Meléagros) was a hero venerated in his ''temenos'' at Calydon in Aetolia. He was already famed as the host of the Calydonian boar hunt in the epic tradition that was reworked by Ho ...

, mentioned in the

Battle of Gaugamela The Battle of Gaugamela (; grc, Γαυγάμηλα, translit=Gaugámela), also called the Battle of Arbela ( grc, Ἄρβηλα, translit=Árbela), took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great ...

Infantry

Taxiarch Taxiarch, the anglicised form of ''taxiarchos'' or ''taxiarchēs'' ( el, ταξίαρχος or ταξιάρχης) is used in the Greek language to mean "brigadier". The term derives from ''táxis'', "order", in military context "an ordered forma ...
s of
Pezhetairoi The pezhetairoi (Greek: , singular: ''pezhetairos)'' were the backbone of the Macedonian army and Diadochi kingdoms. They were literally "foot companions" (in Greek, ''pezos'' means "pedestrian" and ''hetairos'' means "companion" or "friend"). ...

Nicanor (son of Parmenion) Nicanor (; el, Nικάνωρ ''Nīkā́nōr''; died 330 BC), son of Parmenion, was a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. He is first mentioned at the passage of the Danube river, in the expedition of Alexander against the ...

334 BC leader of Royal

Agema Agema ( el, Ἄγημα) is a term to describe a military detachment, used for a special cause, such as guarding high valued targets. Due to its nature the ''Agema'' most probably comprised elite troops. Etymology The word derives from the Greek ...

and

Hypaspists A hypaspist ( el, Ὑπασπιστής "shield bearer" or "shield covered") is a squire, man at arms, or "shield carrier". In Homer, Deiphobos advances "" () or under cover of his shield. By the time of Herodotus (426 BC), the word had come ...

(succeeded by

Neoptolemus (general) Neoptolemus ( grc, Νεoπτόλεμος; died 321 BC) was a Macedonian officer who served under Alexander the Great. According to Arrian he belonged to the race of the Aeacidae, so he was probably related to the family of the kings of Epirus. ...

) *

Alcetas Alcetas ( Greek Ἀλκέτας; died 320 BC), was the brother of Perdiccas and the son of Orontes from Orestis. He is first mentioned as one of Alexander the Great's generals in his Indian expedition. On the death of Alexander, Alcetas was a ...

* Amyntas 334 BC * Antigenes * Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC *

Attalus (general) Attalus ( Greek: Ἄτταλος; c. 390 BC – 336 BC), a Macedonian from Lower Macedonia, was an important courtier and soldier of Philip II of Macedonia. Family connections to Philip II of Macedon Attalus was born in Lowe ...

334 BC * Attalus (son of Andromenes from Stympha) * Clitus the White * Coenus 334 BC *

334 BC * Gorgias *

Meleager (general) Meleager ( el, Mελέαγρος ''Meleagros''; died 323 BC) was a Macedonian officer who served under Alexander the Great. He was among the generals that accompanied the king in his quest to Wars of Alexander the Great, conquer Asia Minor, and was ...

334 BC *

Menander (general) Menander ( grc-gre, Μένανδρος; fl. 4th century BC) was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great. He was one of those called '' etairoi'', but he held the command of a body of mercenaries. He was appointed by Alexander to the governm ...

334 BC * Peithon, son of Agenor *

334 BC *

Philip (son of Amyntas) Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

334 BC *

Philotas (satrap) Philotas ( el, Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who commanded one taxis or division of the phalanx during the advance into Sogdiana and India. It seems probable that he is the same ...

Polyperchon Polyperchon (sometimes written Polysperchon; el, Πολυπέρχων; b. between 390–380 BCafter 382 BC according to Billows, R., 'Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State' (1990), p. 172, n. 20 – d. after 304 BC,Heckel ...

334 BC * Simmias

Navy

Navarch Navarch ( el, ναύαρχος, ) is an Anglicisation of a Greek word meaning "leader of the ships", which in some states became the title of an office equivalent to that of a modern admiral. Historical usage Not all states gave their naval ...
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* Proteas * Hegelochus * Amphoterus * Nearchus

=
Trierarch Trierarch ( gr, τριήραρχος, triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (''triēres'') in the classical Greek world. In Classical Athens, the title was associated with the trierarchy (τριηραρχία, ''triēr ...
s of Nearchus

= *

Archon of Pella Archon (Ancient Greek: ; died 321 BC) was a Pellaean, appointed satrap of Babylonia after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. He is probably the same as the son of Cleinias mentioned in the Indian expedition of Alexander. He perished in 3 ...

Archias of Pella Archias, son of Anaxidotus from Pella (Greek: ), was a Macedonian officer and geographer who served as Trierarch under Admiral Nearchus. Archias was despatched with a galley of 30 oars, and reached the island of Failaka (Kuwait) and Tylos (Bahrai ...

* Aristonous of Pella * Asclepiodorus *

* Demonicus of Pella * Hephaestion * Leonnatus * Lysimachus * Metron * Mylleas * Nicarchides * Ophellas * Pantauchus *

* Peucestas *

* Timanthes of Pella

Various

Agathon Agathon (; grc, Ἀγάθων; ) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato's ''Symposium,'' which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy a ...

brother of Parmenion *

Arrhidaeus Arrhidaeus or Arrhidaios ( el, Ἀρριδαῖoς lived 4th century BC), one of Alexander the Great's generals, was entrusted by Ptolemy to bring Alexander's body to Egypt in 323 BC, contrary to the wishes of Perdiccas who wanted the body sent ...

Asander Asander or Asandros ( el, Άσανδρoς; lived 4th century BC) was the brother of Parmenion and Agathon, and uncle of Philotas. He was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, and satrap of Lydia from 334 BC as well as satrap of Caria ...

* Caranus

hetairos The Companions ( el, , ''hetairoi'') were the elite cavalry of the Macedonian army from the time of king Philip II of Macedon, achieving their greatest prestige under Alexander the Great, and regarded as the first or among the first shock cav ...

Coragus Coragus (Κόραγος) of the Macedonian army was a celebrated warrior and companion of Alexander the Great. He is best known for his defeat at the hands of the Athenian Dioxippus, practitioner of pankration. During a banquet thrown by the Mac ...

* Derdas *

Eudemus (general) Eudemus ( grc, Εὔδημος; died 316 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals. In 326 BC he was appointed by Alexander as one of the commanders of the troops in India along with Peithon, Porus and Taxiles. After Alexander's death, Eudemus ...

Harpalus Harpalus (Greek: Ἅρπαλος) son of Machatas was an aristocrat of Macedon and boyhood friend of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Harpalus was repeatedly entrusted with official roles by Alexander and absconded three times with la ...

Iollas Iollas (in Greek Ioλλας or Ioλας; lived 4th century BC) was the son of Antipater and the brother of Cassander, king of Macedon. He was one of the royal youths who, according to the Macedonian custom, held offices about the king's person and ...

Lagus Lagus of Eordaia (Greek Λάγος, ''Lagos''; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian courtier and the father of Ptolemy, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. He married Arsinoe of the Argead dynasty and a concubine of Philip II, king of Mac ...

Menedemus (general) Menedemus ( grc-gre, Μενέδημος) was one of the generals of Alexander the Great, who was sent in 329 BC against Spitamenes, satrap of Sogdiana, but was surprised and slain, together with 2000 foot-soldiers and 300 horse. Notes References ...

Menelaus (son of Lagus) Menelaus (; grc-gre, Μενέλαος, ''Menelaos''), son of Lagus and brother of Ptolemy I Soter (ruler of Egypt), served as priest of the eponymous state cult of Alexander, and was for a time king in Cyprus, under his brother. His name does not ...

Nicanor (Antipatrid general) Nicanor (; el, Nικάνωρ ''Nīkā́nōr''; executed 317 BC) was a Macedonian officer who served the Diadochus Cassander and the son in law of Aristotle. He campaigned on Cassander's behalf in Attica and Hellespont during the early Wars of the ...

Nicanor (father of Balacrus) Nicanor (; el, Nικάνωρ ''Nīkā́nōr''; lived 4th century BC) was the father of Balacrus, the Macedonian satrap of Cilicia. It is probably this Nicanor who is alluded to in an anecdote related by Plutarch of Philip II of Macedon, as a perso ...

Nicanor (Ptolemaic general) Nicanor (; el, Nικάνωρ ''Nīkā́nōr'') lived in 4th century BC and was a friend and a general for Ptolemy, the son of Lagus, who was dispatched by the Ptolemaic Egyptian king in 320 BC with an army to reduce Syria and Phoenicia. He took L ...

Nicanor the Elephant Nicanor (; el, Nικάνωρ ''Nīkā́nōr''), nicknamed "The Elephant", was a general under King Philip V of Macedonia in the 3rd century BC. He invaded Attica with an army shortly before the outbreak of the Second Macedonian War between Philip ...

Philip (son of Antigonus) Philip ( grc, Φίλιππος; died 306 BC), son of Antigonus, king of Asia, was sent by his father in 310 BC, at the head of an army, to oppose the revolt of his general Phoenix, and to recover possession of the towns on the Hellespont held by ...

Philip (son of Antipater) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; lived 4th century BC) was son of Antipater, the regent of Macedonia, and brother of Cassander, by whom he was sent in 313 BC, with an army to invade Aetolia. But on his arrival in Acarnania the news that Aeacides, k ...

Philip (son of Machatas) Philip ( el, Φίλιππoς; died 325 BC), son of Machatas and brother of Harpalus, was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who in 327 BC was appointed by Alexander as satrap of India, including the provinces westward of the Hyd ...

Philoxenus (general) Philoxenus (in Greek Φιλόξενος) was a Macedonian officer appointed to superintend the collection of the tribute in the provinces north of the Taurus Mountains after Alexander the Great's return from Egypt in 331 BC. However, he did not im ...

Polemon (general) Polemon ( grc, Πολέμων; lived 4th century BC), son of Andromenes the Stymphaean, was a Macedonian officer in the service of Alexander the Great (336–323 BC). The great intimacy between him and Philotas caused him to be suspected in 330 ...

son of Andromenes *

Ptolemy (general) Ptolemaeus ( grc, Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios) or Ptolemy (died 309 BC) was a nephew and general of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, one of the Successors of Alexander the Great. His father was also called Ptolemy and was a brother of Antigonus. ...

nephew of Antigonus *

Sirras Sirras or Sirrhas ( grc, Σίρρας; d. 390 BC) was a prince, royal member and perhaps prince-regent of Lynkestis (Lyncestis) in Upper Macedonia for his father-in-law King Arrhabaeus ( 423–393 BC). He participated in the Pelopponesian War a ...

, of possible Lyncestian or Upper Macedonian origin, father of Eurydice of Macedon *

Teutamus :''Teutamus (spider), Teutamus'' is also a spider genus (Liocranidae) Teutamus ( grc, Tεύταμoς; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian officer, who, in 319 BC, shared with Antigenes (general), Antigenes the command of the select troops calle ...

* Tlepolemus (son of Pythophanes)

Civilization

Athletes

* Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC Stadion 2nd Olympics *c. 430–420 BC

Argive Argos (; el, Άργος ; grc, label=Ancient and Katharevousa, Ἄργος ) is a city in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece and is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and the oldest in Europe. It is the largest city in Ar ...

Heraean games * Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC

Tethrippon Chariot racing ( grc-gre, ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromia, la, ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. In Greece, chariot racing played an essential role in aristocratic funeral games from ...

in Olympic and

Pythian Games The Pythian Games ( grc-gre, Πύθια;) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. They were held in honour of Apollo at his sanctuary at Delphi every four years, two years after the Olympic Games, and between each Nemean and ...

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

(Thrice Olympic Winner), 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot,

Synoris Chariot racing ( grc-gre, ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromia, la, ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. In Greece, chariot racing played an essential role in aristocratic funeral games from ...

*344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics *

334–332 BC Horse race Isthmian and Pythian Games * Antigonus (son of Callas) 332–331 BC

Hoplitodromos The hoplitodromos or hoplitodromia (Greek: , English translation: "race of the Hoplites") was an ancient foot race, part of the Olympic Games and the other Panhellenic Games. It was the last foot race to be added to the Olympics, first appearing a ...

Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the

Conquest Conquest is the act of military subjugation of an enemy by force of arms. Military history provides many examples of conquest: the Roman conquest of Britain, the Mauryan conquest of Afghanistan and of vast areas of the Indian subcontinent, t ...

of the city *Malacus 329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games *Criton or Cliton

Chronicon (Eusebius) The ''Chronicon'' or ''Chronicle'' ( Greek: Παντοδαπὴ ἱστορία ''Pantodape historia'', "Universal history") was a work in two books by Eusebius of Caesarea. It seems to have been compiled in the early 4th century. It containe ...

328 BC Stadion Olympics * Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics *

(son of Ptolemeus) 308 BC Synoris Arcadian

Lykaia In Ancient Greece, the Lykaia ( el, Λυκαία) was an archaic festival with a secret ritual on the slopes of Mount Lykaion ("Wolf Mountain"), the tallest peak in rustic Arcadia. The rituals and myths of this primitive rite of passage centered ...

*Epaenetus (son of Silanus) 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia *

Heraclitus Heraclitus of Ephesus (; grc-gre, Ἡράκλειτος , "Glory of Hera"; ) was an ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from the city of Ephesus, which was then part of the Persian Empire. Little is known of Heraclitus's life. He wrot ...

304 BC stadion Lykaia *Bubalus of Cassandreia 304 BC keles (horse) flat race Lykaia *Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics * Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics *Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics *

Belistiche Bilistiche (Greek: Βιλιστίχη; born c. 280 BC) or Belistiche was a Hellenistic courtesan of uncertain origin. According to Pausanias, she was a Macedonian;Pausanias. ''Description of Greece'', 5.8.11. "Later they added a pair of foals a ...

264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics *

Apollodorus (runner) Apollodorus ( el, Ἀπολλόδωρος; fl. 1st century AD) was an ancient Macedonian runner who, after winning in the Olympics, was killed by lightning on his way back home. He is commemorated by Antipater of Thessalonica in the below epigram ( ...

(1st century BC) Olympics Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded in recent discovered epigrams of

Posidippus Poseidippus or Posidippus ( grc, Ποσείδιππος, Poseidippos or grc, Ποσίδιππος, Posidippos, horse of Poseidon) is a Greek theophoric name. It may refer to a number of individuals from classical antiquity, including: * Poseidipp ...

of Pella (c. 3rd century BC) *

* Ptolemy II Philadelphus *

Arsinoe I Arsinoe I ( el, Αρσινόη Α’, 305 BC – after c. 248 BC), Footnote 10 was queen of Egypt by marriage to Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Life Arsinoe was the second daughter and youngest child born to King Lysimachus and Nicaea of Macedon. Her ...

Arsinoe II Arsinoë II ( grc-koi, Ἀρσινόη, 316 BC – unknown date between July 270 and 260 BC) was a Ptolemaic queen and co-regent of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of ancient Egypt. She was given the Egyptian title "King of Upper and Lower Egypt", makin ...

* Berenice Phernophorus * Berenice II *

Cleopatra II Cleopatra II (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; c. 185 BC – 116/115 BC) was a queen of Ptolemaic Egypt who ruled from 175 to 115 BC with two successive brother-husbands and her daughter—often in rivalry with her brother Ptolemy VIII. She co- ...

*Etearchus *Molycus *Plangon woman *Trygaios

Writers

* Adaios (c. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet * Antipater (c. 397 BC–319 BC) ''Illyrian Wars'' *

(367 BC–283 BC) patron of letters, historian of ''Alexander's campaign'' *

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

(356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor

quotes Quote is a hypernym of quotation, as the repetition or copy of a prior statement or thought. Quotation marks are punctuation marks that indicate a quotation. Both ''quotation'' and ''quotation marks'' are sometimes abbreviated as "quote(s)". ...

* Alexarchus, scholar,

conlanger A conlanger is a person who invents constructed languages (aka conlangs). Professional conlangers Individuals who have been hired to create languages. * Victoria Fromkin - Paku (a.k.a. Pakuni) * Paul Frommer - Na'vi, Barsoomian * Madhan Karky ...

Leon of Pella Leon of Pella (Greek: ) or Leo the Egyptian (4th century BC) was a historian, priest and theologian. He wrote the book ''On the Gods in Egypt ()'', based on an apocryphal letter of Alexander the Great to his mother Olympias. He was a contemporary ...

(4th-century BC) historian ''On the Gods in Egypt'' *

Marsyas of Pella Marsyas of Pella ( grc, Μαρσύας Περιάνδρου Πελλαῖος; c. 356 BC – c. 294 BC), son of Periander, was a Greek historian. According to the Suda Encyclopedia, he was a brother of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, who was afterwards ...

(356–294) historian *

Marsyas of Philippi Marsyas of Philippi (Ancient Greek: Μαρσύας, Κριτοφήμου, Φιλιππεύς; 3rd century BC) was a Macedonian Greek historian and the son of Critophemus. He was often called Marsyas the Younger ( grc-gre, Μαρσύας ὁ Νε ...

(3rd century BC) historian * Hippolochus (early 3rd century BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast *

Poseidippus of Cassandreia Posidippus of Cassandreia (Greek: Ποσείδιππος ὁ Κασσανδρεύς, ''Poseidippos ho Kassandreus''; 316 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek comic poet of the New Comedy. Life He was the son of Cyniscus, a Macedonian who lived in Athens. ...

(c. 288 BC) comic poet *

Poseidippus of Pella Posidippus of Pella ( grc, Ποσείδιππος ''Poseidippos''; c. 310 – c. 240 BC) was an Ancient Greek epigrammatic poet. Life Posidippus was born in the city of Pella, capital of the kingdom of Macedon as the son of Admetos. He lived for ...

(c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet * Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer *

Craterus (historian) Craterus (Greek: Κρατερός; 321 – c. 263 BC) was a Macedonian historian. Although the identification is not confirmed by any source, he was probably the son of Alexander the Great's general Craterus and his wife Phila. By his mother's third ...

(3rd century BC) anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica *Oikiades (son of Nikandros) from

Cassandreia Cassandreia, Cassandrea, or Kassandreia ( grc, Κασσάνδρεια, ''Kassándreia'') was once one of the most important cities in Ancient Macedonia, founded by and named after Cassander in 316 BC. It was located on the site of the earlier Anc ...

Tragoedus winner in

Soteria (festival) The Soteria () were ancient festivals held in many Greek cities from the 3rd century BC. They honoured the saviour (Soter) of a danger and could be dedicated to all the gods or only one (mainly Zeus ''Soterios''). Heroic men regarded as deliverers w ...

272 BC *

Ptolemy IV Philopator egy, Iwaennetjerwymenkhwy Setepptah Userkare Sekhemankhamun Clayton (2006) p. 208. , predecessor = Ptolemy III , successor = Ptolemy V , horus = ''ḥnw-ḳni sḫꜤi.n-sw-it.f'Khunuqeni sekhaensuitef'' The strong youth whose f ...

, wrote a tragedy entitled ''Adonis'', and presumably played the lead. * Hermagoras of Amphipolis (c. 225 BC), stoic philosopher * Samus (son of Chrysogonus), (late 3rd century B

*

of Amphipolis (c. 100–30 BC)

Rhapsode A rhapsode ( el, ῥαψῳδός, "rhapsōidos") or, in modern usage, rhapsodist, refers to a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry in the fifth and fourth centuries BC (and perhaps earlier). Rhapsodes notably performed the epic ...

winner in Amphiarian games * Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) fabulist *

Antipater of Thessalonica Antipater of Thessalonica ( grc-gre, Ἀντίπατρος ὁ Θεσσαλονικεύς; c. 10 BC - c. AD 38) was a Greek epigrammatist of the Roman period. Biography Antipater lived during the latter part of the reign of Augustus, and perha ...

(late 1st century BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city * Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st century AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology * Epigonus of Thessalonica *Perses epigrammatist *Archias, epigrammatist * Antiphanes (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist *

(late 1st century AD), epigrammatist *

Polyaenus Polyaenus or Polyenus ( ; see ae (æ) vs. e; grc-gre, Πoλύαινoς, Polyainos, "much-praised") was a 2nd-century CE Greek author, known best for his ''Stratagems in War'' ( grc-gre, Στρατηγήματα, Strategemata), which has been pr ...

, (2nd century AD) military writer * Criton of Pieria (2nd century AD) historian *

Stobaeus Joannes Stobaeus (; grc-gre, Ἰωάννης ὁ Στοβαῖος; fl. 5th-century AD), from Stobi in Macedonia, was the compiler of a valuable series of extracts from Greek authors. The work was originally divided into two volumes containin ...

(5th century AD) anthologist of Greek authors *

Macedonius of Thessalonica Macedonius of Thessalonica or Macedonius Consul ( el, Μακηδόνιος or Μακεδόνιος Ύπατος, ο Θεσσαλονικεύς, c.500-560 AD) a Byzantine ''hypatos'' during the reign of Justinian, is the author of 42 epigrams in the ...

(the Consul), (6th century AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology

Scientists

Poseidonius Posidonius (; grc-gre, Ποσειδώνιος , "of Poseidon") "of Apameia" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος) (), was a Greek politician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, historian, mathematician, and teacher nati ...

, mechanician *Pyrrhus mechanician *

Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius I (; grc, Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), also called Poliorcetes (; el, Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynasty ...

, mechanician *

, geographer under Nearchus * Parmenion (architect) *

Patrocles (geographer) Patrocles (Greek: ) (active 312 – 270 BCE) was a Greek and specifically a Macedonian general and writer on geographical subjects. He served Seleucus and Antiochus for several decades. After exploring the Caspian Sea, Patrocles concluded ...

Artists

Pamphilus (painter) Pamphilus of Amphipolis (Ancient Greek: , fourth century BC) was a Macedonian painter and head of Sicyonian school. Under his influence painting became a regular part of Greek classical education, and a number of his pupils went on to become wel ...

, teacher of Apelles (4th century BC) *

Parmeniskos group Parmeniskos group is a conventional term distinguished by Virginia R. Grace (1956) to describe a type of pottery (amphorae) produced in Macedon during the 3rd century BC. The capital of Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in ...

potters (3rd century BC) *

Aetion Aetion (Ancient Greek: ) was an ancient Greek sculptor of Amphipolis, mentioned by Callimachus and Theocritus, from whom we learn that at the request of Nicias, a famous physician of Miletus, he executed a statue of Asclepius in cedar wood. He fl ...

of Amphipolis, sculptor *Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in

c. 260 BC *_ (son of Callistratus) from Philippi Dancer winner in

c. 250 BC * Heraclides (painter) (2nd century BC) marine painter * Herophon (son of Anaxagoras) (2nd–1st centuries BC) sculptor *

Evander of Beroea Evander (Greek: ) son of Evander from Beroea was a Roman-era Macedonian sculptor of the 1st century AD. A well-preserved relief of the Flavian period, was signed by him. Two other signatures of Evander are also found in Lete and Larissa.IG IX,2 ...

(1st century AD) sculptor * Adymus of Beroea (1st century AD) sculptor

Priests

Agathanor * Agathanor (Greek:Αγαθάνωρ) (late 4th century BC) son of Agathon was the Macedonian archpriest of Asclepius, mentioned in the decree of Kalindoia. * Agathanor son of Thrasycles (c. 250-200 BC) from Beroea, was also a Macedonian priest of A ...

Theorodokoi The ''theorodokoi'' ( Greek: , ) in ancient Greece Ancient Greece ( el, Ἑλλάς, Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ...

*Perdiccas, possibly

Perdiccas III of Macedon Perdiccas III (Greek: Περδίκκας Γ΄) was king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia from 365 BC to 360 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II. Son of Amyntas III and Eurydice, he was a child when in 369 BCE his brother Alexander II was k ...

c. 365–311 BC Epidaurian *Pausanias of

Kalindoia Calindoia or Kalindoia (Greek: ) was an ancient Bottiaean city in Mygdonia (modern Thessaloniki regional unit, Kalamoto village). The name also comes down to us in the form Calindaea. The town also bore the names Alindoia and Tripoiai. Kalindoi ...

, possibly the same as

Pausanias Pausanias ( el, Παυσανίας) may refer to: *Pausanias of Athens, lover of the poet Agathon and a character in Plato's ''Symposium'' *Pausanias the Regent, Spartan general and regent of the 5th century BC * Pausanias of Sicily, physician of t ...

the pretender to the Macedonian throne in the 360s BC *Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios

Naopoioi

'' Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in Delphi'' *Philippus *Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) c. 361–343 BC *Leon (son of Hegesander) 331 BCPhokis — Delphi — stoichedon �
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Women

* Arsinoe of Macedonia mother of

olympionice * Cleopatra of Macedon sister of Alexander, wife of Alexander I of Epirus * Cleopatra Eurydice, niece of

, and 5th wife of Philip *

Cynane Cynane ( el, Kυνάνη, ''Kynane'' or , ''Kyna''; killed 323 BC) was half-sister to Alexander the Great, and daughter of Philip II by Audata, an Illyrian princess. She is estimated to have been born in 357 BC. Biography According to Polyaenus ...

half-sister of Alexander *Eurydice of Egypt daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy I Soter *Eurydice II of Macedon mother of Philip *Eurydice III of Macedon, 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 of Macedonia, 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 of Macedon, Thessalonica half-sister of Alexander, wife of Cassander *Olympias II of Epirus, wife of Alexander II of Epirus

References

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Kings

Military personnel

High generals

Somatophylakes ''Somatophylakes'' ( el, Σωματοφύλακες; singular: ''somatophylax'', σωματοφύλαξ) were the bodyguards of high-ranking people in ancient Greece. The most famous body of ''somatophylakes'' were those of Philip II of Macedon a ...

Cavalry

Hipparchoi

Infantry

Navy

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=Trierarch Trierarch ( gr, τριήραρχος, triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (''triēres'') in the classical Greek world. In Classical Athens, the title was associated with the trierarchy (τριηραρχία, ''triēr ...s of Nearchus

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Civilization

Athletes

Writers

Scientists

Artists

Priests

Theorodokoi The ''theorodokoi'' ( Greek: , ) in ancient Greece Ancient Greece ( el, Ἑλλάς, Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ...

Naopoioi

Women

See also

References

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Trierarch Trierarch ( gr, τριήραρχος, triērarchos) was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (''triēres'') in the classical Greek world. In Classical Athens, the title was associated with the trierarchy (τριηραρχία, ''triēr ...
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