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Macedon Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...
ians are attested in
epigraphy Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
from the 5th century BC throughout
classical antiquity Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...
. For those recorded in classical literary sources, see
list of ancient Macedonians This is a list of ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greece, ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula. Mythology *Makednos Kings Military personnel High generals *Parmenion – Strategos of Philip and Alexander ...
.


Atheno-Macedonian decrees


Attica (c. 436 bc)

''The names occur also in the second decree below'' * Aeropos son of Philippos *Agelaos son of Alketes * Alketas son of Alexandros I (and one Alexandros son of Alketes) *Archelas son of Perdikkas II (
Archelaus I of Macedon Archelaus I (; grc-gre, Ἀρχέλαος ) was a king of the kingdom of Macedonia from 413 to 399 BC. He was a capable and beneficent ruler, known for the sweeping changes he made in state administration, the military, and commerce. By the t ...
) *Menelaos son of Alexandros *Perdikkas son of Alexandros I (
Perdiccas II Perdiccas II ( gr, Περδίκκας, Perdíkkas) was a king of Macedonia from c. 448 BC to c. 413 BC. During the Peloponnesian War, he frequently switched sides between Sparta and Athens. Family Perdiccas II was the son of Alexander I, he had ...
the king)


Attica (c. 415 BC)

*Adimos
hapax In corpus linguistics, a ''hapax legomenon'' ( also or ; ''hapax legomena''; sometimes abbreviated to ''hapax'', plural ''hapaxes'') is a word or an expression that occurs only once within a context: either in the written record of an entire ...
as Adimos, always Adymos *Alexandros son of Pantaponos *Agathon *Agerros son of Philippos *Antigenes *Antiochos termed as
basileus ''Basileus'' ( el, ) is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. In the English-speaking world it is perhaps most widely understood to mean "monarch", referring to either a "king" or an "emperor" and al ...
king, presumably of Orestians *Arrabaios
Arrhabaeus Arrhabaeus ( el, Ἀρραβαῖος) or ''Arrhibaeus'' may refer to: *Arrhabaeus, the king of Lynkestis, who claimed Corinthian aristocratic (Bacchiadae) origin.Strabo, ''Geography'', 7.7: "The Lyncestae were under Arrhabaeus, who was of the ra ...
the king of
Lyncestis Lynkestis, Lyncestis, Lyngistis, Lynkos or Lyncus ( grc, Λυγκηστίς or Λύγκος la, Lyncestis or ''Lyncus'') was a region and principality traditionally located in Upper Macedonia. It was the northernmost mountainous region of Upper ...
*Attakinos *Autannios *Bordinos *Botres *Boukris *Byrginos son of Kraston *Dadinos * Derdas *Dirbeas *Etharos *Eulandros *Eurylochos *Gaiteas *Idatas *Kallias *Kallimachos *Kleandros *Kratennas *Korrabos *Korratas *Lykaios *Limnaios *Meleagros *Misgon *Neoptolemos *Nikandros *Nomenios *Pausanias son of Machetas (Machatas) *Stadmeas


Amphipolis Amphipolis ( ell, Αμφίπολη, translit=Amfipoli; grc, Ἀμφίπολις, translit=Amphipolis) is a municipality in the Serres (regional unit), Serres regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is ...
(352-350 BC)

''sale deed of a house'' *Antipatros son of Kleinias seller *Aratos buyer *Arogomachos witness *Damon neighbour *Dionyzios witness *Dynnichos neighbour *Garreskios witness *Hermagoras priest *Hipottas guarantor *Laandrichos seller *Polyainos witness *Philotas witness *Spargis
epistates An ( gr, ἐπιστάτης, plural ἐπιστάται, ) in ancient Greece was any sort of superintendent or overseer. In the Hellenistic kingdoms generally, an is always connected with a subject district (a regional assembly), where the , as ...
chairman


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 ...
decree (c. 335 - 305 BC)

*
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 ...
son of Agathon priest *Amerias son of Kydias *Antigonos son of Menandros *Antimenon son of Menandros *Antiphanes son of Soson *Glaukias son of Dabreias *Gydias son of Krithon *Gylis son of Eurytias *Harpalos son of Pha — —*Hegesippos son of Nikoxenos *Ikkotas son of Gyrtos *Kallias son of Apollonios *Kanoun son of Assa ikos *Kertimmas son of Krithon *Kratippos son of Eurytias *Lykourgos son of Nikanor *Menelaos son of Menandros *Myas son of Philiskos or Philistos *Nikanor son of Nikon and Nikanor son of Sosos *Parmenion son of Al — —*Pason son of Skythas *Perdikkas son of Ammadiskos *Philagros son of Menandros *Philotas son of Leonidas *Philoxenos son of E — —*Ptolemmas son of M.. *Sibras son of Herodoros *Troilos son of Antigonos *Waddys or Gaddys son of Astion


Lete (c. 350 - 300 BC)

*Lysandros son of Amyntas and *Lyson son of Pleistiades or Nausiades along with their hetairoi *Adaios *Agestratos *Alketas *Antigonos *Antiphilos *Arrabaios *Attalos *Attinas *Demetrios *Epigonos *Epikrates *Epimenes *Euthymides *Iollas *Lysanias *Menandros *Polemon *Ptolemaios *Sirras *Sopatros


Curse tablet A curse tablet ( la, tabella defixionis, defixio; el, κατάδεσμος, katadesmos) is a small tablet with a curse written on it from the Greco-Roman world. Its name originated from the Greek and Latin words for "pierce" and "bind". The table ...
s (4th century BC)


Mygdonia Mygdonia (; el, Μυγδονία / Μygdonia) was an ancient territory, part of Ancient Thrace, later conquered by Macedon, which comprised the plains around Therma (Thessalonica) together with the valleys of Klisali and Besikia, including the ...

*Diogenes *Epanaros *Hosperos the father of them *Iobiles *Kriton *Menon


Pella Pella ( el, Πέλλα) is an ancient city located in Central Macedonia, Greece. It is best-known for serving as the capital city of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, and was the birthplace of Alexander the Great. On site of the ancient cit ...

*Dagina *Dionysophon *Makron *Thetima


Pydna Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Pýdna) was a Greek city in ancient Macedon, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Sinc ...

*Agesias *Aiolos *Alkimos *Amdokos *Amerynkas *Amyntas *Amyntichos *Amyntor *Antiphila *Arisstion *Arybbas *Asandros *Boulona *Chorotimas *Euboula *Euippas *Euphanios *Euthydikos *Diognetos *Dionysios *Doros *Galestas *Harpalos *Hippias *Hellan *Kallias *Kleandros *Krateuas *Ktolemmas *Kyllis *Limnaios *Lokros *Lynkoritas *Lysidamos *Menyllos *Mikalinos *Nautas *Nikandros *Nikonidas *Nikolaos *Nikylla *Oroidyos *Pauratas *Pausanias *Philan *Philippos *Philonychos *Polemokrates *Polykasta *Protocharis *Simmias *Sitalkas *Stratonika *Tarrias *Theopropos *Theutimos *Thrason *Timokrates *Trochas


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 ...
(3rd century BC)

''A list of potters''


Theorodokoi The ''theorodokoi'' (Greek: , ) in ancient Greece were sacred envoy-receivers whose duty was to host and assist the ''theoroi'' (θεωροί, "viewers") before the Panhellenic games and festivals... A ''theorodokos'' was sometimes appointed by th ...

*Perdiccas, possibly
Perdiccas III of Macedon Perdiccas III (Ancient Greek, Greek: Περδίκκας Γ΄) was king of the Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia from 365 BC to 360 BC, succeeding his brother Alexander II of Macedon, Alexander II. Son of Amyntas III of Maced ...
~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 ...
*Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios


Naopoioi

'' Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected
Archon ''Archon'' ( gr, ἄρχων, árchōn, plural: ἄρχοντες, ''árchontes'') is a Greek word that means "ruler", frequently used as the title of a specific public office. It is the masculine present participle of the verb stem αρχ-, mean ...
by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in
Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ...
'' *Philippus * Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) ~361-343 BC *Leon (son of Hegesander) 331 BC


Individuals


500 - 400 BC

*Aristotima of Sôsos Dion c. 400 BC *Attya Aiane c. 450-400 BC *Apakos owner's signature in inscribed bronze
strigil The strigil ( el, στλεγγίς, translit=stlengis, probably a loanword from Pre-Greek substrate) is a tool for the cleansing of the body by scraping off dirt, perspiration, and oil that was applied before bathing in Ancient Greek and Roman cu ...
. Aiane c. 500 - 475 BC. *Arkaps (Arkapos eria, wools of Arkaps) Aiane c. 450BC *Eugeneia daughter of Xenon Pella c. 400 BC *Kleiona Aiane c. 500 - 450 BC *Machatas owner's inscription, incised after firing. Attic kylix
sherd In archaeology, a sherd, or more precisely, potsherd, is commonly a historic or prehistoric fragment of pottery, although the term is occasionally used to refer to fragments of stone and glass vessels, as well. Occasionally, a piece of broken p ...
.
Eordaea Eordaea ( el, Ἐορδαία) was a geographical region of upper Macedonia and later an administrative region of the kingdom of Macedon. Eordaea was located south of Lynkestis, west of Emathia, north of Elimiotis and east of Orestis.Dimitrio ...
early 5th century BC *Peperias Aigai early 5th century BC *Pythagore of Aristokrates, Aristobole Pella stoichedon c. 500 - 450 *Theotimos son of Parmenon Dion - late 5th century BC *Xanthos son of Amadika and Demetrios Pella c. 400 BC *Xenariste of Boulagoras. Pella western
necropolis A necropolis (plural necropolises, necropoles, necropoleis, necropoli) is a large, designed cemetery with elaborate tomb monuments. The name stems from the Ancient Greek ''nekropolis'', literally meaning "city of the dead". The term usually im ...
c. 400 BC *Zôbia Pella epitaph c. 400 BC


400 - 300 BC

*Andreas son of Andrôn from Osbe.
Beroia Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...
epitaph c. 400–350 BC *Berenika Lete c. 350 BC priestess of Demetra, ritually associated with Stratto, Melis and Lysidika *Berennô of Philistos Aigai c. 350 BC *Bila of Brateadas Aigai c. 350 - 300 BC *Dexios from Heraclea (Pieria). Pella c. 400 - 350 BC * Eurydika daughter of Sirras. Aigai c. 350-300 BC *Harpalos son of Peucolaos c. 350 BC Aigai *Phylomaga c. 350-300 BC
Methoni, Pieria Methoni ( el, Μεθώνη Πιερίας) is a village and a former municipality in Pieria regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pydna-Kolindros, of which it is a municipal unit. History Th ...
c. 350 - 300 BC *Paton son of Laandros Aigai c. 350-325 BC *Sabattaras
hapax In corpus linguistics, a ''hapax legomenon'' ( also or ; ''hapax legomena''; sometimes abbreviated to ''hapax'', plural ''hapaxes'') is a word or an expression that occurs only once within a context: either in the written record of an entire ...
, father of proxenos Machatas *Sillis Aigai c. 350 BC *Zeidymarchis Pella — 4th/3rd century BC


300-200 BC

* Antigonus (son of Callas) hetairos from Amphipolis, commemorates his victory in hoplite racing at Heraclean games after the Conquest of Tyrus. *Ado termed as Makesta, Maketia (Macedonian woman) pilgrim in
Delos The island of Delos (; el, Δήλος ; Attic: , Doric: ), near Mykonos, near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are ...
302,296 BC *Attylos son of Menandros Beroia 4th/3rd century BC *Chartas son of Nikanor, hunter Beroia 248 BC *Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia
citharede A kitharode ( Latinized citharode) : ( translit. Greek) * citharode (Anglicised translit. Latin) * kitharode (Anglicised translit. Greek) : * citharede (rare) * citharoede (rare) : * citharist (English translation Latin) * kitharist (English t ...
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 ...
c. 260 BC *_ _ (son of Callistratus) from
Philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ...
Dancer 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 ...
~250 BC *Matero
Bisaltia Bisaltia ( el, Βισαλτία) or Bisaltica was an ancient country which was bordered by Sintice on the north, Crestonia on the west, Mygdonia on the south and was separated by Odomantis on the north-east and Edonis on the south-east by river ...
— Argilos 3rd/2nd century BC


200-100 BC

*Bilos Beroia 2nd century BC *Biloitos Beroia 2nd/1st century BC *Boulomaga Seleucid or Ptolemaic pilgrim in
Delos The island of Delos (; el, Δήλος ; Attic: , Doric: ), near Mykonos, near the centre of the Cyclades archipelago, is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. The excavations in the island are ...
185 BC **Eulaios father of Lamaga **Lamaga wife **Laommas husband **Olympichos child.
Pydna Pydna (in Greek: Πύδνα, older transliteration: Pýdna) was a Greek city in ancient Macedon, the most important in Pieria. Modern Pydna is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern part of Pieria regional unit, Greece. Sinc ...
epitaph early 2nd century BC. *Laomaga daughter of Peritos Beroia epitaph c. 150 - 100 BC.EKM 1. Beroia 203, SEG 30.562


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Ancient Macedonians In Epigraphy Macedonians
epigraphy Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
epigraphy Epigraphy () is the study of inscriptions, or epigraphs, as writing; it is the science of identifying graphemes, clarifying their meanings, classifying their uses according to dates and cultural contexts, and drawing conclusions about the wr ...
Greek inscriptions Old Macedonian kingdom