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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 Vardar, Axios in the northeastern part of Geography of Greece#Mainland, mainland Greece. Es ...

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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 peri ...

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 immigra ...

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 ...

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Strategos ''Strategos'', plural ''strategoi'', Linguistic Latinisation, Latinized ''strategus'', ( el, στρατηγός, pl. στρατηγοί; Doric Greek: στραταγός, ''stratagos''; meaning "army leader") is used in Greek language, Greek to ...

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

Hephaestion Hephaestion ( grc, Ἡφαιστίων ''Hephaistíon''; c. 356 BC – October 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "by far the dearest of all the ...

–

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 becom ...

– 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 ' Aristonous of Pella ( grc, Ἀριστόνους), son of Peisaeus (Πεισαῖος), who was one of the somatophylakes ''bodyguards'' of Alexander the Great, distinguished himself greatly on one occasion in India. On the death of Alexander, h ...

* 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 Cili ...

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 ...

Leonnatus Leonnatus ( el, Λεοννάτος; 356 BC – 322 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the ''diadochi.'' He was a member of the royal house of Lyncestis, a small Greek kingdom that had been included in Macedonia by King ...

Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was b ...

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 Peucestas ( grc, Πευκέστας, ''Peukéstas''; lived 4th century BC) was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed t ...

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 Macedon ...

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 Alexa ...

(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 drunk ...

, Coenus,

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), Serres regional unit, Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is ...

* 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 of ...

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 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 ...

, 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, helped ...

) 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 a ...

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 ...
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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)) *Alcetas *Amyntas of Macedonia, Amyntas 334 BC *Antigenes (general), Antigenes *Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC *Attalus (general) 334 BC *Attalus (son of Andromenes), Attalus (son of Andromenes from Stympha) *Clitus the White * Coenus 334 BC *

334 BC *Gorgias of Macedon, Gorgias *Meleager (general) 334 BC *Menander (general) 334 BC *Peithon, son of Agenor *

334 BC *Philip (son of Amyntas) 334 BC *Philotas (satrap) *Polyperchon *

334 BC *Simmias of Macedon, Simmias

Navy

Navarchoi

*Proteas of Macedon, Proteas *Hegelochus of Macedon, Hegelochus *Amphoterus (admiral), Amphoterus *Nearchus

=Trierarchs of Nearchus

= *Archon of Pella *Archias of Pella *

*Asclepiodorus of Macedon, Asclepiodorus *

*Demonicus of Pella *

*Metron of Macedon, Metron *Mylleas *Nicarchides *Ophellas *Pantauchus *

*Timanthes of Pella

Various

*Agathon (son of Philotas), Agathon brother of Parmenion *Arrhidaeus *Asander *Caranus (hetairos), Caranus hetairos *Coragus *Derdas III, Derdas *Eudemus (general) *Harpalus *Iollas *Lagus *Menedemus (general) *Menelaus (general), Menelaus (son of Lagus) *Nicanor (Antipatrid general) *Nicanor (father of Balacrus) *Nicanor (Ptolemaic general) *Nicanor the Elephant *Philip (son of Antigonus) *Philip (general), Philip (son of Antipater) *Philip (son of Machatas) *Philoxenus (general) *Polemon (general) son of Andromenes *Ptolemy (general) nephew of Antigonus *Sirras, of possible Lyncestis, Lyncestian or Upper Macedonian origin, father of Eurydice I of Macedon, Eurydice of Macedon *Teutamus *Tlepolemus (general), Tlepolemus (son of Pythophanes)

Civilization

Athletes

*Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC Stadion (running race), Stadion 2nd Ancient Olympic Games, Olympics *c. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games *Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC Chariot racing, 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 Panathenaic Games, Panathenaics *Archon of Pella 334–332 BC Horse race Isthmian Games, Isthmian and Pythian Games *Antigonus (son of Callas) 332–331 BC Hoplitodromos Herakles, Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the Siege of Tyre (332 BC), Conquest of the city *Malacus 329/328 BC dolichos (running race), Dolichos Amphiareion of Oropos, Amphiarian games *Criton or ClitonChronicon (Eusebius) 328 BC Stadion Olympics *Damasias of Amphipolis, Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics *Lagus (son of Ptolemeus) 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia *Epaenetus (son of Silanus) 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia *Heraclitus of Macedon, Heraclitus 304 BC stadion Lykaia *Bubalus of Cassandreia 304 BC keles (horse) flat race Lykaia *Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics *Antigonus (athlete), Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics *Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics *Belistiche 264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics *Apollodorus (runner) (1st century BC) Olympics Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded in recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella (c. 3rd century BC) *

*Ptolemy II Philadelphus *Arsinoe I *Arsinoe II *Berenice Phernophorus *Berenice II *Cleopatra II *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 (356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor q:Alexander the Great, quotes *Alexarchus of Macedon, Alexarchus, scholar, conlanger *Leon of Pella (4th-century BC) historian ''On the Gods in Egypt'' *Marsyas of Pella (356–294) historian *Marsyas of Philippi (3rd century BC) historian *Hippolochus (writer), Hippolochus (early 3rd century BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast *Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 288 BC) comic poet *Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet *Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer *Craterus (historian) (3rd century BC) anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica *Oikiades (son of Nikandros) from Cassandreia Greek Tragedy, Tragoedus winner in Soteria (festival) 272 BC *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 century B

*

of Amphipolis (c. 100–30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiareion of Oropos, Amphiarian games *Phaedrus (fabulist), Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) fabulist *Antipater of Thessalonica (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 of Macedon, Antiphanes (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist *Parmenion (poet), Parmenion (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist *Polyaenus, (2nd century AD) military writer *Criton of Pieria (2nd century AD) historian *Stobaeus (5th century AD) anthologist of Greek authors *Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul), (6th century AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology

Scientists

*Poseidonius (mechanician), Poseidonius, mechanician *Pyrrhus mechanician *Demetrius I Poliorcetes, mechanician *Archias of Pella, geographer under Nearchus *Parmenion (architect) *Patrocles (geographer)

Artists

*Pamphilus (painter), teacher of Apelles (4th century BC) *Parmeniskos group potters (3rd century BC) *Aetion of Amphipolis, sculptor *Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria (festival) c. 260 BC *_ (son of Callistratus) from Philippi Dancer winner in Soteria (festival) c. 250 BC *Heraclides (painter) (2nd century BC) marine painter *Herophon (son of Anaxagoras) (2nd–1st centuries BC) sculptor *Evander of Beroea (1st century AD) sculptor *Adymus of Beroea (1st century AD) sculptor

Priests

*Menelaus (son of Lagus) *Agathanor

Theorodokoi

*Perdiccas, possibly Perdiccas III of Macedon c. 365–311 BC Epidauros, Epidaurian *Pausanias of Kalindoia, possibly the same as Pausanias (pretender), Pausanias the pretender to the Macedonian throne in the 360s BC *Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios

Naopoioi

''Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Amphictyonic League, 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

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