List of Ancient Macedonians Information

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

Mythology

• Makednos

Kings

Argead Dynasty

• Karanus 808–778 BC
• Koinos
• Tyrimmas ^{[disambiguation needed]}
• 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^{[disambiguation needed]}, (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

Navy

Navarchoi

• 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^{[disambiguation needed]} 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^{[disambiguation needed]} 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^{[disambiguation needed]} epigrammatist
• Archias^{[disambiguation needed]}, 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^{[disambiguation needed]} 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

• Menelaus (son of Lagus)
• Agathanor

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 ^{[disambiguation needed]} (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

1. ^ A History of Macedonia. Volume 2 Review: John Cole
2. ^ Justin – 7.2.14. (He contended for the prize in various species of exercises at the Olympics)
3. ^ Thucydides and Pindar: Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry [1] by Simon Hornblower – SEG 30:648
4. ^ Aspects of Ancient Macedonian Costume [2]-Μακεδόνες και Παναθήναια [3], [4] -Epigraphical Database SEG 49:842, SEG 45:801
5. ^ Boeotia — Amphiareion- Epigr. tou Oropou 520.10
6. ^ ^{a b c d} Chronicon (Eusebius)
7. ^ Arkadia — Lykaion — IG V,2 550.17
8. ^ Pausanias a Guide to Greece [5]
9. ^ Posidippus, Epigrams www.chs.harvard.edu
10. ^ Phokis — Delphi Syll.³ 424.42
11. ^ Boiotia — Oropos: Amphiareion — ca. 80-50 BC Epigr. tou Oropou 528.12
12. ^ Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 Bc-Ad 363 By Duncan B. Campbell [6]
13. ^ Phokis — Delphi FD III 1:477.13
14. ^ Phokis — Delphi BCH 1928:259.26
15. ^ Epidauros — ca. 365-311 BC IG IV²,1 94 frg b.col I.1 -9
16. ^ Martial, Buch VI: Ein Kommentar by Farouk Grewing
17. ^ Macedonian Institutions Under the Kings Page 211 By Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos ISBN 960-7094-89-1
18. ^ Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:19.74
19. ^ Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:58.29-30

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