List of ancient Macedonians

This is a list of Greek ancient Macedonians ([Μακεδόνες, Makedónes] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)). Not to be confused with ancestors of the modern-day 'Republic of Macedonia' For other uses, see List of Macedonians

Mythology

Makednos

Kings

Argead Dynasty

Karanus 808–778 BC
Koinos ^{[disambiguation needed]}
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

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 ^{[disambiguation needed]}, 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

Trierarchs of Nearchus

Various

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 ^{[disambiguation needed]} 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 ^{[disambiguation needed]} 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

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

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

[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

[Chronicon_Eusebius-6] 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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