"Macedon" redirects here. For other uses, see Macedon (disambiguation).
Macedonia
Μακεδονία
Makedonía
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Coat of arms
Capital Aigai until about 400 BC when moved by Archelaus to Pella
Language(s) Ancient Macedonian, later Attic/Koine Greek
Religion Ancient Greek religion
Government Monarchy
King
- 808 - 778 BC Karanus
- 359 - 336 BC Philip II of Macedon
- 336 - 323 BC Alexander the Great
- 221 - 179 BC Philip V of Macedon
Historical era Classical Antiquity
- Karanus establishes the Argead dynasty 800s BC
- Amyntas III unifies Macedon 382 BC
- Conquered by the Roman Republic in the Fourth Macedonian War 146 BC
Currency Greek drachma
Macedonia or Macedon (from Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía) was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,[1] bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. The rise of Macedon, from a small kingdom at the periphery of Classical Greek affairs, to one which came to dominate the entire Hellenic world, occurred under the reign of Philip II. For a brief period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, it became the most powerful state in the world, controlling a territory that included the former Persian empire, stretching as far as the Indus River; at that
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Macedonia
Μακεδονία
Makedonía
←
800s BC–146 BC →
→
→
→
Coat of arms
Capital Aigai until about 400 BC when moved by Archelaus to Pella
Language(s) Ancient Macedonian, later Attic/Koine Greek
Religion Ancient Greek religion
Government Monarchy
King
- 808 - 778 BC Karanus
- 359 - 336 BC Philip II of Macedon
- 336 - 323 BC Alexander the Great
- 221 - 179 BC Philip V of Macedon
Historical era Classical Antiquity
- Karanus establishes the Argead dynasty 800s BC
- Amyntas III unifies Macedon 382 BC
- Conquered by the Roman Republic in the Fourth Macedonian War 146 BC
Currency Greek drachma
Macedonia or Macedon (from Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía) was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,[1] bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. The rise of Macedon, from a small kingdom at the periphery of Classical Greek affairs, to one which came to dominate the entire Hellenic world, occurred under the reign of Philip II. For a brief period, after the conquests of Alexander the Great, it became the most powerful state in the world, controlling a territory that included the former Persian empire, stretching as far as the Indus River; at that
Medico dentista
shuttel service