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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)

Macedonia
Μακεδονία
808 BC–168 BC
150–148 BC


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The Kingdom of Macedonia in 336 BC (orange)
Capital Aigai (Vergina)
(808–399 BC)
Pella
(399–167 BC)
Languages Ancient Macedonian,
Attic Greek, Koine Greek
Religion Greek Polytheism, Hellenistic religion
Government Monarchy
King
 •  808–778 BC Caranus (first)
 •  179–168 BC Perseus (last)
Legislature Synedrion
Historical era Classical Antiquity
 •  Founded by Caranus 808 BC
 •  Vassal of Persia 512/511–493 BC
 •  Incorporated into the Persian Empire 492–479 BC
 •  Rise of Macedon 359–336 BC
 •  Conquest of Persia 335–323 BC
 •  Partition of Babylon 323 BC
 •  Battle of Pydna 168 BC
Currency Tetradrachm
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Greek Dark Ages
Kingdom of Pergamon
Seleucid Empire
Ptolemaic Kingdom
Macedonia (Roman province)


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Macedonia or Macedon (/ˈmæsɪˌdɒn/; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía; Ancient: [ma͜akedoní.a͜a]) was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. It was ruled during most of its existence initially by the founding dynasty of the Argeads, the intermittent Antipatrids and finally the Antigonids. Home to the Ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south.


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