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Kingdom of Macedonia

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
 •  Wars of the Diadochi 322–275 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)
Macedonian boy BM 1906.10-19.1.jpg Terrakota Statue eines Makedoniers 3 Jhdt v Chr.jpg
Terracotta statues depicting ancient Macedonians wearing the kausia, a headgear that led the Persians to refer to the Macedonians as "Yaunã Takabara" ("Greeks with hats that look like shields").
Left: Athenian terracotta figurine, c. 300 BC
Right: Macedonian terracotta figurine, 3rd century BC


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Macedonia or Macedon (/ˈmæsɪˌdɒn/) was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the Ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, being bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south.


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