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Macedonia, also called Macedon, was ruled continuously by kings from its inception around the middle of the seventh century BC until its conquest by the Roman Republic in 168 BC. Kingship in Macedonia , its earliest attested political institution, was hereditary, exclusively male, and characterized by dynastic politics.
2 Kings. 3 Military personnel. Toggle Military personnel subsection. 3.1 High generals. 3.1.1 Somatophylakes. 3.2 Cavalry. ... This is a list of ancient Macedonians, ...
With their ownership of natural resources including gold, silver, timber, and royal land, the early Macedonian kings were also capable of bribing foreign and domestic parties with impressive gifts. [214] Little is known about the judicial system of ancient Macedonia except that the king acted as the chief judge of the kingdom. [215]
The Kingdom of Macedonia (in dark orange) in c. 336 BC, at the end of the reign of Philip II of Macedon; other territories include Macedonian dependent states (light orange), the Molossians of Epirus (light red), Thessaly (desert sand color), the allied League of Corinth (yellow), neutral states of Sparta and Crete, and the western territories of the Achaemenid Empire in Anatolia (violet purple).
Non-dynastic kings of Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (4 P) Pages in category "Ancient Macedonian monarchs" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Given the scant linguistic evidence, such as the Pella curse tablet, ancient Macedonian is regarded by most scholars as another Greek dialect, possibly related to Doric Greek or Northwestern Greek. [a] The ancient Macedonians participated in the production and fostering of Classical and later Hellenistic art.
Ancient Macedonians are attested in epigraphy from the 5th century BC throughout classical antiquity. For those recorded in classical literary sources, see list of ancient Macedonians . Atheno-Macedonian decrees [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Lists of ancient kings are organized by region and peoples, and include kings recorded in ancient history (3000 BC – 1700 AD) and in mythology. Southern Europe