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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] [3] [4]
Hippolochus (early 3rd century BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast; Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 288 BC) comic poet; Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet; Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer; Craterus (historian) (3rd century BC) anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica
The Macedonian Kings often sought the best education possible for their heirs. Artwork by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris. However, unlike Thessaly, Macedonia was ruled by a monarchy from its earliest history until the Roman conquest in 167 BC. The nature of the kingship, however, remains debated.
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).
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]
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.
The kings of Thrace are forced to submit to Macedonian rule or overlordship by 341 BC; Seuthes III, son of ? Teres III [60] or Cotys I, opposed Macedonian rule (by 324–after 312 BC) The succession to Seuthes III is unclear; the area was partitioned among Thracian dynasts and Macedonian kings, after 277 also by the Celts of Tylis
This is a list of all the known Macedoniarchs, an official that was the head of the Koinon of Macedonians. It is known that there were only 11 such officials. It is known that there were only 11 such officials.