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However, Alexander's untimely death in 323 BC triggered a series of civil wars and regents for his young son Alexander IV, ultimately leading to the Argead dynasty's demise. Cassander, the ostensible regent of Macedonia, murdered Alexander IV in 310 and installed the Antipatrids as the ruling house. His dynasty was short-lived, however, as his ...
The Macedonian Wars (214–148 BC) were a series of conflicts fought by the Roman Republic and its Greek allies in the eastern Mediterranean against several different major Greek kingdoms. They resulted in Roman control or influence over Greece and the rest of the eastern Mediterranean basin, in addition to their hegemony in the western ...
Antipater (c. 397 BC–319 BC) Illyrian Wars; Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) patron of letters, historian of Alexander's campaign; Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor quotes; Alexarchus, scholar, conlanger; Leon of Pella (4th-century BC) historian On the Gods in Egypt; Marsyas of Pella (356–294) historian
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).
This category includes historical wars in which ancient state of Macedon (8th century BC–148 BC) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Subcategories
Wars involving Macedonia (ancient kingdom) (5 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Macedonia (ancient kingdom)" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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.