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Argead Dynasty (808-309 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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c. 808-778 BC | Karanos | Founder of the Argead dynasty and the first king of Macedon. (Possibly Fictional) | |
c. 778-750 BC | Koinos | (Possibly Fictional) | |
c. 750-700 BC | Tyrimmas | (Possibly Fictional) | |
c. 700-678 BC | Perdiccas I | ||
c. 678-640 BC | Argaeus I | ||
c. 640-602 BC | Philip I | ||
c. 602-576 BC | Aeropus I | ||
576-547 BC | Alcetas I | ||
547-498 BC | Amyntas I | Vassal of the Achaemenid Empire in 512/511 BC. Historians recognize Amyntas as the first Macedonian monarch of historical importance. | |
498-454 BC | Alexander I | Fully subordinate part of the Achaemenid Empire after 492 BC, then full Independence after 479 BC following the withdrawal of the Achaemenid army. | |
454-448 BC | Alcetas II | ||
448-413 BC | Perdiccas II | ||
413-399 BC | Archelaus I | ||
399 BC | Craterus | ||
399-396 BC | Orestes | Ruled jointly with Aeropus II, until he was murdered by Aeropus II | |
399-394/393 BC | Aeropus II | Joint rule with Orestes until 396 BC, then sole rule | |
394-393 BC | Archelaus II | ? - A possible usurper with a reign of around a year | |
393 BC | Amyntas II | Very brief reign ended with his assassination by an Elimieotan nobleman named Derdas | |
393 BC | Pausanias | Assassinated by, Amyntas III in the year of his accession | |
393 BC | Amyntas III (First Reign) | ||
393-392 BC | Argaeus II | Usurped throne from Amyntas III for about a year with the aid of the Illyrians | |
392-370 BC | Amyntas III (Second Reign) | Restored to the throne after around one year | |
370-368 BC | Alexander II | Assassinated by his maternal uncle Ptolemy of Aloros | |
368-359 BC | Perdiccas III | Ptolemy of Aloros was his regent from 368-365 BC, until he was murdered by Perdiccas III | |
359 BC | Amyntas IV | Young son of Perdiccas III, throne usurped by Philip II | |
359-336 BC | Philip II | Expanded Macedonian territory and influence to achieve a dominant position in the Balkans, confederated most of the Greek city-states in the League of Corinth under his hegemony. | |
336-323 BC | Alexander III the Great | The most notable Macedonian king and one of the most celebrated kings and military strategists of all time. By the end of his reign, Alexander was simultaneously King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt and King of Persia, and had conquered the entire former Achaemenid Empire as well as parts of the western Indus Valley. | |
323-317 BC | Philip III Arrhidaeus[1] | Half-Brother of Alexander the Great, Titular figurehead king of the Macedonian Empire, during the early Wars of the Diadochi; was mentally disabled to at least some degree. Executed by Olympias. | |
323/317-309 BC | Alexander IV[1] | Son of Alexander the Great and Roxana of Bactria, who was yet unborn at the time of his father's death. A pretender upon his birth, from 317 BC the titular figurehead king of the Macedonian Empire, during the early-middle Wars of the Diadochi. Executed by Cassander. |
Regents of Macedon(368-365 BC; 334-305 BC)
editDates | Regent Name | King | Comments |
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368-365 BC | Ptolemy of Aloros | Perdiccas III | Assassinated King Alexander II, to serve as Regent for Perdiccas III, but was murdered by him in 365 BC. |
334-323 BC | Antipater (First Regency) | Alexander III the Great | Governed Macedonia as Alexander the Great campaigned in the east. |
323-320 BC | Perdiccas | Philip III Arrhidaeus | A dying Alexander the Great gave his ring to Perdiccas, who after his death, was appointed "Regent of the Empire" at the Partition of Babylon. Was Murdered by his officers after an ill-fated campaign against Ptolemy, Satrap of Egypt. |
320 BC | Peithon | Briefly named interm Co-Regents by Ptolemy, but this didn't become official as the other Diadochi refused to accept them. | |
Arrhidaeus | |||
320-319 BC | Antipater (Second Regency) | Briefly regent of the Empire again before dying in 319 BC at the age of 81. | |
319-317 BC | Polyperchon | Was Antipater's appointed successor, but came into conflict with Antipater's son, Cassander, who would triumph over him in a civil war. | |
317-305 BC | Cassander | Alexander IV | Overthrew Polyperchon and his ally Olympias, to become Regent. After having Alexander IV and his mother Roxana executed in 309 BC, he reigned as Regent without a King until 305 BC, when he declared himself King in 305 BC. |
Antipatrid Dynasty (305-294 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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305-297 BC | Cassander | Regent of Macedon from 317-305 BC, son of the Regent Antipater | |
297 BC | Philip IV | Died shortly after his father, Cassander | |
297-294 BC | Antipater II | Ruled jointly, but soon entered a power struggle with each other, involving Pyrrhus of Epirus and the Antigonid, Demetrius I. Both were assassinated, Alexander by Demetrius, and Antipater by Lysimachus after he fled to Thrace. | |
Alexander V |
Antigonid Dynasty (294-288 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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294-288 BC | Demetrius I[2] | Son of Antigonus I, whose domain had been primarily based in Anatolia. |
Alkimachid and Aeacid Dynasties (288-281 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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288-281 BC | Lysimachus | Lysimachus of Thrace and Pyrrhus of Epirus, backed by Ptolemy I of Egypt, invaded Macedonia and expelled Demetrius. Pyrrhus briefly reigned as sole King of Macedon for seven months, before becoming co-king with Lysimachus, an arrangement which lasted until 285 BC, when Lysimachus expelled Pyrrhus, becoming sole Macedonian king himself. | |
288-285 BC | Pyrrhus (First Reign) |
Ptolemaic Dynasty (281-279 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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281-279 BC | Ptolemy Ceraunus | Son of Ptolemy I of Egypt. Seized control of Macedon after murdering Seleucus, who was preparing to invade Macedon after the fall of Lysimachus. Was killed during an invasion of Gauls led by Bolgios. | |
279 BC | Meleager | A brother of Ptolemy Ceraunus, ruled for two months until he was pressured by the army to abdicate. |
Antipatrid Dynasty (Restored) (279 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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279 BC | Antipater Etesias | Reigned for just 45 days during the Gallic Crisis before he was deposed by the military leader, Sosthenes. Eventually took refuge in Ptolemaic Egypt. |
Reign of Sosthenes (279-277 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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279-277 BC | Sosthenes | Was a Macedonian General, who had served as Governor of Asia Minor for Lysimachus. Non-royal, elected King by his soldiers. Defeated the Gallic invasion of Bolgios, defeated the Gallic Army of Brennus in 279, and held off an invasion by Antigonus II in 278. Died in 277. |
Antigonid Dynasty (Restored) (277-274 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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277-274 BC | Antigonus II Gonatas (First Reign)[3] | After the death of Sosthenes, led Greek armies to victory against Cerethrius at the Battle of Lysimachia, and took possession of his claimed Macedonian throne. Was driv |
Aeacid Dynasty (Restored) (274-272 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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274-272 BC | Pyrrhus (Second Reign) | Briefly usurped the throne from Antigonus II, but refrained from finishing off his forces, as his attention was drawn south towards the Peloponnese. Pyrrhus died at the Battle of Argos after being defeated by a group of allies that included Antigonus II and soldiers loyal to him, among others. |
Antigonid Dynasty (Restored) (272-167 BC)
editImage | Reign | Monarch Name | Comments |
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272-239 BC | Antigonus II Gonatas (Second Reign) | After the defeat and death of Pyrrhus, re-took the throne. | |
239-229 BC | Demetrius II Aetolicus | ||
229-221 BC | Antigonus III Doson | While Demetrius II's young son Philip V was originally meant to rule after him, with Antigonus III as a regent, after defeating the Dardani and putting down a Thessalian rebellion, his soldiers declared him King, which he reluctantly accepted, but kept the young Philip V as his heir and acted as a sort of father-figure and mentor to him. Became sick and died during a battle with the Illyrians. | |
221-179 BC | Philip V | First Macedonian War, Second Macedonian War, Roman-Seleucid War | |
179-168 BC | Perseus | Third Macedonian War, Deposed by the Romans, who organized Macedonia into four Rome-aligned republics. |
Andriskos's Revolt (149-148 BC)
editAfter Perseus's defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 167 BC, Macedon was divided into four republics under Roman domination. In 150 BC, a man named Andriscus claimed to be the son of Perseus, and claimed the throne of Macedon as Philip VI. This led to the Fourth Macedonian War, in which Andriscus was defeated by the Romans, and Macedon was annexed as a Roman province in 148 BC.
Image | Dates | Name | Comments |
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149-148 BC | Philip VI Andriskos (Pseudo-Philip) | Commoner from Aeolis who had a strong resemblance to the deposed King Perseus, and claimed to be his son. He captured Rome's Macedonian client-republics with the backing of Thracian soldiers, and re-established the Macedonian Kingdom. Lost the Fourth Macedonian War to the Roman Republic, and was executed, Macedonia becoming a Roman province. |
References
edit- ^ a b As part of the compromise in Babylon after Alexander the Great’s death, it was agreed that Philip would be joint king with Roxanne’s unborn child, should it prove to be male. Hence Philip was sole king for several months until Alexander IV was born, and Alexander too was sole king from Philip’s murder in 317 BC to his own death. Neither had any effective power during this period; Philip was mentally infirm and Alexander was under age.
- ^ Demetrius was proclaimed King in 306 BC with his father, but his reign in Macedonia only became effective after he ousted the Antipatrids in 294, and his power there ended after he was in turn expelled by Pyrrhus and Lysimachus in 286. His death in 283 is often given as marking the end of his reign.
- ^ Antigonus claimed the kingship upon his father's death in 283, but it was only effective after 276.
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