List of ancient Macedonians
This is a list of the ancient Macedonians.
Mythology
- Makednos
Kings
Argead Dynasty">Argead dynasty">Argead Dynasty
- Perdiccas I Αʹ 700–678 BC
- Argaeus I Αʹ 678–640 BC
- Philip I Αʹ 640–602 BC
- Aeropus I Αʹ 602–576 BC
- Alcetas I Αʹ 576–547 BC
- Amyntas I Αʹ 547–498 BC
- Alexander I Αʹ 498–454 BC
- Alcetas II Βʹ 454–448 BC
- Perdiccas II Βʹ 448–413 BC
- Archelaus Αʹ 413–399 BC
- Craterus 399 BC
- Orestes and Aeropus IIBʹ 399–396 BC
- Archelaus II Βʹ 396–393 BC
- Amyntas II Βʹ 393 BC
- Pausanias 393 BC
- Amyntas III Γʹ 393 BC
- Argaeus II Βʹ 393–392 BC
- Amyntas III Γʹ 392–370 BC
- Alexander II Βʹ 370–368 BC
- Perdiccas III Γʹ 368–359 BC
- *Ptolemy of Aloros Αʹ, Regent of Macedon 368–365 BC
- Amyntas IV Δʹ 359–356 BC
- Philip II Βʹ 359–336 BC
- Alexander III, the Great 336–323 BC
- *Antipater, Regent of Macedon 334–323 BC
- Philip III Arrhidaeus Γʹ 323–317 BC and Alexander IV Δʹ 323–310 BC
- *Perdiccas, Regent of the Macedon Empire 323–321 BC
- *Antipater, Regent of the Macedon Empire 321–319 BC
- *Polyperchon, Regent of the Macedon Empire 319–317 BC
- *Cassander, Regent of Macedon 317–305 BC
Antipatrid Dynasty">Antipatrid dynasty">Antipatrid Dynasty
- Cassander 305–297 BC
- Philip IV Δʹ 297 BC
- Alexander V Ε' and Antipater II Αντίπατρος Β' 297–294 BC
Antigonid Dynasty">Antigonid dynasty">Antigonid Dynasty
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes 306–286 BC
Non-Dynastic Kings
- Lysimachus 286–281 BC and Pyrrhus of Epirus 286–285 BC
- Ptolemy Keraunos 281–279 BC
- Meleager 279 BC
Antipatrid Dynasty">Antipatrid dynasty">Antipatrid Dynasty
- Antipater Etesias 279 BC
- Sosthenes 279–276 BC
Antigonid Dynasty">Antigonid dynasty">Antigonid Dynasty
- Antigonus II Gonatas 276–274 BC
Non-Dynastic Kings
- Pyrrhus of Epirus 274–272 BC
Antigonid Dynasty">Antigonid dynasty">Antigonid Dynasty
Non-Dynastic Kings
The Macedonian rebel against Rome and last King of Macedonia, Andriscus, Ἀνδρίσκος 150-148 BC, claimed to be the son of Perseus.- Pseudo-Alexander, 148 BC
- Pseudo-Philip VII or Pseudo-Perseus, 143/142 BC
Military personnel
High generals
- Parmenion – Strategos of Philip and Alexander and commander of pharsalian squadron
- Attalus strategos of Philip and early taxiarch of Alexander
- Hephaestion – Chiliarch
- Perdiccas – Chiliarch
- Seleucus I Nicator – Chiliarch
[Somatophylakes]
- Aristonous of Pella
- Arybbas
- Balacrus
- Demetrius
- Hephaestion
- Leonnatus
- Lysimachus
- Menes of Pella
- Pausanias of Orestis Philip's
- Peithon
- Peucestas
- Ptolemy
- Ptolemy
- Ptolemy I Soter
Cavalry
Hipparchoi">Hipparchos (cavalry officer)">Hipparchoi
- Philotas leaders of Hetairoi
- Cleitus the Black, Royal cavalry
- Sopolis, cavalry of Amphipolis
- Heraclides, cavalry of Bottiaea
- Peroidas cavalry of Anthemus
- Socrates cavalry of Apollonia
- Pantordanus cavalry of Leugaea
- Hegelochus,, Prodromoi, light cavalry
- Calas, Alexander of Lyncestis, Philip, Polydamas, Parmenion–Thessalian cavalry
- Philip , other allied Greeks
- Agathon, Thracian cavalry *Total: 5700 horses in 333 BC
- Demetrius, Glaucias, Meleager, mentioned in the Battle of Gaugamela
Infantry
[Taxiarch]s of [Pezhetairoi]
- Nicanor 334 BC leader of Royal Agema and Hypaspists
- Alcetas
- Amyntas 334 BC
- Antigenes
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC
- Attalus 334 BC
- Attalus
- Clitus the White
- Coenus 334 BC
- Craterus 334 BC
- Gorgias
- Meleager 334 BC
- Menander 334 BC
- Peithon, son of Agenor
- Perdiccas 334 BC
- Philip 334 BC
- Philotas
- Polyperchon
- Ptolemy
- Ptolemy I Soter 334 BC
- Simmias
Navy
[Navarch]oi
- Proteas
- Hegelochus
- Amphoterus
- Nearchus
[Trierarch]s of [Nearchus]
- Archon of Pella
- Archias of Pella
- Aristonous of Pella
- Asclepiodorus
- Craterus
- Demonicus of Pella
- Hephaestion
- Leonnatus
- Lysimachus
- Metron
- Mylleas
- Nicarchides
- Ophellas
- Pantauchus
- Peithon
- Perdiccas
- Peucestas
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Timanthes of Pella
Various
- Agathon brother of Parmenion
- Arrhidaeus
- Asander
- Caranus hetairos
- Coragus
- Derdas
- Eudemus
- Harpalus
- Iollas
- Lagus
- Menedemus
- Menelaus
- Nicanor
- Nicanor
- Nicanor
- Nicanor the Elephant
- Philip
- Philip
- Philip
- Philoxenus
- Polemon son of Andromenes
- Ptolemy nephew of Antigonus
- Teutamus
- Tlepolemus
Civilization
Athletes
- Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC Stadion 2nd Olympics
- c. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games
- Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC Tethrippon in Olympic and Pythian Games
- Philip II of Macedon, 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot, Synoris
- 344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics
- Archon of Pella 334-332 BC Horse race Isthmian and Pythian Games
- Antigonus 332-331 BC Hoplitodromos Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the Conquest of the city
- Malacus Μάλακος 329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games
- Criton or Cliton 328 BC Stadion Olympics
- Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics
- Lagus Λᾶγος 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia
- Epaenetus Ἐπαίνετος 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia
- Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος 304 BC stadion Lykaia
- Bubalus of Cassandreia Βούβαλος 304 BC keles flat race Lykaia
- Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics
- Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics
- Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics
- Belistiche 264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics
- Apollodorus Olympics
in recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella
- Ptolemy I Soter
- Ptolemy II Philadelphus
- Arsinoe I
- Arsinoe II
- Berenice Phernophorus
- Berenice II
- Cleopatra II
- Etearchus Ἐτέαρχος
- Molycus Μόλυκος
- Plangon Πλαγγών woman
- Trygaios Τρυγαῖος
Writers
- Adaios epigrammatic poet
- Antipater Illyrian Wars
- Ptolemy I Soter patron of letters, historian of Alexander's campaign
- Alexander the Great epistolist, rhetor
- Alexarchus, scholar, conlanger
- Leon of Pella historian On the Gods in Egypt
- Marsyas of Pella historian
- Marsyas of Philippi historian
- Hippolochus description of a Macedonian wedding feast
- Poseidippus of Cassandreia comic poet
- Poseidippus of Pella epigrammatic poet
- Amerias lexicographer
- Craterus anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica
- Oikiades from Cassandreia Tragoedus winner in Soteria 272 BC
- Ptolemy IV Philopator, wrote a tragedy entitled Adonis, and presumably played the lead.
- Hermagoras of Amphipolis, stoic philosopher
- Samus,
- Craterus of Amphipolis Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games
- Phaedrus of Pieria fabulist
- Antipater of Thessalonica epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
- Philippus of Thessalonica epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
- Epigonus of Thessalonica
- Perses epigrammatist
- Archias, epigrammatist
- Antiphanes, epigrammatist
- Parmenion, epigrammatist
- Polyaenus, military writer
- Criton of Pieria historian
- Stobaeus anthologist of Greek authors
- Macedonius of Thessalonica,, epigrammatist of Greek Anthology
Scientists
- Poseidonius, mechanician
- Pyrrhus mechanician
- Demetrius I Poliorcetes, mechanician
- Archias of Pella, geographer under Nearchus
- Parmenion
- Patrocles
Artists
- Pamphilus, teacher of Apelles
- Parmeniskos group potters
- Aetion of Amphipolis, sculptor
- Erginus from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria c. 260 BC
- _ from Philippi Dancer winner in Soteria c. 250 BC
- Heraclides marine painter
- Herophon sculptor
- Evander of Beroea sculptor
- Adymus of Beroea sculptor
Priests
- Menelaus
- Agathanor
[Theorodokoi]
- Perdiccas, possibly Perdiccas III of Macedon c. 365–311 BC Epidaurian
- Pausanias of Kalindoia, possibly the same as Pausanias the pretender to the Macedonian throne in the 360s BC
- Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios
Naopoioi
- Philippus Φίλιππος Μακεδών
- Timanoridas Τιμανορίδας Κορδυπίωνος Μακεδών c. 361–343 BC
- Leon Λέων Ἡγησάνδρου Μακεδών 331 BC
Women
- Arsinoe of Macedonia mother of Ptolemy I Soter
- Belistiche olympionice
- Cleopatra of Macedon sister of Alexander, wife of Alexander I of Epirus
- Cleopatra Eurydice, niece of Attalus, and 5th wife of Philip
- Cynane half-sister of Alexander
- Eurydice of Egypt daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy I Soter
- Eurydice II of Macedon mother of Philip
- Euridice III Adea, wife of Philip Arrhidaeus
- Lanike sister of Clitus the Black and the nurse of Alexander
- Nicaea of Macedonia daughter of Antipater, wife of Lysimachus
- Nicesipolis wife of Philip, mother of Thessalonica
- Olympias mother of Alexander
- Phila, daughter of Antipater, wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes and mother of Antigonus II Gonatas
- Philinna of Larissa, wife of Philip, mother of Philip III of Macedon
- Stratonice of Macedonia wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
- Thessalonica half-sister of Alexander, wife of Cassander
- Olympias II of Epirus, wife of Alexander II of Epirus