List of ancient Macedonians explained
This is a list of ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula.
Mythology
Kings
See main article: List of kings of Macedonia.
Military personnel
High generals
Cavalry
- Philotas (after 330 BC, Cleitus the Black, Coenus, Hephaestion, Craterus, Perdiccas, Cleitus the White) leaders of Hetairoi (1800 horses)
- Cleitus the Black, Royal cavalry
- Sopolis, cavalry of Amphipolis
- Heraclides (son of Antiochus), cavalry of Bottiaea
- Peroidas cavalry of Anthemus
- Socrates cavalry of Apollonia
- Pantordanus cavalry of Leugaea
- Hegelochus, (later Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus), Protomachus, Aretes), Prodromoi, light cavalry (600 horses)
- Calas, Alexander of Lyncestis, Philip, Polydamas, Parmenion–Thessalian cavalry (1800 horses)
- Philip (son of Menelaus) (after 331 BC, Erigyius), other allied Greeks (600 horses)
- Agathon (son of Tyrimmas), (later Ariston of Paionia) Thracian cavalry (900 horses) *Total: 5700 horses in 333 BC
- Demetrius (son of Althaemenes), Glaucias, Meleager, mentioned in the Battle of Gaugamela
Infantry
Navy
Various
Civilization
Athletes
- Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC[2] Stadion 2nd Olympics[3]
- c. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games[4]
- Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC Tethrippon in Olympic and Pythian Games
- Philip II of Macedon (Thrice Olympic Winner), 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot, Synoris
- 344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics[5]
- Archon of Pella 334–332 BC Horse race Isthmian and Pythian Games
- Antigonus (son of Callas) 332–331 BC Hoplitodromos Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the Conquest of the city
- Malacus Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Μάλακος 329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games[6]
- Criton or Cliton[7] 328 BC Stadion Olympics
- Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics[7]
- Lagus (son of Ptolemeus) Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λᾶγος 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia
- Epaenetus (son of Silanus) Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἐπαίνετος 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia
- Heraclitus Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἡράκλειτος 304 BC stadion Lykaia[8]
- Bubalus of Cassandreia Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Βούβαλος 304 BC keles (horse) flat race Lykaia
- Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics[9]
- Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics[7]
- Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics[7]
- Belistiche 264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics
- Apollodorus (runner) (1st century BC) Olympics
Horse race Olympic Victors as recordedin recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella (c. 3rd century BC)[10]
Writers
- Adaios (c. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet
- 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
- Marsyas of Philippi (3rd century BC) historian
- 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
- Oikiades (son of Nikandros) from Cassandreia Tragoedus winner in Soteria (festival) 272 BC[11]
- Ptolemy IV Philopator, wrote a tragedy entitled Adonis, and presumably played the lead.
- Hermagoras of Amphipolis (c. 225 BC), stoic philosopher
- Samus (son of Chrysogonus), (late 3rd century BC)https://books.google.com/books?tab=sp&sa=N&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=Samus+poet+macedonian&um=1&sa=N
- Craterus of Amphipolis (c. 100–30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games[12]
- Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) fabulist
- Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st century BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
- Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st century AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
- Epigonus of Thessalonica
- Perses epigrammatist
- Archias, epigrammatist
- Antiphanes (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
- Parmenion (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
- Polyaenus, (2nd century AD) military writer
- Criton of Pieria (2nd century AD) historian
- Stobaeus (5th century AD) anthologist of Greek authors
- Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul), (6th century AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology
Scientists
Artists
Priests
Naopoioi
Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in Delphi
- Philippus Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Φίλιππος Μακεδών
- Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τιμανορίδας Κορδυπίωνος Μακεδών c. 361–343 BC[19]
- Leon (son of Hegesander) Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λέων Ἡγησάνδρου Μακεδών 331 BC[20]
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 (general), 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
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Elizabeth Donnelly Carney. Eurydice and the Birth of Macedonian Power. 7 May 2019. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-028054-3. 125–.
- A History of Macedonia. Volume 2 Review: John Cole
- [Justin (historian)|Justin]
- Thucydides and Pindar: Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry https://books.google.com/books?id=UM-JMDlso7EC&pg=PA13&dq=Argive+Hera+Vergina+Macedonian&sig=7ltKzuh7lZIx4kO1b__QNeLXbS8#PPA13,M by Simon Hornblower – SEG 30:648
- Aspects of Ancient Macedonian Costume http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=+discovery+of+a+new+Macedonian+tomb+at+Vergina%2C+dated+according+to+the+sherds+of+a+Panathenaic+amphora%2C+to+a+little+after+344+BC%2C+proves+that+&btnG=Search-Μακεδόνες και Παναθήναια http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=B&f=13166&m=S14&aa=5, http://www.enet.gr/online/online_issues?pid=51&dt=08/11/2002&id=27278256 -Epigraphical Database SEG 49:842, SEG 45:801
- [Boeotia]
- [Chronicon (Eusebius)]
- [Arcadia (region)|Arkadia]
- [Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]
- Posidippus, Epigrams www.chs.harvard.edu
- Phokis — Delphi Syll.³ 424.42
- Boiotia — Oropos: Amphiareion — c. 80–50 BC Epigr. tou Oropou 528.12
- https://books.google.com/books?id=ChnnmHtiKzwC&pg=PA5&dq=Posidonius+macedonian+engineer&sig=xmjz05Q0y_WKHlcYlXvMwhENZUU Greek and Roman Siege Machinery 399 Bc-Ad 363 By Duncan B. Campbell
- Phokis — Delphi FD III 1:477.13
- Phokis — Delphi BCH 1928:259.26
- [Epidauros]
- https://books.google.com/books?id=WkkLxCCebPYC&pg=PA126&dq=Euordaia&sig=k2VYJs7KD2ixxtoHzQqYgtG28eY#PPA122,M1 Martial, Buch VI: Ein Kommentar by Farouk Grewing
- Macedonian Institutions Under the KingsPage 211 By Miltiadēs V. Chatzopoulos
- Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:19.74
- Phokis — Delphi — stoichedon — FD III 5:58.29-30
