List of ancient Macedonians

This is a list of ancient Macedonians (Μακεδόνες, Makedónes). For other uses, see List of Macedonians

Mythology

 * Makednos

Argead Dynasty

 * Karanus 808–778 BC
 * Koinos
 * Tyrimmas
 * Perdiccas I 700–678 BC
 * Argaeus I 678–640 BC
 * Philip I 640–602 BC
 * Aeropus I 602–576 BC
 * Alcetas I 576–547 BC
 * Amyntas I 547–498 BC
 * Alexander I 498–454 BC
 * Perdiccas II 454–413 BC
 * Archelaus 413–399 BC
 * Craterus 399 BC
 * Orestes 399–396 BC
 * Archelaus II 396–393 BC
 * Amyntus II 393 BC
 * Pausanias 393 BC
 * Amyntas III 393 BC
 * Argaeus II 393–392 BC
 * Amyntas III (restored) 392–370 BC
 * Alexander II 370–368 BC
 * Ptolemy I 368–365 BC
 * Perdiccas III 365–359 BC
 * Amyntas IV 359–356 BC
 * Philip II 359–336 BC
 * Alexander III (the Great) 336–323 BC
 * Antipater, Regent of Macedon 334–319 BC
 * Philip III Arrihadeus 323–316 BC (only titular king)
 * Alexander IV 323–310 BC (only titular king)
 * Perdiccas, Regent of Macedon 323–321 BC
 * Antipater, Regent of Macedon 321–319 BC
 * Polyperchon, Regent of Macedon 319–317 BC
 * Cassander, Regent of Macedon 317–306 BC

Diadochoi of Alexandrian Empire

 * Cassander 305–297 BC first non-Argead king of Macedon
 * Lysimachus (360–281 BC) founder of Lysimachian Empire (323–281 BC) (Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedonia) (succeeded by Antigonids, Attalids and Seleucids)
 * Seleucus I Nicator (ca. 358 BC–281 BC) founder of Seleucid Empire and Dynasty (Syria and Asia) (323– 63 BC)
 * Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC—283 BC) founder of Ptolemaic Kingdom and Dynasty (Egypt (305 – 30 BC)

Later dynasties in Asia

 * Philetaerus (~343–263 BC) founder of the Attalid dynasty in Pergamon, West Anatolia (281–133 BC)
 * Diodotus I (~255 BC) Seleucid, founder of the Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom 	(250–125 BC)
 * Demetrius I the Invincible (~200 BC) founder of Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BC–10 AD)

Antipatrid Dynasty

 * Cassander 306–297 BC
 * Philip IV 297–296 BC
 * Alexander V 296–294 BC
 * Antipater II 296–294 BC

Antigonid Dynasty

 * Antigonus I Monophthalmus (Asia Minor)
 * Demetrius I Poliorcetes 294–288 BC (Macedon)
 * Lysimachus (divided with Pyrrhus of Epirus) 288–281 BC
 * Pyrrhus of Epirus (divided with Lysimachus) 288–285 BC
 * Ptolemy II Ceraunus 281–279 BC
 * Meleager 279 BC
 * Antipater Etesias 279 BC
 * Sosthenes 279–277 BC
 * Antigonus II Gonatas 277–274 BC
 * Pyrrhus of Epirus 274–272 BC
 * Antigonus II Gonatas 272–239 BC
 * Demetrius II Aetolicus 239–229 BC
 * Antigonus III Doson 229–221 BC
 * Philip V 221–179 BC
 * Perseus 179–168 BC
 * Pseudo-Philip VI, Andriscus 149–148 BC

High generals

 * Parmenion – Strategos of Philip and Alexander and commander of pharsalian squadron
 * Attalus strategos of Philip and early taxiarch of Alexander
 * Hephaestion – Chiliarch (after 327 BC)
 * Perdiccas – Chiliarch (after 324 BC)
 * Seleucus I Nicator – Chiliarch (after 323 BC)

Somatophylakes

 * Aristonous of Pella
 * Arybbas (somatophylax)
 * Balacrus
 * Demetrius (somatophylax)
 * Hephaestion
 * Leonnatus
 * Lysimachus
 * Menes of Pella
 * Pausanias of Orestis Philip's
 * Peithon
 * Peucestas
 * Ptolemy (somatophylax)
 * Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
 * Ptolemy I Soter

Hipparchoi

 * 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

Taxiarchs of Pezhetairoi

 * Nicanor (son of Parmenion) 334 BC leader of Royal Agema and Hypaspists (succeeded by Neoptolemus (general))
 * Alcetas
 * Amyntas 334 BC
 * Antigenes
 * Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC
 * Attalus (general) 334 BC
 * Attalus (son of Andromenes from Stympha)
 * Clitus the White
 * Coenus 334 BC
 * Craterus 334 BC
 * Gorgias
 * Meleager (general) 334 BC
 * Menander (general) 334 BC
 * Peithon, son of Agenor
 * Perdiccas 334 BC
 * Philip (son of Amyntas) 334 BC
 * Philotas (satrap)
 * Polyperchon
 * Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
 * Ptolemy I Soter 334 BC
 * Simmias

Navarchoi

 * Proteas
 * Hegelochus
 * Amphoterus
 * Nearchus

Trierarchs 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 (general)
 * Harpalus
 * Iollas
 * Lagus
 * Menedemus (general)
 * Menelaus (son of Lagus)
 * Nicanor (Antipatrid general)
 * Nicanor (father of Balacrus)
 * Nicanor (Ptolemaic general)
 * Nicanor the Elephant
 * Philip (son of Antigonus)
 * Philip (son of Antipater)
 * Philip (son of Machatas)
 * Philoxenus (general)
 * Polemon (general) son of Andromenes
 * Ptolemy (general) nephew of Antigonus
 * Teutamus
 * Tlepolemus (son of Pythophanes)

Athletes

 * Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC Stadion 2nd Olympics
 * ca. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games
 * 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
 * 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  329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games
 * Criton or Cliton 328 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Lagus (son of Ptolemeus) 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia
 * Epaenetus (son of Silanus) 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia
 * Heraclitus  304 BC stadion Lykaia
 * Bubalus of Cassandreia 304 BC keles (horse) 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 (runner) 1st c.BC Olympics

Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded in recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella (~3rd c. BC)


 * Ptolemy I Soter
 * Ptolemy II Philadelphus
 * Arsinoe I
 * Arsinoe II
 * Berenice Phernophorus
 * Berenice II
 * Cleopatra II
 * Etearchus
 * Molycus
 * Plangon woman
 * Trygaios

Writers

 * Adaios (ca. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet
 * Antipater (ca. 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 c. BC) historian On the Gods in Egypt
 * Marsyas of Pella (356- 294) historian
 * Marsyas of Philippi (3rd c. BC) historian
 * Hippolochus (early 3rd c. BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast
 * Poseidippus of Cassandreia (~288 BC) comic poet
 * Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC – 240 BC) epigrammatic poet
 * Amerias (3rd c. BC) lexicographer
 * Craterus (historian) (3rd c. 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
 * 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 c. BC)
 * Craterus of Amphipolis (ca. 100-30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games
 * Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) fabulist
 * Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st c. BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
 * Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st c. AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
 * Epigonus of Thessalonica
 * Perses epigrammatist
 * Archias, epigrammatist
 * Antiphanes (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatist
 * Parmenion (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatist
 * Polyaenus, (2nd c. AD) military writer
 * Criton of Pieria (2nd c. AD) historian
 * Stobaeus (5th c. AD) anthologist of Greek authors
 * Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul), (6th c. AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology

Scientists

 * Poseidonius, mechanician
 * Pyrrhus mechanician
 * Demetrius I Poliorcetes, mechanician
 * Archias of Pella, geographer under Nearchus
 * Parmenion (architect)
 * Patrocles (geographer)

Artists

 * Pamphilus (painter), teacher of Apelles (4th c. BC)
 * Parmeniskos group potters (3rd c.BC)
 * Aetion of Amphipolis, sculptor
 * Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria (festival) c.260 BC
 * _ (son of Callistratus) from Philippi Dancer winner in Soteria (festival)  ~250  BC
 * Heraclides (painter) (2nd c. BC) marine painter
 * Herophon (son of Anaxagoras) (2nd-1st c. BC) sculptor
 * Evander of Beroea 1st c. AD sculptor
 * Adymus of Beroea 1st c. AD sculptor

Priests

 * Menelaus (son of Lagus)
 * Agathanor

Theorodokoi

 * Perdiccas, possibly Perdiccas III of Macedon ~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
Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in Delphi
 * Philippus
 * Timanoridas (son of Cordypion)  ~361-343 BC
 * Leon (son of Hegesander) 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 (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