Kingdom of Macedon

Kingdom of Macedon was a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that lasted from c. 700 to 168 BCE, about 532 years. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).

The Argead kingdom north of Thessaly. Philip II built a professional army and mastered Greece. After Alexander the Antigonids ruled until Rome won at Pydna in 168 BCE.

See Kingdom of Macedon on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

c. 700 to 168 BCE

Duration

532 years

Type

State

Region

Balkans and Greece, Europe

Language family

Greek

Capital

Aigai, later Pella

Came from

• Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE

Became

• Roman Macedonia and Achaea 146 BCE to 395 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 508 BCE Athenian democracy
• 480 BCE Battle of Salamis
• 334 BCE Alexander invades Persia
• 218 BCE Hannibal crosses the Alps

Neighbours in Europe

• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE
• Athens 508 to 322 BCE
• Empire of Alexander the Great 336 to 323 BCE
• Sparta c. 900 to 192 BCE
• Roman Hispania 218 BCE to 472 CE
• Etruscan civilization c. 720 to 90 BCE
• Syracuse c. 734 to 212 BCE
• Roman Kingdom c. 753 to 509 BCE
• Bosporan Kingdom c. 480 BCE to 370 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Neo-Assyrian Empire 911 to 609 BCE, Middle East
• Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
• Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
• Achaemenid Empire 550 to 330 BCE, Middle East
• Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
• Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE, South Asia
• Empire of Alexander the Great 334 to 312 BCE, Middle East
• Qin dynasty 221 to 206 BCE, East Asia

Questions