Macedon

Examples of Macedon in the following topics:

• The Rise of the Macedon

  • Philip II’s conquests during the Third Sacred War cemented his power as well as the influence of Macedon throughout the Hellenic world.
  • Macedon’s rise is largely attributable to the policies during Philip II’s rule.
  • The Athenians’ second confederacy would be Macedon’s main rivals for control of the lands of the north Aegean.
  • Subsequently, he agreed to lease the gold mines of Mount Pangaion to the Athenians in exchange for the return of the city of Pydna to Macedon.
  • Philip earned immense prestige and secured Macedon’s position in the Hellenic world during his involvement in the Third Sacred War, which began in Greece in 356 BCE.

• The Legacy of Alexander the Great

  • They allied with Rome again under Eumenes II (r. 197-158 BCE) against Perseus of Macedon during the Third Macedonian War.
  • Macedon, or Macedonia, was the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.
  • Following Cassander’s death in 297 BCE, Macedon slid into a long period of civil strife.
  • During the second and first centuries BCE, Macedon fought a series of wars against Rome.
  • The Kingdom of Macedon at the death of Philip II (336 BCE)

• Late Classical Period

  • The Late Classical period covers the last decades of the Classical periods in the fourth century BCE before the conquest of Greece by Philip II of Macedon and the beginning of the Hellenistic period following the death of Alexander the Great.
  • The weakened state of the heartland of Greece coincided with the Rise of Macedon, led by Philip II.
  • His success stemmed from his innovative reforms to the Macedon army.
  • Alexander defeated Darius III of Persia and completely destroyed the Achaemenid Empire, annexing it to Macedon and earning himself the epithet 'the Great'.

• Defeat of Persia by Alexander the Great

  • Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) was a king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon.
  • When Philip of Macedon was assassinated in 336 BCE, Alexander inherited a strong kingdom and an experienced army at the age of twenty.
  • After reconfirming Macedonian rule by quelling a rebellion of southern Greek city-states and staging a short but bloody excursion against Macedon's northern neighbors, Alexander set out east against the Achaemenid Empire in 336 BCE.
  • However, the Diadochi continued to jostle for supremacy and after 40 years of war, the Hellenistic world settled into four stable territories: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.

• Paintings, Macedonian Court Art, and the Alexander Mosaic

  • Philip II of Macedon ruled Macedon and expanded the Macedonian empire into Greece, reigning from 359 until 336 BCE, when he was assassinated.
  • Macedon was a kingdom to the north of mainland Greece and its inhabitants were considered barbarians by the Greeks.
  • The son of Philip II, Alexander, inherited the throne of Macedon as Philip was preparing to campaign in Asia Minor against the Persian Empire in 336 BCE.

• Athens

  • By the mid-4th century BCE, the northern Greek kingdom of Macedon was becoming dominant in Athenian affairs.
  • In 338 BCE the armies of Philip II of Macedon defeated an alliance of some of the Greek city-states, including Athens and Thebes, at the Battle of Chaeronea, effectively ending Athenian independence.

• FK Grade 6 Reading Level

  • After the assassination of Perdiccas in 321 BCE, Macedonian unity collapsed, and 40 years of war between "The Successors" (Diadochi) ensued before the Hellenistic world settled into four new empires: the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, the Seleucid Empire in the east, the Kingdom of Pergamon in Asia Minor, and Macedon.

• Society Under the Zhou Dynasty

  • The feudal system in China was structurally similar to ones that followed, such as pre-imperial Macedon, Europe, and Japan.

• The Achaemenid Empire

  • This unprecedented area of control under a single ruler stretched from the Indus Valley in the east to Thrace and Macedon on the northeastern border of Greece.

• Republican Wars and Conquest

  • Over the next several decades, Rome clashed with Macedon to protect their Greek allies throughout the First, Second, and Third Macedonian Wars.