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This is a list of
ancient Macedonians, an
ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the
Greek peninsula.
Mythology
Kings
Military personnel
High generals
Cavalry
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Philotas (after 330 BC,
Cleitus the Black,
Coenus,
Hephaestion,
Craterus,
Perdiccas,
Cleitus the White) leaders of
Hetairoi (1800 horses)
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Cleitus the Black, Royal cavalry
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Sopolis, cavalry of
Amphipolis
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Heraclides (son of Antiochus), cavalry of
Bottiaea
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Peroidas cavalry of
Anthemus
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Socrates cavalry of
Apollonia
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Pantordanus cavalry of
Leugaea
- Hegelochus, (later
Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus),
Protomachus,
Aretes),
Prodromoi, light cavalry (600 horses)
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Calas,
Alexander of Lyncestis,
Philip,
Polydamas,
Parmenion–Thessalian cavalry (1800 horses)
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Philip (son of Menelaus) (after 331 BC,
Erigyius), other allied Greeks (600 horses)
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Agathon (son of Tyrimmas), (later
Ariston of Paionia) Thracian cavalry (900 horses) *Total: 5700 horses in 333 BC
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Demetrius (son of Althaemenes),
Glaucias,
Meleager, mentioned in the
Battle of Gaugamela
Infantry
Navy
Various
Civilization
Athletes
Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded
in recent discovered epigrams of
Posidippus of Pella (c. 3rd century BC)
[10]
Writers
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Adaios (c. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet
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Antipater (c. 397 BC–319 BC) Illyrian Wars
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Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) patron of letters, historian of Alexander's campaign
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Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor
quotes
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Alexarchus, scholar,
conlanger
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Leon of Pella (4th-century BC) historian On the Gods in Egypt
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Marsyas of Pella (356–294) historian
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Marsyas of Philippi (3rd century BC) historian
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Hippolochus (early 3rd century BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast
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Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 288 BC) comic poet
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Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet
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Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer
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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]
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Ptolemy IV Philopator, wrote a tragedy entitled Adonis, and presumably played the lead.
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Hermagoras of Amphipolis (c. 225 BC), stoic philosopher
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Samus (son of Chrysogonus), (late 3rd century BC)
[6]
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Craterus of Amphipolis (c. 100–30 BC)
Rhapsode winner in
Amphiarian games
[12]
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Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) fabulist
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Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st century BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
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Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st century AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the
Greek Anthology
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Epigonus of Thessalonica
- Perses epigrammatist
- Archias, epigrammatist
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Antiphanes (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
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Parmenion (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
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Polyaenus, (2nd century AD) military writer
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Criton of Pieria (2nd century AD) historian
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Stobaeus (5th century AD) anthologist of Greek authors
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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 Φίλιππος Μακεδών
- Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) Τιμανορίδας Κορδυπίωνος Μακεδών c. 361–343 BC
[19]
- Leon (son of Hegesander) Λέων Ἡγησάνδρου Μακεδών 331 BC
[20]
Women
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Arsinoe of Macedonia mother of
Ptolemy I Soter
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Belistiche olympionice
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Cleopatra of Macedon sister of Alexander, wife of
Alexander I of Epirus
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Cleopatra Eurydice, niece of
Attalus (general), and 5th wife of Philip
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Cynane half-sister of Alexander
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Eurydice of Egypt daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy I Soter
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Eurydice II of Macedon mother of Philip
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Euridice III Adea, wife of
Philip Arrhidaeus
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Lanike sister of
Clitus the Black and the nurse of Alexander
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Nicaea of Macedonia daughter of Antipater, wife of Lysimachus
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Nicesipolis wife of Philip, mother of Thessalonica
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Olympias mother of Alexander
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Phila, daughter of
Antipater, wife of
Demetrius Poliorcetes and mother of
Antigonus II Gonatas
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Philinna of Larissa, wife of Philip, mother of
Philip III of Macedon
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Stratonice of Macedonia wife of
Demetrius Poliorcetes
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Thessalonica half-sister of Alexander, wife of Cassander
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Olympias II of Epirus, wife of
Alexander II of Epirus
See also
References