Macedon was an ancient kingdom in what is now northern
Greece, inhabited by a semi-Hellenized people who were seen by the Greeks themselves as close king. It emerged into prominence in the 4th Century BC when King
Philip II conquered the Greek city-states. Philip's son,
Alexander the Great, conquered the
Persian Empire a few years later. The Kingdom of Macedon itself soon lost these vast Asian territories, but it retained its hegemony over Greece itself until defeated by the
Romans in a series of wars.
- Perdiccas I
- Aeropus I
- Alcetas I
- Amyntas I 500-498 BC
- Alexander I[?] 498-454 BC
- Perdiccas II[?] 454-413 BC
- Archelaus[?] 413-399 BC
- Orest 399-397 BC
- Aeropus II 397-392 BC
- Amyntas II 392-390 BC
- Amyntas III[?] 390-370 BC
- Alexander II 370-368 BC
- Perdiccas III[?] 368-360 BC
- Amyntas IV 360-359 BC
- Philip II 359-336 BC
- Alexander the Great (Alexander III) 336-323 BC
- Antipater, Regent of Macedon, 334-319 BC
- Philip III Arrhidaios 323-317 BC
- Alexander IV 323-310 BC
- Polysperchon, Regent of Macedon, 319-317 BC
- Cassander, Regent of Macedon, 317-305 BC
- Cassander 305-297 BC
- Philip IV 297-296 BC
- Alexander V 296-294 BC
- Antipater II 296-294 BC
divided between Lysimachus and Pyrrhus of Epirus, 287-281 BC
after Perseus's defeat at the Battle of Pydna in 168 BC, Macedon was divided into four republics under Roman domination. In 150 BC, a man named Andriscus claimed to be the son of Perseus, and claimed the throne of Macedon as Philip VI. This led to the Fourth Macedonian War, in which Andriscus was defeated by the Romans, and Macedon annexed to Rome.