Argead dynasty

E74117
ancient Macedonian dynasty royal dynasty

The Argead dynasty was the ancient Macedonian royal house that ruled Macedon and produced its most famous king, Alexander the Great.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Argead dynasty (by marriage) 1
Argead dynasty of Macedon 1
Kingdom of Macedon under the Argeads 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Macedonian dynasty ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithCity Argos ⓘ
capital Aegae ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form: Pella
claimedDescentFrom Heracles ⓘ
Temenus of Argos ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Macedon ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
dynasticTitle Argead dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Kings of Macedon
endCause death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
endTime 4th century BC ⓘ
era Classical Greece ⓘ
ethnicity Macedonian Greek ⓘ
expandedUnder Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
foundedBy Caranus of Macedon ⓘ
hasMember Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Alexander IV of Macedon ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ
Amyntas I of Macedon ⓘ
Amyntas III ⓘ
surface form: Amyntas III of Macedon

Caranus of Macedon ⓘ
Caranus of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Perdiccas I of Macedon

Perdiccas III of Macedon ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus ⓘ
knownFor conquest of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
creation of a pan-Hellenic league against Persia ⓘ
unification of Macedonian kingdom ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
legitimacyBasis descent from Heracles ⓘ
participation in Olympic Games ⓘ
mostFamousMember Alexander the Great ⓘ
notableMember Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Amyntas III ⓘ
surface form: Amyntas III of Macedon

Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
origin Argos ⓘ
participatedIn Panhellenic Games ⓘ
politicalSystem monarchy ⓘ
predecessor early Macedonian tribal kings ⓘ
reachedGreatestExtentUnder Alexander the Great ⓘ
region Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Macedonia
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ruled Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
ruledFrom Aegae ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form: Pella
startTime 8th century BC ⓘ
successor Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
Antipatrid dynasty ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philippeion → dedicatedTo → Argead dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian royal family
Argead dynasty → dynasticTitle → Argead dynasty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Macedon
Alexander IV of Macedon → dynasty → Argead dynasty ⓘ
Alexander the Great → dynasty → Argead dynasty ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon → dynasty → Argead dynasty ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus → dynasty → Argead dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argead dynasty of Macedon
Olympias → house → Argead dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argead dynasty (by marriage)
Philip III Arrhidaeus → house → Argead dynasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon under the Argeads
Macedon → rulingDynasty → Argead dynasty ⓘ
Macedonian court → usedBy → Argead dynasty ⓘ