Macedon

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Hellenistic state ancient kingdom monarchy

Macedon was an ancient kingdom in the northern Greek peninsula that rose to prominence under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great, becoming the center of a vast empire.

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All labels observed (17)

Label Occurrences
Macedon canonical 136
Kingdom of Macedon 56
Macedonian Empire 54

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hellenistic state ⓘ
ancient kingdom ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
battle Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)

Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Gaugamela (as part of Alexander’s empire)

Battle of Issus ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Issus (as part of Alexander’s empire)
borderedBy Epirus ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
capital Aigai ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form: Pella
conquered most of mainland Greece ⓘ
country Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form: Macedonia
currency silver tetradrachm ⓘ
defeated Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid Persian Empire
defeatedBy Rome at the Battle of Pydna ⓘ
era Classical antiquity ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Greek ⓘ
fellTo Roman Republic ⓘ
formedCoreOfEmpireOf Alexander the Great ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
knownFor Hellenization of the Near East ⓘ
centralized royal authority ⓘ
expansionist warfare ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Balkans ⓘ
surface form: Balkan Peninsula

northern Greek peninsula ⓘ
majorCity Aigai ⓘ
Pella, Greece ⓘ
surface form: Pella

Salonika ⓘ
surface form: Thessalonica
militaryInnovation Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
companion cavalry ⓘ
notableKing Alexander the Great ⓘ
Amyntas III ⓘ
surface form: Amyntas III of Macedon

Antigonus II Gonatas ⓘ
Amyntas I of Macedon ⓘ
surface form: Perdiccas I of Macedon

Perseus of Macedon ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
officialReligion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
partOf Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: ancient Greece
reachedGreatestExtentUnder Alexander the Great ⓘ
roseToProminenceUnder Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
rulingDynasty Antigonid dynasty ⓘ
Antipatrid dynasty ⓘ
Argead dynasty ⓘ
successorEntity province of Macedonia ⓘ
surface form: Roman province of Macedonia
usedScript Greek alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (293)

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

Alexander the Great → birthPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Canaan → conqueredBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great
Fourth Sacred War → belligerent → Macedon ⓘ
Amphictyonic League → hasMember → Macedon ⓘ
Achaemenid Empire → followedBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Third Sacred War → hasParticipant → Macedon ⓘ
Third Sacred War → opponent → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedon under Philip II
Illyricum → borderedBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonia (Roman province)
Macedonia (Greece) → historicalHeritage → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Aristotle → birthPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom → precededBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Adventure Story → isAbout → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Pella, Greece → capitalOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Pella, Greece → partOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Macedon
Philippeion → culturalContext → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Macedonia
Salonika → wasPartOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Ionia → underRuleOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire of Alexander the Great
Sidon → ruledBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Hellenistic period → hasPart → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon
Alexander (film score) → inspiredBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: ancient Macedonia
Moesia → borderedBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonia (Roman province)
Second Punic War → hasAlly → Macedon ⓘ
Philippi → partOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Caria → controlledBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Magnetes → subjectTo → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian kingdom
First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) → mainBelligerent → Macedon ⓘ
subject surface form: First Macedonian War
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Thrace → conqueredBy → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Clazomenae → underControlOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Olympias → countryOfCitizenship → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Olympias → associatedWith → Macedon ⓘ
Argead dynasty → country → Macedon ⓘ
Argead dynasty → region → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ancient Macedonia
Argead dynasty → ruled → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Alexandria Eschate → partOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Asian campaign → belligerent → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Diadochi → ruled → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Antigonid Kingdom of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon → birthPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon → deathPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon → countryRuled → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Battle of Chaeronea → combatant → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Alexandria in Arachosia → underRuleOf → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Battle of Granicus → belligerent → Macedon ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Battle of Granicus → belligerent → Macedon ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Macedon
Philip III Arrhidaeus → country → Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus → birthPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus → deathPlace → Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus → monarchOf → Macedon ⓘ
Philip III Arrhidaeus → nominalRuler → Macedon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Macedonian Empire
Philip III Arrhidaeus → citizenship → Macedon ⓘ
Alexander IV of Macedon → country → Macedon ⓘ