List of the kings of Macedon

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The information in the list of the kings of Macedonia is not complete, and the figures are often not certain.

Mythical ancestors of the Argead dynasty

Heracles
Temenid rulers of Argos

Dynasty Argead Dynasty

The reigns of the early kings are not precisely known; up to Perdiccas I the list of kings is also doubtful.

Surname Domination
Karanos 1st half of the 8th century BC Chr.
Koinos
Tyrimmas
Perdiccas I. approx. 650 - approx. 620 BC Chr.
Argaios End of the 7th century BC Chr.
Philip I. Early 6th century BC Chr.
Aeropos I. 6th century BC Chr.
Alketas I. Middle of the 6th century BC Chr.
Amyntas I. End of the 6th century - approx. 498/497 BC Chr.
Alexander I. approx. 498/497 - approx. 454 BC Chr.
Alcetas II approx. 454 - 448 BC Chr.
Perdiccas II 448-413 BC Chr.
Archelaus I. 413-399 BC Chr.
Crateros 399 BC Chr.
Orestes 399-396 BC Chr.
Aeropos II. 399-396 BC Chr.
Archelaus II 396 - 393 BC Chr.
Pausanias 393 BC Chr.
Amyntas II , the little one 393 BC Chr.
Amyntas III. 393 BC Chr.
Argaios II 393-392 BC Chr.
Inner fortification of Macedonia
Amyntas III. (2nd government period) 392-370 BC Chr.
Alexander II 370 - 368 BC Chr.
Ptolemy of Aloros 368 - 365 BC Chr.
Perdiccas III. 365-359 BC Chr.
Amyntas IV. 359-356 BC Chr.
Philip II 359 - 336 BC Chr.
Alexander III the great 336 - 323 BC Chr.
Regent:
(for the time of Alexander's absence)
- Antipater 334-323 BC Chr.
Diadoch Wars (323-281 BC)
Philip III Arrhidaios 323-317 BC Chr.
Alexander IV Aigos 323-310 BC Chr.
Regents:
(held the actual power of governance)
- Antipater 323-319 BC Chr.
- Polyperchon 319-316 BC Chr.
- Cassander 316-306 BC Chr.

Antipatrid dynasty

Surname Domination
Cassander 306-297 BC Chr.
Philip IV 297-296 BC Chr.
Alexander V. 297-294 BC Chr.
Antipater I. 297-294 BC Chr.

Changing dynasties

Demetrios I. Poliorketes 294-287 BC Chr.
Pyrrhus 287-285 BC Chr.
Lysimachus 285-281 BC Chr.
Ptolemy Keraunus 281-279 BC Chr.
Meleager 279 BC Chr.
Antipater II 279 BC Chr.
Sosthenes 279-277 BC Chr.
- Ptolemy ( Ptolemy the son ?) 277 BC Chr.
- Alexander ( Alexander, son of Lysimachus ?) 277 BC Chr.

Antigonid dynasty

Surname Domination
Antigonus II Gonatas 277-239 BC Chr.
Demetrios II. Aitolikos 239-229 BC Chr.
Antigonus III. Doson 229-221 BC Chr.
Macedonian-Roman Wars (215-148 BC)
Philip V. 221-179 BC Chr.
Perseus 179-168 BC Chr.

See also