List of the kings of Macedon
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |