Macedon
There are 337 items in Macedon:
![]() Map of the siege of Thebes |
![]() Map of the siege of Tyre |
Megabazus
Megabazus: Persian general, known to have conducted several campaigns in Europe in the last quarter of the sixth century BCE. Achaemenid…
![]() Mieza, Nymphaeum (School of Aristotle) |
Nearchus
Nearchus (c.360-c.300): admiral of Alexander the Great, famous for his exploration of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.Early career Amphipolis Nearchus…Nicaea
Nicaea (c.335- after 300): Macedonian lady, wife of Lysimachus.Relatives Father: Antipater Husband:Lysimachus Children: Agathocles, Eurydice, Arsinoe I Main deeds c.335: Born as daughter of Antipater, the governor of Macedonia during the reign of Alexander the Great. 11 June 323: Death of Alexander in Babylon (text); outbreak of…Olympias
Olympias (c.375-316): Epirote princess, married to the Macedonian king Philip II, and mother of Alexander the Great. Olympias The girl who was…
![]() Contorniate, showing Olympias and her snakes |
Olynthus
Olynthus (Greek ῎Ολυνθος): Greek town on the Chalkidike, southeast of modern Thessaloniki. It is best known as capital of the Chalkidikean League.History …
![]() Olynthus, Arrowhead with inscription "from Philip", drawing |
![]() Olynthus, Clay portrait of a lady |
![]() Olynthus, Slingstones with inscription |