Macedon

There are 337 items in Macedon:

Megabazus

Megabazus: Persian general, known to have conducted several campaigns in Europe in the last quarter of the sixth century BCE. Achaemenid…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Olynthus

Olynthus (Greek ῎Ολυνθος): Greek town on the Chalkidike, southeast of modern Thessaloniki. It is best known as capital of the Chalkidikean League.History …

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