List of ancient Macedonians

This is a list of ancient Macedonians, an ancient Greek tribe inhabiting the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula.

Mythology

 * Makednos

High generals

 * Parmenion – Strategos of Philip and Alexander and commander of pharsalian squadron
 * Attalus strategos of Philip and early taxiarch of Alexander
 * Hephaestion – Chiliarch (after 327 BC)
 * Perdiccas – Chiliarch (after 324 BC)
 * Seleucus I Nicator – Chiliarch (after 323 BC)

Somatophylakes

 * Aristonous of Pella
 * Arybbas (somatophylax)
 * Balacrus
 * Demetrius (somatophylax)
 * Hephaestion
 * Leonnatus
 * Lysimachus
 * Menes of Pella
 * Pausanias of Orestis Philip's
 * Peithon
 * Peucestas
 * Ptolemy (somatophylax)
 * Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
 * Ptolemy I Soter

Hipparchoi

 * Philotas (after 330 BC, Cleitus the Black, Coenus, Hephaestion, Craterus, Perdiccas, Cleitus the White) leaders of Hetairoi (1800 horses)
 * Cleitus the Black, Royal cavalry
 * Sopolis, cavalry of Amphipolis
 * Heraclides (son of Antiochus), cavalry of Bottiaea
 * Peroidas cavalry of Anthemus
 * Socrates cavalry of Apollonia
 * Pantordanus cavalry of Leugaea
 * Hegelochus, (later Amyntas (son of Arrhabaeus), Protomachus, Aretes), Prodromoi, light cavalry (600 horses)
 * Calas, Alexander of Lyncestis, Philip, Polydamas, Parmenion–Thessalian cavalry (1800 horses)
 * Philip (son of Menelaus) (after 331 BC, Erigyius), other allied Greeks (600 horses)
 * Agathon (son of Tyrimmas), (later Ariston of Paionia) Thracian cavalry (900 horses) *Total: 5700 horses in 333 BC
 * Demetrius (son of Althaemenes), Glaucias, Meleager, mentioned in the Battle of Gaugamela

Taxiarchs of Pezhetairoi

 * Nicanor (son of Parmenion) 334 BC leader of Royal Agema and Hypaspists (succeeded by Neoptolemus (general))
 * Alcetas
 * Amyntas 334 BC
 * Antigenes
 * Antigonus I Monophthalmus 334 BC
 * Attalus (general) 334 BC
 * Attalus (son of Andromenes from Stympha)
 * Clitus the White
 * Coenus 334 BC
 * Craterus 334 BC
 * Gorgias
 * Meleager (general) 334 BC
 * Menander (general) 334 BC
 * Peithon, son of Agenor
 * Perdiccas 334 BC
 * Philip (son of Amyntas) 334 BC
 * Philotas (satrap)
 * Polyperchon
 * Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
 * Ptolemy I Soter 334 BC
 * Simmias

Navarchoi

 * Proteas
 * Hegelochus
 * Amphoterus
 * Nearchus

Trierarchs of Nearchus

 * Archon of Pella
 * Archias of Pella
 * Aristonous of Pella
 * Asclepiodorus
 * Craterus
 * Demonicus of Pella
 * Hephaestion
 * Leonnatus
 * Lysimachus
 * Metron
 * Mylleas
 * Nicarchides
 * Ophellas
 * Pantauchus
 * Peithon
 * Perdiccas
 * Peucestas
 * Ptolemy I Soter
 * Timanthes of Pella

Various

 * Agathon brother of Parmenion
 * Arrhidaeus
 * Asander
 * Attinas, phrourarch in Bactria
 * Caranus hetairos
 * Coragus
 * Derdas
 * Eudemus (general)
 * Harpalus
 * Iollas
 * Lagus
 * Menedemus (general)
 * Menelaus (son of Lagus)
 * Nicanor (Antipatrid general)
 * Nicanor (father of Balacrus)
 * Nicanor (Ptolemaic general)
 * Nicanor the Elephant
 * Onesilus (son of Python)
 * Onomastus of Macedon
 * Philip (son of Antigonus)
 * Philip (son of Antipater)
 * Philip (son of Machatas)
 * Philoxenus (general)
 * Polemon (general) son of Andromenes
 * Ptolemy (general) nephew of Antigonus
 * Sirras, of possible Lyncestian or Upper Macedonian origin, father of Eurydice of Macedon
 * Teutamus
 * Tlepolemus (son of Pythophanes)

Athletes

 * Alexander I of Macedon 504 or 500 BC Stadion 2nd Olympics
 * c. 430–420 BC Argive Heraean games
 * Archelaos Perdikas 408 BC Tethrippon in Olympic and Pythian Games
 * Philip II of Macedon (Thrice Olympic Winner), 356 BC Horse Race, 352 BC Tethrippon, 348 BC two-colt chariot, Synoris
 * 344 BC Tethrippon Panathenaics
 * Archon of Pella 334–332 BC Horse race Isthmian and Pythian Games
 * Antigonus (son of Callas) 332–331 BC Hoplitodromos Heraclean games in Tyrus, after the Conquest of the city
 * Malacus Μάλακος 329/328 BC Dolichos Amphiarian games
 * Criton or Cliton 328 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Damasias of Amphipolis 320 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Lagus (son of Ptolemeus) Λᾶγος 308 BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia
 * Epaenetus (son of Silanus) Ἐπαίνετος 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia
 * Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος 304 BC stadion Lykaia
 * Bubalus of Cassandreia Βούβαλος 304 BC keles (horse) flat race Lykaia
 * Lampos of Philippi 304 BC Tethrippon Olympics
 * Antigonus 292 and 288 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Seleucus 268 BC Stadion Olympics
 * Belistiche 264 BC Tethrippon and Synoris Olympics
 * Apollodorus (runner) (1st century BC) Olympics

Horse race Olympic Victors as recorded in recent discovered epigrams of Posidippus of Pella (c. 3rd century BC)


 * Ptolemy I Soter
 * Ptolemy II Philadelphus
 * Arsinoe I
 * Arsinoe II
 * Berenice Phernophorus
 * Berenice II
 * Cleopatra II
 * Etearchus Ἐτέαρχος
 * Molycus     Μόλυκος
 * Plangon Πλαγγών woman
 * Trygaios Τρυγαῖος

Writers

 * Adaios (c. 450 BC) epigrammatic poet
 * Antipater (c. 397 BC–319 BC) Illyrian Wars
 * Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC–283 BC) patron of letters, historian of Alexander's campaign
 * Alexander the Great (356–323 BC) epistolist, rhetor quotes
 * Alexarchus, scholar, conlanger
 * Leon of Pella (4th-century BC) historian On the Gods in Egypt
 * Marsyas of Pella (356–294) historian
 * Marsyas of Philippi (3rd century BC) historian
 * Hippolochus (early 3rd century BC) description of a Macedonian wedding feast
 * Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 288 BC) comic poet
 * Poseidippus of Pella (c. 280 BC–240 BC) epigrammatic poet
 * Amerias (3rd century BC) lexicographer
 * Craterus (historian) (3rd century BC) anthologist, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica
 * Oikiades (son of Nikandros) from Cassandreia Tragoedus winner in Soteria (festival) 272 BC
 * Ptolemy IV Philopator, wrote a tragedy entitled Adonis, and presumably played the lead.
 * Hermagoras of Amphipolis (c. 225 BC), stoic philosopher
 * Samus (son of Chrysogonus), (late 3rd century BC)
 * Craterus of Amphipolis (c. 100–30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games
 * Phaedrus of Pieria (c. 15 BC–c. 50 AD) fabulist
 * Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st century BC) epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
 * Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st century AD) epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
 * Epigonus of Thessalonica
 * Perses epigrammatist
 * Archias, epigrammatist
 * Antiphanes (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
 * Parmenion (late 1st century AD), epigrammatist
 * Polyaenus, (2nd century AD) military writer
 * Criton of Pieria (2nd century AD) historian
 * Stobaeus (5th century AD) anthologist of Greek authors
 * Macedonius of Thessalonica (the Consul), (6th century AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology

Scientists

 * Poseidonius, mechanician
 * Pyrrhus mechanician
 * Demetrius I Poliorcetes, mechanician
 * Archias of Pella, geographer under Nearchus
 * Parmenion (architect)
 * Patrocles (geographer)

Artists

 * Pamphilus (painter), teacher of Apelles (4th century BC)
 * Parmeniskos group potters (3rd century BC)
 * Aetion of Amphipolis, sculptor
 * Erginus (son of Simylus) from Cassandreia citharede winner in Soteria (festival) c. 260 BC
 * _ (son of Callistratus) from Philippi Dancer winner in Soteria (festival)  c. 250 BC
 * Heraclides (painter) (2nd century BC) marine painter
 * Herophon (son of Anaxagoras) (2nd–1st centuries BC) sculptor
 * Evander of Beroea (1st century AD) sculptor
 * Adymus of Beroea (1st century AD) sculptor

Priests

 * Menelaus (son of Lagus)
 * Agathanor

Theorodokoi

 * Perdiccas, possibly Perdiccas III of Macedon c. 365–311 BC Epidaurian
 * Pausanias of Kalindoia, possibly the same as Pausanias the pretender to the Macedonian throne in the 360s BC
 * Hadymos and Seleukos son of Argaios

Naopoioi
Naopoios (Temple-builder), an elected Archon by Hieromnemones, responsible for restoring the temple of Apollo in Delphi
 * Philippus Φίλιππος Μακεδών
 * Timanoridas (son of Cordypion) Τιμανορίδας Κορδυπίωνος Μακεδών c. 361–343 BC
 * Leon (son of Hegesander) Λέων Ἡγησάνδρου Μακεδών 331 BC

Women

 * Arsinoe of Macedonia mother of Ptolemy I Soter
 * Belistiche olympionice
 * Cleopatra of Macedon sister of Alexander, wife of Alexander I of Epirus
 * Cleopatra Eurydice, niece of Attalus (general), and 5th wife of Philip
 * Cynane half-sister of Alexander
 * Eurydice of Egypt daughter of Antipater and wife of Ptolemy I Soter
 * Eurydice II of Macedon mother of Philip
 * Euridice III Adea, wife of Philip Arrhidaeus
 * Lanike sister of Clitus the Black and the nurse of Alexander
 * Nicaea of Macedonia daughter of Antipater, wife of Lysimachus
 * Nicesipolis wife of Philip, mother of Thessalonica
 * Olympias mother of Alexander
 * Phila, daughter of Antipater, wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes and mother of Antigonus II Gonatas
 * Philinna of Larissa, wife of Philip, mother of Philip III of Macedon
 * Stratonice of Macedonia wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
 * Thessalonica half-sister of Alexander, wife of Cassander
 * Olympias II of Epirus, wife of Alexander II of Epirus