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Amyntas I (Ancient Greek: Ἀμύντας) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia from at least 512/511 until his death in 498/497 BC. Although there were a number of rulers before him, Amyntas is the first king of Macedonia for which we have any reliable historical information.
…and by the reign of Amyntas I (6th century bc) Macedonian power extended eastward beyond the Axius (Axiós) River to dominate the neighbouring Thracian tribes. Amyntas’ successor, Alexander I (reigned before 492– c. 450), advanced his frontiers eastward to the Strymon (Struma) River.
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Led first by the Argead dynasty of kings, Macedonia became a vassal state of the Achaemenid Empire of ancient Persia during the reigns of Amyntas I of Macedon ( r. 547 – 498 BC) and his son Alexander I of Macedon ( r. 498 – 454 BC ).
Nov 5, 2018 · Macedon was an ancient kingdom located in the north of the Greek peninsula first inhabited by the Mackednoi tribe who, according to Herodotus, were the first to call themselves 'Hellenes' (later applied to all Greeks) and who gave the land their name.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Macedonia (Macedon) was a kingdom in northern Greece founded in the 7th century BCE.
- The name of Macedon comes from the god Makedon, a son of Zeus, venerated by the Mackednoi tribe who established the kingdom.
- Macedon has a long history but is best known as the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Macedon lost every one of the four Macedonian Wars (214-148 BCE) with Rome and became a province of the Roman Republic after 146 BCE.
May 2, 2017 · Amynas I, fl.508-498 BC, was the king of Macedon at the start of the Greco-Persian Wars, and was forced to submit to Persian authority. Amyntas was the son of Alcetas, the eighth king of Macedon starting with Caranus or fifth starting with Perdiccas.
Amyntas I (Greek: Ἀμύντας Aʹ; c. 540 – 498 BC) was a king of Macedon. He was a son of Alcetas I of Macedon. He married Eurydice and they had a son Alexander. Amyntas was a tributary vassal of Darius I, king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, since 512/511 BC. [2] The history of Macedon may be said to begin with Amyntas' reign.
Amyntas III (or II) (died 370/369 bce) was the king of Macedonia from about 393 to 370/369 bce. His skillful diplomacy created a minor role for Macedonia in Greek affairs and prepared the way for its emergence as a great power under his son Philip II (ruled 359–336).
