Ancient Macedonians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the people of ancient Greece; for all other uses, see Macedonian (disambiguation). The expansion of the ancient Macedonians in 4th century BC. The Macedonians (Greek: Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axius, north of Mount Olympus […]
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I am Alexander the Macedonian
The History of Herodotus 44. After the inquiry about the oracles and the exhortation given by Mardonios night came on and the guards were set: and when night was far advanced, and it seemed that there was quiet everywhere in the camps, and that the men were in their deepest sleep, then Alexander the son of […]
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KINGS of MACEDON. Alexander I. 498-454 BC. AR Oktadrachm (28.56 gm, 10h). Struck circa 470-460 BC. Estimate $10000 Horseman, wearing chlamys and petasos, and holding two spears, leading horse right; caduceus head on horse’s rump / ALE-XA-ND-RO around quadripartite square, all within larger incuse square. Raymond Group II (unlisted dies); AMNG III 31; HPM pl. XIII, 7-8; SNG ANS 22; […]
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