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Achaemenid Macedonia
Ancient Macedonia under Achaemenid Persian rule / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the period in which the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was under the sway of the Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC, the Persian general Megabyzus forced the Macedonian king Amyntas I to make his kingdom a vassal of the Achaemenids. In 492 BC, following the Ionian Revolt, the Persian general Mardonius firmly re-tightened the Persian grip in the Balkans, making Macedon a fully subordinate kingdom within the Achaemenid domains and part of its administrative system. Macedonia served the Achaemenid Empire during the Greco-Persian Wars in their invasion of mainland Greece. They regained independence following the defeat and withdrawal of the Achaemenid Empire in 479 BC.
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Achaemenid Macedonia Αχαιμενιδών Μακεδονία | |
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512/511–499 BC, 492–479 BC | |
![]() Macedonia as a Persian vassal kingdom during the early stages of the Greco-Persian Wars | |
Capital | Aigai[1] |
Common languages | Ancient Macedonian, Attic Greek, Old Persian |
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Historical era | Classical Antiquity |
• Macedon becomes a vassal kingdom under Darius I | 512/511–499 BC |
• Macedon becomes a fully subordinate part of Persia.[2] | 492–479 BC |
• Conclusion of the Second Persian invasion of Greece | 479 BC |
• Macedon gains independence from Persia.[2] | 479 BC |
Currency | Daric, Siglos, Tetradrachm |
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