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This is a list of Greeks in ancient Macedonian region and Kingdom. For ancient Macedonians see List of ancient Macedonians

Contents 1 Macedonia (region)*ancient west Thrace 1.1 Central Macedonia 1.1.1 Chalcidice 1.1.2 Mygdonia 1.1.3 Pieria 1.2 East Macedonia 1.3 Thasos 2 Macedonian Kingdom 2.1 700-360 BC 2.2 Philip's and Alexandrian Empire 2.2.1 Alexander's Tutors 2.2.2 Artists 2.2.3 Bematists 2.2.4 Geographers 2.2.5 Historians 2.2.6 Officers 2.2.6.1 Trierarchs of Nearchus 2.2.7 Poets 2.2.8 Philosophers 2.2.9 Physicians 2.2.10 Priests 2.2.11 Technicians 2.2.12 Women 2.3 300-168 BC 2.4 Hellenistic States

[edit] Macedonia (region)*ancient west Thrace

[edit] Central Macedonia

[edit] Chalcidice

Cities

• Acanthus
• Acrothoi
• Aege
• Alapta
• Aphytis
• Apollonia (Chalcidice)
• Charadrus
• Cleonae (Chalcidice)
• Galepsus
• Mekyberna
• Mende
• Neapolis, Chalcidice
• Olophyxus
• Olynthus
• Polichne
• Potidaea
• Scione
• Scolus
• Sermylia
• Stageira
• Spartolus
• Thyssus
• Torone
• Citizens
• Scyllis of Scione 5th swimmer, diver
• Hydna of Scione 5th swimmer, diver
• Paeonius of Mende (late 5th c. BC) sculptor
• Philippus of Mende, student of Plato, astronomer
• Sthennis of Olynthus 4th c. BC sculptor
• Nicomachus (father of Aristotle)
• Aristobulus of Cassandreia (375 - 301 BC) historian
• Aristotle (384 BC in Stageira-322 BC) philosopher
• Callisthenes (360-328 BC) historian
• Crates of Olynthus, Alexander's hydraulic engineer
• Andronicus the Olynthian (c.370 BC) Phrourarchus of Tyre, one of the four generals appointed by Antigonus to form the military council of the young Demetrius.
• Hipparchus of Stageira disciple of Aristotle, who mentions him in his will.
• Euphantus of Olynthus, philosopher, poet
• Ephippus of Olynthus, historian
• Hegesippus of Mecyberna, historian 4th or 3rd c. BC
• Nicomedes of Acanthus[1]

[edit] Mygdonia

• Aineia
• Arethusa
• Dicaea
• Therme

[edit] Pieria

• Pydna
• Methone

[edit] East Macedonia

Cities

• Amphipolis
• Crenides
• Apollonia (Pirgos Apollonias)
• Eion[2]
• Argilos
• Tragilos
• Oisyme
• Neapolis
• Citizens
• Pamphilus of Amphipolis,painter, head of sicyonian school[3] and teacher of Apelles
• Demetrius of Amphipolis student of Plato
• Zoilus (400 BC-320 BC) grammarian, cynic philosopher
• Antiphanes of Berge (modern Vergi in Serres Prefecture) author of the book Apista(Unbelievable)
• Philippus of Amphipolis, historian
• Nymphodorus of Amphipolis, historian on Asia
• Asclepiades of Tragilos mythographer, student of Isocrates

[edit] Thasos

• Telesicles ~700 BC, father of poet Archilochus
• Thrasyalces pre-socratic philosopher
• Stesimbrotus of Thasos 5th c. BC rhapsodist and historian
• Aglaophon (6-5th c. BC) painter, teacher and father of Polygnotus and Aristophon
• Polygnotus (middle of 5th c. BC) painter
• Neseus of Thasos, painter
• Theagenes Olympic Athlete Boxer (480 BC),Pankratiast(476 BC) & Runner[4]
• Hegemon of Thasos comedian, inventor of parody
• Hegetorides pacifist
• Leodamas, pythagorean mathematician
• Hecataeus of Thasos epigrammatic

[edit] Macedonian Kingdom

[edit] 700-360 BC

• Hesiod 700 BC on Makednos
• Peisistratos (Athens)607 BC-528 alliance with Amyntas I of Macedon
• Hellanicus of Lesbos on Makednos
• Pindar on Alexander I of Macedon
• Bacchylides on Alexander I of Macedon
• Thessalus son of Hippocrates,court physician of Archelaus I
• Agathon(ca. 448–400 BC) athenian tragic poet
• Choerilus of Samos epic poet
• Melanippides of Melos lyric poet
• Timotheus of Miletus poet, musician
• Zeuxis of Heraclea painter, he decorated the royal palace in Pella
• Euripides(ca. 480 BC–406 BC) he wrote the tragedies The Bacchae and Archelaus in Macedonia and was buried there
• Nicomachus (father of Aristotle) court physician of Amyntas III
• Callistratus of Aphidnae financial adviser of Perdiccas III
• Euphraeus adviser to Perdiccas III

[edit] Philip's and Alexandrian Empire

• Philonicus, thessalian horse-breeder of Bucephalus
• Demaratus of Corinth, close friend of Philip, he reconciled him with Alexander and Olympias
• Alexander of Epirus Alexander's uncle

[edit] Alexander's Tutors

• Leonidas of Epirus
• Lysimachus of Acarnania
• Aristotle

[edit] Artists

• Leochares athenian sculptor of Philippeion
• Lysippos personal Alexander's personal sculptor
• Apelles of Kos Alexander's personal painter
• Pyrgoteles, Alexander's personal gem-engraver
• Theophilus, metallurgist (Alexander's helmet-maker) in Gaugamela
• Echion (painter) on marriage of Alexander and Roxana.
• Antiphilus of Naucratis painter
• Philoxenus of Eretria,painter, possible originator of the Alexander Mosaic
• Athenodoros of Teos harpist, he performed at the wedding of Alexander in 324 BC
• Aristonymus of Athens, harpist
• Thessalus, tragic actor
• Lycon of Locris,comic actor

[edit] Bematists

• Baeton
• Diognetus
• Philonides

[edit] Geographers

• Nearchus
• Megasthenes
• Heraclides of Argos
• Androsthenes of Thasos

[edit] Historians

• Theopompus of Chios
• Callisthenes of Olynthus (360-328 BC)
• Aristobulus of Cassandreia (375 - 301 BC)
• Anaximenes of Lampsacus
• Cleitarchus
• Onesicritus
• Hieronymus of Cardia
• Chares of Mytilene
• Medius of Larissa
• Cyrsilus of Pharsalus
• Polyclitus of Larissa
• Ephippus of Olynthus

[edit] Officers

• Hephaestion Amyntoros born in Macedon, father Athenian
• Lysimachus born in Pella, father Thessalian
• Nearchus ,hetairos,viceroy of Lycia and Navarch of Indike fleet
• Eumenes of Cardia (Thrace) ,hetairos,private secretary of Philip and Alexander, Hipparch,Diadochus
• Diodotus of Erythrae private secretary
• Laomedon of Mytilene hetairos,in charge of foreign prisoners, Satrap of Syria and Phoenicia
• Erigyius of Mytilene,hetairos,commander of the allied Greek cavalry after 331 BC
• Neoptolemus (general) epirote hetairos,Satrap of Armenia
• Arybbas,somatophylax,epirote
• Agathocles of Samos, Taxiarch
• Thorax II of Larissa, General of Antigonus
• Eurybotas Cretan Toxarch
• Ombrion Cretan Toxarch
• Cleomenes of Naucratis nomarch of the Arabian district of Egypt
• Stasanor of Soli, Cyprus general of Alexander and governor of Drangiana, Bactria and Sogdiana
• Hieronymus of Cardia
• Chares of Mytilene
• Aeschylus of Rhodes,inspector of the governors
• Andromachus of Cyprus, allied admiral
• Apollonius (son of Charinus) governor of the region west of Delta
• Lycidas of Aetolia, commander of the xenoi at Memphis
• Andronicus the Olynthian Prourarchus of Tyre
• Cyrsilus of Pharsalus

[edit] Trierarchs of Nearchus

• Evagoras of Corinth, secretary to the whole fleet of Nearchus
• Onesicritus of Astypalaia ,helmsman of Royal Ship
• Androsthenes of Thasos
• Laomedon of Mytilene
• Erigyius of Mytilene
• Medius of Larissa
• Eumenes son of Hieronymus, from Cardia
• Critobulus, son of Plato, of Cos,
• Thoas son of Menodorus,
• Maeander, son of Mandrogenes, of Magnesia,
• Andron son of Cabeleus, of Teos.
• Nicocles son of Pasicrates, of Soli, Cyprus
• Nithaphon son of Pnytagoras, of Salamis, Cyprus

[edit] Poets

• Euphantus of Olynthus
• Aeschrion of Samos
• Choerilus of Iasus
• Agis of Argos
• Python of Catana dramatist

[edit] Philosophers

• Aristotle
• Theophrastus of Lesbos, aristotelian
• Anaxarchus of Abdera, democritean
• Pyrrho of Elis ,sceptic
• Clearchus of Soli,peripatetic
• Euphantus of Olynthus

[edit] Physicians

• Nicomachus (father of Aristotle)
• Menecrates of Syracuse (Philip's)
• Philip of Acarnania Alexander's personal
• Alexippus for Peucestas
• Pausanias for Craterus
• Glaucus or Glaucias for Hephaestion
• Androcydes
• Dracon (son of Hippocrates) for Roxana

[edit] Priests

• Aristander chief-seer of Alexander
• Cleomenes
• Demophon

[edit] Technicians

• Polyidus of Thessaly military engineer of Philip
• Diades of Thessaly chief military engineer of Alexander
• Charias, mechanician
• Philippus, mechanician
• Crates of Olynthus ,Alexander's hydraulic engineer
• Dinocrates of Rhodes chief architect and technical adviser of Alexander
• Aristobulus of Cassandreia architect, engineer
• Gorgus ,water and mining engineer

[edit] Women

• Myrtale of Epirus, mother of Alexander the Great. Philip renamed her Olympias
• Nicesipolis of Pherae mother of Thessalonica
• Philinna of Larissa, mother of Arrhidaeus later called Philip III of Macedon
• Thaïs
• Campaspe of Thessaly

[edit] 300-168 BC

• Lysimachus reigned in Macedonia in 288-281 BC
• Pyrrhus of Epirus reigned in Macedonia in 288-285 and 274-272 BC
• Epimachus of Athens military engineer of Demetrius Poliorcetes
• Eurydice of Athens wife of Demetrius Poliorcetes
• Aratus of Soli, Cilicia (ca. 315 BC/310 BC – 240 BC) he set to verse the victory of Antigonus II Gonatas over the Gauls in 277 BC
• Persaeus of Cyprus, stoic philosopher and Macedonian officer of Antigonus II Gonatas
• Heraclides of Tarentum ,mechanician of Philip V

[edit] Hellenistic States

• Euthydemus I of thessalian Magnesia,Greco-Bactrian king, founder of the The Euthydemian Dynasty (230 BC)