Timeline Macedonian History at a Glance - Chronology of key events Compiled by Risto Stefov Timeline Macedonian History at a Glance - Chronology of key events Published by: Risto Stefov Publications [email protected] Toronto, Canada All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written consent from the author, except for the inclusion of brief and documented quotations in a review. Copyright 2016 by Risto Stefov e-book edition ****** Version 1 August 10, 2016 ****** 2 Contents -- PREHISTORY --....................................................................18 240,000 B.C. - A fossil of Homo erectus was uncovered................18 10,000 B.C. - Latest ice age retreats from the Balkans....................18 7,000 B.C. - First “tell” type settlements built.................................18 6,000 B.C. - Footsteps of human culture appear..............................18 5,500-3,500 B.C. - Neolithic settlement found ................................18 3,500 B.C. - Pelazgians traveling over Asia Minor arrive...............18 3,500-2,500 B.C. - Diminit culture in Magnesia .............................18 2,300 B.C. - Makedon son of Osiris.................................................18 2,100-1,900 B.C. - The Armenooro (Rupishta) culture appears......18 1,700 B.C. - Linear A writing finds its way.....................................18 1,600 B.C. - Migration of the Achaeans to Thessalean Phtiotida....19 1,500-1,200 B.C. - Linear B writing found its way in Crete ...........19 1,400 B.C. - Mikena is founded .......................................................19 1,300 B.C. - Makedon’s Mythical Dynasty begins..........................19 1,313 B.C. - Cadmus of Phoenicia finds Thebes .............................19 1,294 B.C. - Macedonian kings Pirrhus ...........................................19 1,248 B.C. - Orpheus, king of Macedonia invents alphabet ............19 1,225 B.C. - Midas becomes king of Macedonia.............................19 1,225 B.C. - Argonaut expedition begins.........................................19 1,213 B.C. - “War of the seven against Thebes” begins..................19 1,200 B.C. - Illyrian, Dorian and Epirean migration .......................19 1,200 (1193) B.C. - Trojan Wars begin ...........................................19 1,119 (1,183) B.C. - Troy falls.........................................................19 1,124 B.C. - Exodus of Achaeans from Thessaly ............................19 1,120 B.C. - Dorian settlement of Thessaly begins..........................20 1,104 B.C. - Dorians conquer Peloponnesus....................................20 1,068 or 1,050 B.C. - Dorians conquer Athens................................20 1,044 B.C. - Exodus of Ionians from Balkans .................................20 1000 B.C. - Macedonians, formed during the Iron Age...................20 850 B.C. - Process of establishing a mutual state ............................20 -- ANCIENT HISTORY -- ........................................................20 808 B.C. - Caranus (808-778)..........................................................20 778 B.C. - Coinus (778–750) ...........................................................20 776 B.C. - First Olympic Games and restoration.............................20 750 B.C. - Homer.............................................................................21 750 B.C. - Chyrimasus (750–707) ...................................................21 700 B.C. - Hesiod.............................................................................21 3 700 B.C. - Perdiccas I (700-678) .....................................................21 678 B.C. - Argaeus I (678- 640) ......................................................23 645 B.C. - Phillip I (645-640) ..........................................................23 602 B.C. - Aeropus I (602-576) .......................................................23 576 B.C. - Alcetas (576-547) ...........................................................23 541 B.C. - Amyntas I (541-498) ......................................................23 540 B.C. - King Amyntas becomes a Persian Vassal ......................23 512 B.C. - Persian Invasion .............................................................24 500 B.C. - King Alcetas widens Macedonia’s frontiers...................26 498 B.C. - Alexander I (498-454) ....................................................26 495 B.C. - Alexander I to organize infantry and cavalry.................27 484 B.C. - Herodotus (484-424) ......................................................27 480 B.C. - Macedonians participate in Salamian battle...................27 479 B.C. - Macedonians assist the City States.................................27 454 B.C. - Perdiccas II (454-413) becomes king.............................27 453 B.C. - Perdiccas II starts war.....................................................27 429 B.C. - Perdiccas II defeats Thracian king Saltik .......................27 413 B.C. - Archelaus (413-399).......................................................27 406 B.C. - Macedonian poet Adaeus writes epitaph........................27 399 B.C. - Craterus (399),................................................................28 399 B.C. - Orestes (399–396) ..........................................................28 399 B.C. - Aeropus II (399–396) .....................................................28 396 B.C. - Archelaus II (396–393)...................................................28 393 B.C. - Amyntas II (393) ............................................................28 393 B.C. - Pausanias (393)...............................................................28 393 B.C. - Argaeus II (393–392) .....................................................28 393 B.C. - Amyntas (393-371) III....................................................28 384 B.C. - Aristotle, a great Macedonian thinker ............................28 370 B.C. - Amyntas III becomes king..............................................28 370 B.C. - Alexander II (370–367) becomes king...........................28 369 B.C. - Alexander II wages war on Thessaly..............................28 368 B.C. - Boiotian league interferes...............................................28 368 B.C. - Perdiccas III (368–359) ..................................................28 368 B.C. - Ptolemy of Aloros (368–365).........................................28 367 B.C. - Ptolomeus (367-365) becomes king...............................28 365 B.C. - Perdiccas III (365-359)...................................................29 360 B.C. - 359 B.C. Philip II (359-336) becomes king ...................29 359 B.C. - Amyntas IV (359–356)...................................................30 358 B.C. - Philip II defeats the Illyrians ..........................................30 357 B.C. - Philip II takes Amphipolis..............................................32 4 357 B.C. - Athens declares war on Philip II ....................................32 356 B.C. - Alexander III is born ......................................................34 352 B.C. - Philip II tagos of Thessalian League ..............................35 351 B.C. - Demosthenes delivers first Philippic..............................35 350 B.C. - River Nestos Macedonia’s Eastern frontier....................35 348 B.C. - Philip II acts on Thessaly’s behalf .................................36 345 B.C. - Philip II leads his army...................................................37 344 B.C. - Thessalians rebel against Macedonia .............................37 340 B.C. - Philip II besieges Byzantium and Perinthos...................38 339 B.C. - Philip clashes with Scythians .........................................39 339 B.C. - Philip defeats Triballians................................................39 338 B.C. - Battle at Chaeronea takes place......................................39 336 B.C. - Philip II prepares for Asian campaign............................41 336 B.C. - Philip II dies ...................................................................42 336 B.C. - Alexander III (336-323) becomes king ..........................43 336 B.C. - Macedonians become masters ........................................47 335 B.C. - Alexander marches his army ..........................................47 335 B.C. - Alexander III goes East ..................................................51 334 B.C. - Macedonian army in Asia Minor....................................52 334 B.C. - Macedonians defeat Persians at Granicus ......................53 333 B.C. - Alexander III cuts Gordian Knot....................................58 334 B.C. - Macedonians defeat Persians at Issus.............................59 332 B.C. - Alexander begins siege on Tyre .....................................63 332 B.C. - Macedonians conquer Egypt ..........................................65 331 B.C. - Alexander III elevated to Pharaoh..................................66 331 B.C. - Macedonians defeat Persians at Gaugamela...................68 330 B.C. - Macedonia defeats Agis III ............................................71 330 B.C. - Macedonians conquer Persepolis ...................................72 329 B.C. - Macedonians reach western China .................................78 327 B.C. - Macedonians conquer Cashmere and Punjab.................82 326 B.C. - Macedonians conquer Eastern India...............................83