Time Line of Macedonia

• Macedonia founded by Perdiccas ( c. 640 B.C. )

• Alexander I rules over Macedonia (c. 495 - 452 B.C.)
• wars over succession following the death of Alexander I in Macedonia (c. 452 - 359 B.C.)

• Philip II (Philip of Macedon) born (382 B.C.)
• Illyrians invade western Macedonia (359 B.C.)
• Philip II (Philip of Macedon) elected regent of Macedonia (359 B.C.)
• Philip II repulses the Illyrian invasion (358 B.C.)
• birth of Alexander the Great ( 356 B.C. )
• Philip of Macedon defeats an invading Athenian army at Chaeronea (338 B.C.)
• Philip of Macedon assassinated (336 B.C.)
• Lydia becomes a tributary of Macedon after Persia is conquered by Alexander the Great (334 B.C.)
• Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia at Issus (333 B.C.)
• Israel comes under the rule of Alexander the Great (333 B.C.)
• Phrygia falls under Macedonian rule (333 B.C.)
• remants of the Persian Empire fall to Alexander the Great (332 B.C.)
• Alexander the Great conquers Egypt ( 332 B.C. )
• Tyre falls to Alexander the Great (332 B.C.)
• Persian capital of Persepolis burned by Alexander the Great (331 B.C.)
• Alexander the Great dies without naming a successor (324 B.C.)
• Alexander's generals fight the "War of the Diadochi" over Alexander's conquered lands (321 - 304 B.C.)

• Gauls invade Macedonia (279 B.C.)
• Antigonus Gonatus drives the Gauls from Macedonia (276 B.C.)
• Antigonus Gonatus, king of Macedonia, conquers some of the Greek states (262 B.C.)
• Dardanians invade Macedonia (229 B.C.)
• Rome and Macedonia sign a non-aggression pact (205 B.C.)

• Rome attacks Macedonia (200 B.C.)
• Rome defeats Macedonian army under Philip V at Cynoscephalae (197 B.C.)
• Rome defeats Macedonia at Pydna (168 B.C.)
• Macedonia forced to pay tribute to Rome (168 B.C.)
• Macedonian revolt led by Andriscus defeats a Roman legion (150 B.C.)
• Rome puts down a Macedonian revolt (148 B.C.)
• Macedonia annexed by Rome (148 B.C.)

• Basil I begins the Macedonian dynasty in Byzantium (867 A.D.)