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Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Caranus is first reported by Theopompus and is the mythical founder of the Argead dynasty.
- The Foundation of The Dynasty
- Alexander I
- Perdiccas II
- The Apex of The Dynasty
- The Decline of The Dynasty
The land of ancient Macedon hosted the primary steps of one of the earlier empires of the world. According to the Homeric poems, as a “no man’s land”, the region was characterized by its vast and dense forests, which supplied material for the highly regarded Athenian naval fleet. According to the literary sources of the time, the Macedonian empire ...
The earliest king we have literary evidence of is emblematically Alexander the I, the son of Perdiccas. According to Thucydides, Perdiccas, the son of the Argive Caranus, played a role in the conquestof the wider area of Macedonian by occupying territories and relocating its residents. Although relocating could be a naive interpretation: the conque...
The expansion of Athenian imperialism brought agitation in the territories of the kingdom, especially when the cunning Athenians took advantage of Alexander's I death and expanded their dominion through an aggressive colonial policy and a fierce diplomatic alliance with the eastern neighbors of Macedonia. As a result, a colony of importance was fou...
The successor of Perdiccas II, Archelaus, ruled for almost 14 years, which is almost double the approximately seven years that Perdiccas II ruled Macedonia. Between the two kings, eight Argeads ruled for 40 years, each for a few years. Then came Philip II in 359 BCE who brought a new eminence to the Macedonian kingdom. During this agitated period, ...
After the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, Cassander the king of Macedonia from 305 BCE until 297 BCE put an end to the Argead dynasty by having Philip III Arrhideaus, the son of Philip the II and also Alexander the IV (the son of Roxana and Alexander the Great), assassinated in 317 and 310 BCE, respectively. Cassander's actions were based on his int...
5 de nov. de 2018 · The kingdom was founded c. 7th century BCE by Caranus who seems semi-mythical and named after the god Makedon (also given as Makednos, Macedon), a son of Zeus.
- Macedonia (Macedon) was a kingdom in northern Greece founded in the 7th century BCE.
- The name of Macedon comes from the god Makedon, a son of Zeus, venerated by the Mackednoi tribe who established the kingdom.
- Macedon has a long history but is best known as the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- Macedon lost every one of the four Macedonian Wars (214-148 BCE) with Rome and became a province of the Roman Republic after 146 BCE.
Cara'nus. （ *Ka/ranos or Καρανός ). 1. A Heracleid of the family of the Temenidae, and according to some accounts, the founder of the Argive dynasty in Macedonia, about the middle probably of the eighth century B. C., since he was brother to Pheidon, the Argive tyrant.
Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος) was the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedon according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Caranus is first reported by Theopompus (FGrH, No. 115, Frag. 393) and is the mythical founder of the Argead dynasty. According to a Greek myth, Caranus ...
Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Read more on Wikipedia.
Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Caranus is first reported by Theopompus and is the mythical founder of the Argead dynasty.
