Herakleia Lynkestis

Definition

Herakleia Lynkestis (Heraclea Lyncestis; Ἡράκλεια Λυγκηστίς) was a city in the ancient kingdom of Macedon not far from modern Bitola, founded c. 358 BCE by Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-336 BCE) as a governing centre for his new expansions around the older capital, Aigai, east of his current capital, Pella, to secure his western border from further Illyrian invasions.

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  • c. 1200 BCE
    Earliest pieces of Protogeometric pottery decorated in a Macedonian style made in Upper Macedonia.
  • 1074 BCE
    Aletes, the last Dorian king of Late Bronze Age Corinth, is deposed.
  • 926 BCE - 891 BCE
    Bacchis, a descendent of Aletes, becomes king of Corinth.
  • 748 BCE
    Telestes, the Bacchiad king of Corinth, is killed by Arieus and Perantas from a different faction of the Bacchiads. The Corinthian political system changes to oligarchy.
  • 655 BCE
    Cypselus ends the oligarchy in Corinth and expels the Bacchiads.
  • c. 580 BCE
    The Bacchiads move to Upper Macedonia, and become the ruling clan of the Lynkestian tribe.
  • 423 BCE
    The Battle of Lynkestis – Joined forces of Lynkestis and Illyria successfully avert the Macedonian-Spartan invasion.
  • 413 BCE
    Archelaus of Macedon invades Lynkestis without success.
  • 393 BCE
    Amynthas III of Macedon attempts to capture Lynkestis and breaks its alliance with Illyria only to be defeated by their joined forces.
  • 390 BCE
    Amynthas III marries Eurydice of Lynkestis to consolidate a coalition with both Lynkestis and its Illyrian ally.
  • 358 BCE
    Philip II of Macedon decisively defeats the Illyrian invasion of Lynkestis and founds Herakleia Lynkestis as a guarding citadel to secure Macedonian border with Illyria.
  • 351 BCE
    Herakleia Lynkestis appears for the first time in a written document: Demosthenes' first speech Against Philip the Macedon.
  • 148 BCE
    Following the Roman conquest of Macedonia, Herakleia Lynkestis becomes the centre of Macedonia Quatra province of the Roman Empire.
  • c. 100 CE
    Roman architectural features are introduced to the revived city of Heraclea Lyncestis, turning it into a thriving centre of commerce, law, and administration.
  • c. 300 CE - c. 500 CE
    Heraclea Lyncestis thrives as an episcopal seat in the Early Christian era.
  • c. 600 CE
    A Slavic tribe settles in the region around the already abandoned city of Heraclea Lyncestis.
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