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c. 437 BCE

Athens founds the colony of Amphipolis in northern Macedonia.
364 BCE

Macedonian general Perdiccas III successfully defends Amphipolis against Athenian attack.
c. 360 BCE

Traditional founding date of Philippi in Macedon with its original name as Crenides.
359 BCE - 336 BCE

Reign of Philip II of Macedon.
359 BCE

Phillip II takes throne of Macedonia.
357 BCE

Marriage of Olympias to Philip II of Macedonia.
c. 357 BCE

Philip II of Macedon renames the Macedonian city of Crrenides after himself: Philippi.
356 BCE

Birth of Macedonian commander Hephaestion.
c. 347 BCE

Athenian orator Demosthenes is sent on a diplomatic embassy to the court of Philip II of Macedon.
343 BCE

King Philip II of Macedon summons Aristotle to tutor his young son Alexander (later 'The Great').
342 BCE

Demosthenes is charged with organising a league of Greek city-states for war against Macedon.
340 BCE

Macedon funds the building of a large temple on Samothrace.
339 BCE

Philip II of Macedon fights the Scythians.
336 BCE

Marriage of Olympias' brother Alexander to her daughter Cleopatra.
May 334 BCE - 324 BCE

Antipater is regent of Macedon in Alexander's absence.
324 BCE

Death of Macedonian commander Hephaestion.
319 BCE

Death of Antipater, regent of Macedon.
316 BCE

Death of Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great.
c. 316 BCE

Thessalonica is founded by Cassander.
310 BCE

Assassination of Roxanne and Alexander IV, wife and son of Alexander the Great.
305 BCE - 297 BCE

Cassander is self-proclaimed king of Macedon.
294 BCE - c. 288 BCE

Demetrius I rules as king of Macedon.
288 BCE

Pyrrhus of Epirus becomes ruler of Macedon.
288 BCE

When his army deserts him Demetrius I flees Macedon.
284 BCE

Lysimachus drives Pyrrhus out of Macedon.
273 BCE

Pyrrhus of Epirus attacks Macedon and Sparta.
225 BCE

Macedonians bring an army across the Isthmus to face another Achaian force trying to take Corinth.
222 BCE

The Achaean League and Antigonos III of Macedon defeat Sparta at Sellasia.
214 BCE - 205 BCE

First Macedonian War: Rome defeats Philip V of Macedon.
203 BCE

The Seleucid king, Antiochus III Megas signs a treaty with Philip V of Macedon to divide Egypt and its overseas possessions between them.
200 BCE - 196 BCE

Second Macedonian War: Roman victory.
197 BCE

Romans are victorious over Philip V of Macedon at Cynoscephalae.
172 BCE - 168 BCE

Third Macedonian War: Perseus of Macedon challenges Rome and is defeated.
Jun 168 BCE

Romans defeat Perseus of Macedon at Pydna.
c. 150 BCE

Macedonia becomes a Roman province.
146 BCE

Thessalonica is made the captial of the Roman province of Macedon.