Group of realms · 675–292 BCE
Macedonian Empire
Macedonian Empire brings together several realms, from 675 BCE to 292 BCE. At its greatest recorded extent, in 326 BCE, its lands covered about 5.05 million km².
One of the realms of Kingdom of Macedon and Empire of Alexander. Macedon was a kingdom in northern Greece that emerged in the 7th century BCE (later legend dated its founding to about 808 BCE); it was seen by many southern Greeks as half-barbarian. Philip II transformed it after 359 BCE, creating a professional army built around the long-speared phalanx and heavy cavalry, and in 338 BCE he defeated Athens and Thebes, making Macedon master of Greece.
See Macedonian Empire on the map in 326 BCE
- On the map
- 675–292 BCE
- Greatest extent
- 326 BCE, about 5.05 million km²
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 675–551 BCE | 2,706 km² |
| 550–501 BCE | 18,962 km² |
| 500–481 BCE | 28,540 km² |
| 480–451 BCE | 23,355 km² |
| 450–405 BCE | 29,436 km² |
| 404–367 BCE | 29,194 km² |
| 366–351 BCE | 28,418 km² |
| 350–338 BCE | 57,048 km² |
| 337–334 BCE | 218,219 km² |
| 333–332 BCE | 584,874 km² |
| 331 BCE | 1.44 million km² |
| 330–327 BCE | 4.95 million km² |
| 326–324 BCE | 5.05 million km² |
| 323–319 BCE | 4.94 million km² |
| 318–316 BCE | 4.80 million km² |
| 315–308 BCE | 4.66 million km² |
| 307–302 BCE | 1.53 million km² |
| 301–292 BCE | 151,019 km² |
Member realms
- Macedonian Empire 675–292 BCE
- Laomedon 323–319 BCE
- Perdiccas 323–319 BCE