Atropates — Persian satrap and founder of Atropatene Atropates Atropates was a Persian noble and satrap who served Darius III and Alexander the Great, then established the independent kingdom of Atropatene; his name survives in regional topony…
Ancient Macedon: kingdom, dynasties and Hellenistic legacy Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Ancient Macedon was a kingdom in northern Greece that rose from a regional monarchy to dominate the eastern Mediterranean under Philip II and Alexander, later ruled by Hellenistic…
