359 BC

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Macedonia

• The Macedon
  Macedon
  
  Macedon or Macedonia was the name of a monarchy centred in the northernmost part of ancient Greece. The homeland of the ancient Macedonians, it was bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east....
  ian King Perdiccas III is killed while defending his country against an Illyria
  Illyria
  
  'Illyria' was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of today's Balkan Peninsula, inhabited by tribes of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages....
  n attack led by King Bardylis. He is succeeded by his infant son, Amyntas IV
  Amyntas IV of Macedon
  
  Amyntas IV was a titular king of Macedonia in 359 BC and member of the Argead dynasty.He was son of King Perdiccas III of Macedon. After his father's death in 359 BC he became king, but he was only an infant....
  . The child's uncle, Philip II
  Philip II of Macedon
  
  Philip II of Macedon,...
  , assumes the regency.
• In the same year, Philip II declares himself king of Macedonia. Amyntas IV is not judged by Philip II to be a danger and remains alive while Philip II is King of Macedonia.
• The Illyrians prepare to close in, the Paeonians raid from the north and two claimants to the Macedonian throne are supported by foreign powers. Philip II buys off his dangerous neighbours and, with a treaty, cedes Amphipolis
  Amphipolis
  
  Amphipolis was an Ancient Greece Greece Polis in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day Peripheries of Greece of Central Macedonia....
   to Athens
  Athens
  
  Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
  .

Births

• Philip III of Macedon
  Philip III of Macedon
  
  Philip III Arrhidaeus , king of Macedon from June 10, 323 BC until his death, was a son of King Philip II of Macedon by Philinna of Larissa, allegedly a Thessaly dancer, and a half-brother of Alexander the Great....
  , brother and successor of Alexander the Great
  Alexander the Great
  
  Alexander the Great , also known as Alexander III of Macedon was an ancient Greeks King of Macedon . He was one of the most successful military commanders of all time and is presumed undefeated in battle....
   (approximate date) (d. 317 BC)

Deaths

• Perdiccas III, king of Macedon
  Macedon
  
  Macedon or Macedonia was the name of a monarchy centred in the northernmost part of ancient Greece. The homeland of the ancient Macedonians, it was bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east....
  ia