Alexander I of Macedon

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Alexander I of Macedon was an early 5th-century BC king of Macedon known for navigating between Persian dominance and emerging Greek power, and for being recognized as a philhellene who participated in the Olympic Games.

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Alexander I of Macedon canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek monarch ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
king of Macedon ⓘ
actedAs envoy of Xerxes I to Greek cities ⓘ
birthDate 6th century BC ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Aegae ⓘ
claimedDescentFrom Argive Greeks ⓘ
Heracles ⓘ
contemporaryOf Themistocles ⓘ
Xerxes I of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Xerxes I
countryRuled Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
deathDate 454 BC ⓘ
describedAs philhellene ⓘ
dynasty Argead dynasty ⓘ
era early 5th century BC ⓘ
ethnicIdentity Macedonian ⓘ
expandedInfluenceOver Thrace ⓘ
expandedTerritory Upper Macedonia ⓘ
father Amyntas I of Macedon ⓘ
givenName Alexander ⓘ
knownFor navigating between Persian dominance and Greek power ⓘ
participation in Panhellenic games ⓘ
philhellenism ⓘ
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
maintainedRelationsWith Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Greek city-states ⓘ
mediatedBetween Greek city-states ⓘ
Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
mentionedIn Herodotus' Histories ⓘ
linked to: works of Herodotus
mother Eurydice of Macedon ⓘ
participatedIn Ancient Olympic Games ⓘ
linked to: Olympic Games

Greek diplomatic affairs during the Persian Wars ⓘ
positionHeld King of Macedon ⓘ
predecessor Amyntas I of Macedon ⓘ
recognizedAs philhellene by later Greek sources ⓘ
recognizedAsGreekBy Hellenodikai of the Olympic Games ⓘ
regionRuled Northern Greece ⓘ
regnalName Alexander I ⓘ
reignEnd 454 BC ⓘ
reignStart 498 BC ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ruledDuring Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ
secretlyInformed Greek allies about Persian plans (according to Herodotus) ⓘ
selfIdentifiedAs Greek ⓘ
linked to: Hellenic
successor Perdiccas II of Macedon ⓘ
title Alexander the Philhellene ⓘ
vassalOf Achaemenid Empire ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argead dynasty → hasMember → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Argead dynasty → notableMember → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Amyntas I of Macedon → successor → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Amyntas I of Macedon → child → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Mygdonia → conqueredBy → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
King of Macedon → titleHolder → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ
Perdiccas II of Macedon → father → Alexander I of Macedon ⓘ