The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invaluable reference for students and scholars alike. - Features new, specially commissioned essays by leading and up-and-coming scholars in the field - Examines the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of ancient Macedonia from the Archaic period to the end of Roman period and beyond - Discusses the importance of art, archaeology and architecture - All ancient sources are translated in English - Each chapter includes bibliographical essays for further reading

Table of Contents

• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Notes on Style
• List of Abbreviations
• Maps
• PART I Preamble
• 1 Why Study Ancient Macedonia and What this Companion is About Edward M. Anson
• PART II Evidence
• 2 The Literary and Epigraphic Evidence to the Roman Conquest P.J.Rhodes
• 3 The Numismatic Evidence Karsten Dahmen
• PART III Macedonia and Macedonians
• 4 The Physical Kingdom Carol G. Thomas
• 5 Macedonians and Greeks Johannes Engels
• 6 Perspectives on the Macedonians from Greece, Rome, and Beyond Sulochana R. Asirvatham
• PART IV History
• 7 The Early Temenid Kings to Alexander I Slawomir Sprawski
• 8 Classical Macedonia to Perdiccas III Joseph Roisman
• 9 Philip II Sabine Müller
• 10 Alexander the Great, Macedonia and Asia Dawn L. Gilley and Ian Worthington
• 11 Alexander’s Successors to 221 bc Winthrop Lindsay Adams
• 12 Macedonia and Rome, 221–146 bc Arthur M. Eckstein
• 13 Provincia Macedonia John Vanderspoel
• PART V Neighbours
• 14 Macedonia, Illyria and Epirus William S. Greenwalt
• 15 Macedonia and Thessaly Denver Graninger
• 16 Macedonia and Thrace Zosia Archibald
• 17 Macedonia and Persia Marek Jan Olbrycht
• PART VI Politics, Society, Economy and Culture
• 18 Macedonian Kingship and Other Political Institutions Carol J. King
• 19 Social Customs and Institutions: Aspects of Macedonian Elite Society Noriko Sawada
• 20 Macedonian Women Elizabeth Carney
• 21 Macedonian Religion Paul Christesen and Sarah C. Murray
• 22 The Macedonian Army Nicholas Victor Sekunda
• 23 The Political Economy of Macedonia Paul Millett
• 24 Classical Art to 221 bc Craig I. Hardiman
• 25 Hellenistic and Roman Art, 221 bc–ad 337 Rachel Kousser
• PART VII After Rome
• 26 Macedonia in Late Antiquity Carolyn S. Snively
• 27 Ancient Macedonia, Alexander the Great and the Star or Sun of Vergina: National Symbols and the Conflict between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia Loring M. Danforth
• Bibliography