When Was the Argead/Temenid Dynasty Founded?
Abstract
Without much argument, it has long been generally accepted that the Argead/Temenid Dynasty was founded between 700 and 650 BCE. Our reconsideration of the written evidence, now reinforced by a growing body of material evidence, suggests that this foundation should be down-dated to ca. 575 BCE.
Keywords
Macedonian kingdom, Argead/Temenyd dynasty, foundation, textual evidence, funerary remainsReferences
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