- Lynkestis,
Lyncestis, Lyngistis,
Lynkos or
Lyncus (Ancient Gr****: Λυγκηστίς or Λύγκος Latin:
Lyncestis or Lyncus) was a
region and prin****lity traditionally...
-
Heraclea Lyncestis, also
transliterated Herakleia Lynkestis (Ancient Gr****: Ἡράκλεια Λυγκηστίς; Latin:
Heraclea Lyncestis; Macedonian: Хераклеја Линкестис)...
-
Aeropus (Gr****: Ἀέροπος) of
Lyncestis was a
commander in the
battle of Chaeronea.
After the
battle Philip II of
Macedon exiled him and an
officer called...
- Αλέξανδρος) (d. 330 BC), son of
Aeropus of
Lyncestis, was a
native of the
upper Macedonian district called Lyncestis,
whence he is
usually called Alexander...
- The
Battle of
Lyncestis/Lyncus took
place in 423 BC
between the
allied forces of the
Lyncestians and
Illyrians against those of the
Spartans and Macedonians...
- one of the
oldest cities in
North Macedonia. It was
founded as
Heraclea Lyncestis in the
middle of the 4th
century BC by
Philip II of Macedon. The city...
-
Amyntas of
Lyncestis or
Amyntas Lyncestes (Ancient Gr****: Ἀμύντας) was a
taxiarch of
Alexander the Great. He
finished sixth in the
competition in Sittacene...
- from a
critical position only by his
coolness and
ability (Battle of
Lyncestis). This
brought to a head the
quarrel between Brasidas and
Perdiccas (I...
-
subsequently stabbed to
death by the bodyguards. The
three sons of
Aeropus of
Lyncestis were also
suspected of
taking part in the plot,
acting as accomplices...
-
Amyntas IV, executed. He also had two
Macedonian princes from the
region of
Lyncestis killed for
having been
involved in his father's ********ination, but spared...
