Achaemenid Macedonia

Achaemenid Macedonia Αχαιμενιδών Μακεδονία
512/511–499 BC, 492–479 BC
Macedonia as a Persian vassal kingdom during the early stages of the Greco-Persian Wars
Capital	Aigai[1]
Common languages	Ancient Macedonian, Attic Greek, Old Persian
Government	Vassal monarchy (512/511–499 BC) Fully subordinate monarchy (492–479 BC)
King
Historical era	Classical Antiquity
• Macedon becomes a vassal kingdom under Darius I	512/511–499 BC
• Macedon becomes a fully subordinate part of Persia.[2]	492–479 BC
• Conclusion of the Second Persian invasion of Greece	479 BC
• Macedon gains independence from Persia.[2]	479 BC
Currency	Daric, Siglos, Tetradrachm

Achaemenid Macedonia refers to the period in which the ancient Greek Kingdom of Macedonia was under the sway of the Achaemenid Persians. In 512/511 BC, the Persian general Megabyzus forced the Macedonian king Amyntas I to make his kingdom a vassal of the Achaemenids. In 492 BC, following the Ionian Revolt, the Persian general Mardonius firmly re-tightened the Persian grip in the Balkans, making Macedon a fully subordinate kingdom within the Achaemenid domains and part of its administrative system. Macedonia served the Achaemenid Empire during the Greco-Persian Wars in their invasion of mainland Greece. They regained independence following the defeat and withdrawal of the Achaemenid Empire in 479 BC.