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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4310395, member: 51347"][ATTACH=full]1096183[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon </p><p>Alexander I 498-454 BCE </p><p>AR Obol 10mm 0.75g </p><p>Horse - </p><p>Quadripartite incuse square </p><p>SNG ANS 32 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Wikipedia:</b></p><p>"A year after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_I_of_Persia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_I_of_Persia" rel="nofollow">Darius I of Persia</a> (r. 522–486 BC) launched <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Scythian_campaign_of_Darius_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Scythian_campaign_of_Darius_I" rel="nofollow">an invasion</a> into Europe against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians" rel="nofollow">Scythians</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonians" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonians" rel="nofollow">Paeonians</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace" rel="nofollow">Thracians</a>, and several Greek city-states of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans" rel="nofollow">Balkans</a>, the Persian general <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabazus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabazus" rel="nofollow">Megabazus</a> used diplomacy to convince Amyntas I to submit as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal_state" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal_state" rel="nofollow">vassal</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire" rel="nofollow">Achaemenid Empire</a>, ushering in the period of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Macedonia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Macedonia" rel="nofollow">Achaemenid Macedonia</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-24" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-24" rel="nofollow">[note 3]</a> Achaemenid Persian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony" rel="nofollow">hegemony</a> over Macedonia was briefly interrupted by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Revolt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Revolt" rel="nofollow">Ionian Revolt</a> (499–493 BC), yet the Persian general <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardonius_(general)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardonius_(general)" rel="nofollow">Mardonius</a> brought it back under Achaemenid <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzerainty" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzerainty" rel="nofollow">suzerainty</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-25" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-25" rel="nofollow">[22]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Although Macedonia enjoyed a large degree of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomy" rel="nofollow">autonomy</a> and was never made a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satrap" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satrap" rel="nofollow">satrapy</a> (i.e. province) of the Achaemenid Empire, it was expected to provide troops for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_army" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_army" rel="nofollow">Achaemenid army</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-26" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-26" rel="nofollow">[23]</a> Alexander I provided Macedonian military support to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I" rel="nofollow">Xerxes I</a> (r. 486–465 BC) during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece" rel="nofollow">Second Persian invasion of Greece</a> in 480–479 BC, and Macedonian soldiers fought on the side of the Persians at the 479 BC <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Platea" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Platea" rel="nofollow">Battle of Platea</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-27" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-27" rel="nofollow">[24]</a> Following the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis" rel="nofollow">Greek victory at Salamis</a> in 480 BC, Alexander I was employed as an Achaemenid diplomat to propose a peace treaty and alliance with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens" rel="nofollow">Athens</a>, an offer that was rejected.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-28" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-28" rel="nofollow">[25]</a> Soon afterwards, the Achaemenid forces were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Delian_League" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Delian_League" rel="nofollow">forced to withdraw from mainland Europe</a>, marking the end of Persian control over Macedonia.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-29" rel="nofollow">[26]</a>"</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Next: Another Greek State under Achaemenid Rule...</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 4310395, member: 51347"][ATTACH=full]1096183[/ATTACH] Makedon Alexander I 498-454 BCE AR Obol 10mm 0.75g Horse - Quadripartite incuse square SNG ANS 32 Rare [B]Wikipedia:[/B] "A year after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_I_of_Persia']Darius I of Persia[/URL] (r. 522–486 BC) launched [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Scythian_campaign_of_Darius_I']an invasion[/URL] into Europe against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians']Scythians[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paeonians']Paeonians[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrace']Thracians[/URL], and several Greek city-states of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans']Balkans[/URL], the Persian general [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabazus']Megabazus[/URL] used diplomacy to convince Amyntas I to submit as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassal_state']vassal[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire']Achaemenid Empire[/URL], ushering in the period of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Macedonia']Achaemenid Macedonia[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-24'][note 3][/URL] Achaemenid Persian [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hegemony']hegemony[/URL] over Macedonia was briefly interrupted by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionian_Revolt']Ionian Revolt[/URL] (499–493 BC), yet the Persian general [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardonius_(general)']Mardonius[/URL] brought it back under Achaemenid [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzerainty']suzerainty[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-25'][22][/URL] Although Macedonia enjoyed a large degree of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomy']autonomy[/URL] and was never made a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satrap']satrapy[/URL] (i.e. province) of the Achaemenid Empire, it was expected to provide troops for the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_army']Achaemenid army[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-26'][23][/URL] Alexander I provided Macedonian military support to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I']Xerxes I[/URL] (r. 486–465 BC) during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Persian_invasion_of_Greece']Second Persian invasion of Greece[/URL] in 480–479 BC, and Macedonian soldiers fought on the side of the Persians at the 479 BC [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Platea']Battle of Platea[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-27'][24][/URL] Following the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis']Greek victory at Salamis[/URL] in 480 BC, Alexander I was employed as an Achaemenid diplomat to propose a peace treaty and alliance with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Athens']Athens[/URL], an offer that was rejected.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-28'][25][/URL] Soon afterwards, the Achaemenid forces were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Delian_League']forced to withdraw from mainland Europe[/URL], marking the end of Persian control over Macedonia.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)#cite_note-29'][26][/URL]" [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)[/URL] [B][I][COLOR=#b30000]Next: Another Greek State under Achaemenid Rule...[/COLOR][/I][/B][/QUOTE]
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