…and by the reign of Amyntas I (6th century bc) Macedonian power extended eastward beyond the Axius (Axiós) River to dominate the neighbouring Thracian tribes. Amyntas’ successor, Alexander I (reigned before 492–c. 450), advanced his frontiers eastward to the Strymon (Struma) River. His byname, “the Philhellene,” indicates his efforts to…
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