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'''Alexander I''' was ruler of [[Macedon]] from [[498 BC]] to [[454 BC]]. He was the son of [[Amyntas I of Macedon]].

According to [[Herodotus]] he was unfriendly to Persia, and had the envoys of [[Darius I]] killed when they arrived at the court of his father during the [[Ionian Revolt]]. However, he was forced to submit to Persia during the invasion of [[Greece]] by Darius' son [[Xerxes I]], and he acted as a representative of the Persian governor [[Mardonius]] during peace negotiations after the Persian defeat at the [[Battle of Salamis]] in [[480 BC]]. Despite his cooperation with Persia, he frequently gave supplies and advice to the Greeks, and warned them of Mardonius' plans before the [[Battle of Plataea]] in [[479 BC]]. Alexander eventually regained Macedonia's independence after the end of the [[Persian Wars]].

Although Macedon was considered a semi-barbaric state by some Greeks (especially those whose colonies near Macedonia were threatened by Macedonian expansion), Alexander claimed descent from [[Argos]]ian Greeks and [[Heracles|Hercules]]. After a court of [[hellanodikai]] determined his claim to be true, he was permitted to participate in the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]], an honor reserved only for Greeks. He modeled his court after [[Athens]] and was a patron of the poet [[Pindar]].

In 450 he was succeeded by his son [[Perdiccas II of Macedon|Perdiccas II]].

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title=[[Kings of Macedon|King of Macedon]] |
before=[[Amyntas I of Macedon|Amyntas I]] |
after=[[Perdiccas II of Macedon|Perdiccas II]] |
years=498 BC–454 BC
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[[Category:Macedonian monarchs]] [[Category:450 BC deaths]]

Alexander I of Macedon - Revision history

Irlandos at 19:07, March 14, 2006