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Lynkestis or Lynchestia ((ギリシア語:Λυγκηστίς, Λυγκηστία) meaning "land of the lynx") was a region (in earlier times, a kingdom) of Upper Macedonia on the southern borders of Illyria which was ruled by kings, lords and independent or semi-independent chieftains until the later Argead rulers of Macedon (Amyntas IV, Philip II) neutralized their independence with dynastic alliances and the practice of bringing up tribal chieftains' sons in the palaces of Philip. To the north of Lynchestia was the region of Deuriopus, while Paeonia was to the north-east, Pelagonia bordered on the east, Emathia and Almopia to the south-east, and Orestia, Eordaia and the Haliacmon river at some distance to the south. The rich and turbulent〔Robin Lane Fox, ''Alexander the Great'' 1973:32, 34, 36ff.〕 kings of Lyncestis traced their origins to the Bacchiad kings that were expelled from Corinth in the seventh century.〔Strabo, ''Geography'', 7.7〕 During the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC) Arrhabaeus the king of Lyncestis waged war against Perdiccas II of Macedon (Battle of Lyncestis). The tribes of Lynkestis were known as ''Lynkestai'' (Λυγκησταί). According to Strabo, Irra was the daughter of Arrhabaeus, and that his granddaughter was Eurydice, the mother of Philip II.〔Strabo, ''Geography'', 7.7: "The Lyncestae were under Arrhabaeus, who was of the race of the Bacchiadae. Irra was his daughter, and his grand-daughter was Eurydice, the mother of Philip Amyntas."〕 The Lynkestai were a Northwestern Greek tribe and belonged to the Molossian group of the Epirotes. ==See also== *Heraclea Lyncestis *Battle of Lyncestis 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lynkestis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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