{"id":36497,"date":"2026-05-05T15:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:10:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:37:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:37:54","slug":"the-temenidae-who-came-out-of-argos-literary-sources-and-numismatic-evidence-on-the-macedonian-dynastic-traditions-temenidzi-ktorzy-przybyli-z-argos-macedonskie-tradycje-dynastyczne-w-zrodlach-l","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/en\/tom-xvi-notae-numismaticae-zapiski-numizmatyczne\/the-temenidae-who-came-out-of-argos-literary-sources-and-numismatic-evidence-on-the-macedonian-dynastic-traditions-temenidzi-ktorzy-przybyli-z-argos-macedonskie-tradycje-dynastyczne-w-zrodlach-l\/","title":{"rendered":"The Temenidae, Who Came Out of Argos. Literary Sources and Numismatic Evidence on the Macedonian Dynastic Traditions \/ Temenidzi, kt\u00f3rzy przybyli z Argos. Macedo\u0144skie tradycje dynastyczne w \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142ach literackich i \u015bwiadectwach numizmatycznych"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u0142awomir Sprawski, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Institute of History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ORCID: 0000-0002-6904-5544<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Temenidae, Who Came Out of Argos.<\/em> Literary Sources and Numismatic Evidence on the Macedonian Dynastic Traditions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abstract: <\/strong>The prevailing opinion is that, at least from Alexander I onwards, Macedonian rulers attached a lot of importance to the tradition of their Argive origin. There are also suggestions that various images placed on royal coins refer to the mythical founder of the dynasty and his foreign origin. But a review of these images does not provide convincing arguments to justify the above-mentioned opinion. The preserved fragments of poetry dedicated to Alexander I seem to speak rather in favor of his interest in the Trojan myth. If the Argive origin of the royal family is so strongly emphasized by Herodotus, Thucydides, and Euripides, then perhaps the \u201cestablishment\u201d of the genealogical ties of the Macedonian kings with Temenidae of Argos took place in Athens. The Greek authors presented the Macedonian rulers with versions of the mythical past of their family linked to Greek tradition. But there is not much to indicate that the predecessors of Alexander the Great attached particular importance to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key words: <\/strong>Macedonia, Temenidae, Alexander I, written sources, coinage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DOI: <\/strong>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52800\/ajst.1.16.a1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sprawski, S. 2021. \u201c<em>The Temenidae, Who Came Out of Argos.<\/em> Literary Sources and Numismatic Evidence on the Macedonian Dynastic Traditions\u201d, <em>Notae Numismaticae \u2013 Zapiski Numizmatyczne<\/em> 16: 13\u201341. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.52800\/ajst.1.16.a1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mnk-downloads-block links-downloads-block download-block\"><div class=\"link-row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mnk.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/03-Bodzek-The-sabakes-owl.pdf\" class=\"d-flex align-items-center link-row-inner\" aria-label=\"Pobierz: The Temenidae, Who Came Out of Argos. Literary Sources and Numismatic Evidence on the Macedonian Dynastic Traditions \/ Temenidzi, kt\u00f3rzy przybyli z Argos. Macedo\u0144skie tradycje dynastyczne w \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142ach literackich i \u015bwiadectwach numizmatycznych (PDF, 876 kB)\" download><svg class=\"icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#file-icon\"><\/use><\/svg><div class=\"content\"><p>The Temenidae, Who Came Out of Argos. Literary Sources and Numismatic Evidence on the Macedonian Dynastic Traditions \/ Temenidzi, kt\u00f3rzy przybyli z Argos. 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