Macedon

A powerful kingdom of northern Greece, Macedon is one of three playable Greek factions in the Invasion Sandbox of the Eagle King DLC.

Macedon is a naval invader with possible starting locations in the Adriatic and Ionian seas near Iapygia and Bruttium.

The city at which the player ends up settling their capital will be renamed to 'Alexandria' in the invasion sandbox.

Macedon doesn't currently occur in any other game modes.

In-game Description
"Originally a minor kingdom at the northern edge of Greek civilization, Macedon exploded to dominate the Greek world and beyond in the 4th century BCE thanks to the reign of Phillip II of Macedon and his son Alexander. Even after the passing of Alexander's empire, Macedon remains a major power."

Possible Starting Locations

 * Off the eastern coast of southern Iapygia, near Brentesion and Rudiae.
 * In the middle of the sea between southern Iapygia and eastern Bruttium.
 * Off the eastern coast of southern Bruttium, near Kaulonia and Locris.

Starting Brigades
When composing your starting army, Macedon has 24 points to spend, with the following options available: In addition, you will receive 1 group of Colonists, a Light Warship and as many Small Transport Ships as are needed to carry every brigade.

The default loadout consists of 2 War Elephants, 2 Macedonian Phalangites and 6 points to spare.

You will be given 3000 gold to start.

Historic Starting Generals
When playing this faction in a sandbox setting, the player may choose to start with one of the following pre-defined historic generals instead of a generic one. These characters usually have far better bonuses than can be obtained with the generic starting generals.

Strategy
The starting positions of AI factions in the Invasion Sandbox are slightly random, as factions will have randomly conquered an amount of cities from one another depending on the world age setting. However, you will be more likely to encounter friendly Greek factions in Bruttium than in Iapygia.

Plan your playstyle while composing your starting army. Do not waste your starting points on Heavy Warships if you're going to more or less immediately make landfall. They are only worthwhile if planning to settle an area far away from your starting location, or when thinking of a naval raiding playstyle.

Trivia & History

 * Macedon is the protagonist faction of the first Hegemony title, Hegemony: Philip of Macedon (later expanded into Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece).
 * Macedon did not historically launch a large-scale invasion or migration into Italy, making their inclusion in the Invasion Sandbox a bit of alternate history. The Macedonians did ally with Hannibal of Carthage against Rome during the Second Punic War, but the Romans managed to fight them to a stalemate in Illyria, preventing the Macedonians from sending assistance to Hannibal in Italy.
 * Rome historically fought and eventually conquered Macedon during the Macedonian Wars of 214-148 BC, which saw Rome extend its domain eastwards into Greece and Anatolia.
 * The faction icon depicts the Vergina Sun, also known as the Argead Star, a sixteen-rayed solar symbol associated with the Argead Dynasty of Macedon, which included Philip II and Alexander the Great.