- Macedonia (ancient kingdom) - Wikipedia
Macedonia ( ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə ⓘ MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía), also called Macedon ( ˈ m æ s ɪ d ɒ n MASS-ih-don), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, [7] which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece [8]
- Macedonia | History, Location, Map, Facts | Britannica
Macedonia, ancient kingdom centred on the plain in the northeastern corner of the Greek peninsula, at the head of the Gulf of Thérmai In the 4th century bce it achieved hegemony over Greece and conquered lands as far east as the Indus River, establishing a short-lived empire that introduced the Hellenistic Age of ancient Greek civilization
- Macedon - World History Encyclopedia
Macedon was an ancient kingdom located in the north of the Greek peninsula first inhabited by the Mackednoi tribe who, according to Herodotus, were the first to call themselves 'Hellenes' (later applied to all Greeks) and who gave the land their name
- Macedonia - Empire, Map Greece - HISTORY
The ancient kingdom of Macedonia (sometimes called Macedon) was a crossroads between Mediterranean and Balkan civilizations
- What Were the Origins of Ancient Macedon (aka Macedonia)
To understand the origins of ancient Macedon and the Macedonian people, it is important to understand how they were related to the Greeks of Athens, Sparta, and the other traditional Greek city-states
- Macedon - Encyclopedia. com
Macedon was a kingdom located on the northeastern plain of ancient Greece It comprised two distinct geographic regions: Lower (ancient) Macedon, a fertile region between the Aliákmon and Vardar rivers, and Upper Macedon, an upland region of forests and mountains rich in mineral deposits
- What Is the Origin of Ancient Macedonians? - GreekReporter. com
One striking fact about the Macedonians is that they were allegedly descendants of the famous Heracles, also commonly known as Hercules This legend appears as early as the writings of Herodotus, the first person to write extensively about the history of the ancient Greeks
- Macedonia (ancient kingdom) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free . . .
Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία) or Macedon was an Ancient Greek kingdom of the Archaic and Classical Greece, [1] and later the most powerful state of Hellenistic Greece [2] The kingdom was established and was at first ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties
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