ancient macedonia was greek..

The capital of Macedonia is Thessloniki which is Greek.

• Were the ancient Macedonians Greek?
There is no doubt that ancient Macedonians were Greek. It is thoroughly proved by historic documents and archaeological discoveries which can be found in history books and museums in Greece and arround the world. The most important archeological discovery in Macedonia is the tomb of King Philippos II. It was excavated in Vergina, Greece in 1978 and it proves beyond any doubt the Greekness of ancient Macedonia. All the findings are characteristic of the Greek culture and all the inscriptions are written using the Greek language. Among the discoveries of this tomb is the "Vergina sun" the symbol that FYROM attempted to use on its flag initially.

Facts which prove that ancient Macedonians were Greek people:

• Macedonians spoke a dialect of the Greek language
All the monuments and inscriptions found in the Macedonia are written using the Greek language. Take a look at the archaeological discoveries. There is no historic evidence to suggest that the Macedonians were using a different language.

• Macedonians had Greek names
All the ancient Macedonian names mentioned in history or found on tombs are Greek. All the kings of Ancient Macedonia had Greek names. Nobody discovered ancient Macedonian names ending to -ov or -ovski or whatever.

Kings of ancient Macedonia

ARGEAD DYNASTY

Karanos (c. Late 9th/Early 8th Cent.)
Koinos (c. Mid-8th Cent.)
Tyrimmas (c. Late 8th/Early 7th Cent.)
Perdikkas I (c. 670-652)
Argaios I (652-621)
Philip I (621-588)
Aeropos I (588-68)
Alketas (568-40)
Amyntas I (540-498)
Alexander I (c. 498-454)
Perdikkas II (c. 454-413)
Archelaus (413-399)
Orestes (399-396)
Aeropos II (396-393)
Pausanias (393)
Amyntas II the Little (393)
Amyntas III (392-370)
Argaios II (390)
Alexander II (370-368)
Ptolemy Alorites (368-365)
Perdikkas III (365-359)
Philip II (359-336)
Alexander III the Great (336-323)
Philip III Arrhidaios (323-317)
Alexander IV Aegeos (323-309)

RIVAL KINGS: 309-301 B.C.

Kassander
Antigonos I Monophthalmos
Demetrios I Poliorketes
Lysimachos
Seleukos Soter
Ptolemy Lagos

ANTIPATRID DYNASTY

Kassander (301-297)
Philip IV (297)
Antipater (297-294)
Alexander V (297-294)

RIVAL RULERS

Demetrius I Poliorketes (294-287)
Pyrrhos (287-285)
Lysimachos (285-281)
Ptolemy Keraunos (281-279)

ANARCHY

Meleager (279)
Antipater Etesias (279)
Sosthenes (279-277)

ANTIGONID DYNASTY

Antigonos II Gonatas (277-239)
Demetrios II (239-229)
Antigonos III Doson (229-222)
Philip V (222-179)
Perseus (179-168)




Alexander's name is Greek. The word "Alexandros" is produced from the prefix alex(=protector) and the word andros(=man) meaning "he who protects men". The prefix "alex" can be found in many Greek words today (alexiptoto=parachute, alexisfairo=bulletproof - all these words have the meaning of protetion).

Philip's name is also Greek. It is produced from the prefix Philo(=friendly to something) and the word ippos(=horse) meaning the man who is friendly to horses. The prefix "philo" and the word "ippos" are also found in many words of Greek origin today (philosophy,philology, hippodrome,hippocampus).
A detailed list of ancient Macedonian names can be seen as follows:

• Ancient Macedonian names
The Slavic propaganda insists that ancient Macedonians did not have Greek names or (in some cases) that only the royal family had Greek names.
Here is a list of names of ordinary Macedonian people mentioned in history, which proves once again the the Slavic arguments are only lies.

Ifestionas - Alexander's closest friend
Aristotelis - Famous phiosopher, born in Stageira
Hermias - Philosopher
Anaksarxos - Philosopher
Marsias - Writer
Zoilos - Writer
Zeuxis - Painter from Heraclea
Leocharis - Sculptor
Lysippos - Sculptor
Deinokratis - He helped Alexander to create Alexandria in Egypt
Antipatros - Historian
Calisthenis - Historian
Aristoboulos - Historian
Aristokritos - Actor
Thessalos - Actor, friend of Alexander's
Argeos - Rival of king Philippos
Pausanias - The man who killed king Philippos
Eumenes - Alexander's secretary
Lyssimachos - Alexander's bodyguard
Kassandros - Army general, founded the city of Thessaloniki
Ptolemeos - Army general
Antigonos - Army general
Selefkos - Army general
Perdicas - Army general
Admetos - Army commander
Krateros - Phalanx commander, close friend of Alexander
Arrianos - Cavalary commander
Philotas - Cavalary commander
Cleitos - Cavalary commander
Nearchos - Navy commander
Neoptolemos - Arrmy officer
Python - Army officer
Hippostratos - Army officer
Permenion - Army officer
Attalos - Army officer
Kleitarxos - Army officer
Polyperchon - Army officer
Aristandros - Army seer
Polycratis - Soldier
Bolon - Soldier
Koinos - Soldier
Iolaos - Soldier

etc..


• The regions of ancient Macedonia had Greek names.
The regions which formed ancient Macedonia had Greek names. Most of these names are used in Greece even today.


• Macedonian architecture was similar to the Greek architecture.
All the buldings found in the Macedonia region have many common characteristics with the ones found in the rest of Greece. Palaces, temples, theaters markets are characteristic sampes of ancient Greek architecture.

• Macedonians fought together with the rest of the Greeks.
Macedonians always fought along with the other Greek city-states against enemies from Asia.

• Macedonians took part in the Olympic games.
It is well known then ONLY Greeks were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympic games. For a list of Macedonians who participated in the Olympic Game;

• Macedonians in the ancient Olympic games
One of the most common arguments against the Greek identity of ancient Macedonia is that Macedonians did not take part in the Olympic games like the rest of the Hellenes. Of course this is a another big lie. The winners lists which survive until today show clearly that many Macedonians did take part and win in the Olympic games.



Year (bc) Event Name Home town
480 Boxing Theagenes Thasos
472 Boys' Boxing Tellon Orestheia
408 Tethrippon Archelaos King of Macedonia
380 Pankration Xenophon Aigai
356 Horse Race Philip II King of Macedonia
352 Tethrippon Philip II King of Macedonia
348 Synoris Philip II King of Macedonia
328 Stadion Kliton Unknown
320 Stadion Damasias Amphipolis
304 Tethrippon Lampos Philippoi
292 Stadion Antigonos Unknown
288 Stadion Antigonos Unknown
268 Foals' Tethrippon Belestichos Unknown
268 Stadion Seleukos Unknown
264 Synoris Belestichos Unknown
129 Unknown Diephilos Aigai


• Macedonians celebrated the same festivals as the rest of the Greeks.
Examples of festivals which were celebrated in Macedonia as well as in other Greek states are the "Hetaireidia", the "Apellaia" and many more.

• Macedonians worshiped the same Gods as the rest of the Greeks.
Several temples dedicated to the Greek Gods have beem discovered in Macedonia and especially in Dion the religious center of ancient Macedonians. It is obvious that the Macedonias worshiped the 12 Olympian Gods as the rest of the Greeks. The Gods were "living" on Mount Olympos which happens to be located in Macedonia. How would that be possible if there was hostility between Macedonians and Greeks? This is further proof that Macedonia was considered a part of Greece.

From the Encyclopaedia...

Ancient Macedonia was settled by a people whom the cultured Greeks of the city-states to the south considered "rough".

The people of the region became known as Macedonians after 700 BC, when they pushed southward from their original home under King Perdicas I and his successors.

Athenian control of the coastal areas forced the Macedonians to concentrate on unifying the uplands and plains. This task was achieved by Amyntas III, who reigned from about 393 to 369 BC.

Philip II, the third son of Amyntas III, extended the borders of Macedonia to the north and in 338 BC conquered Greece and laid the foundation of a mighty empire (see Greece, Ancient, "The End of the Greek City-States" ).

Philip first extended his kingdom to the Dardanelles and the Bosporus. Then, at the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, he defeated the Greek city-states and was elected captain-general of all the Greeks.

He planned to lead the Greeks in a war against Persia, but in 336 he was murdered. His intentions were ably carried out by his son Alexander II, known as the Great.

Alexander conquered Persia and Egypt and extended the Macedonian Empire across Asia to northern India. After Alexander the empire broke into smaller kingdoms.

Warfare among them continued from 321 to 301 BC. Antipater, Alexander's regent in Europe, and his son Cassander regained control of Macedonia and Greece until the latter's death in 297 BC.

The country fell into civil war and internal confusion until 277 BC, when it came under the control of Antigonus II Gonatus, founder of the Antigonid Dynasty. The Antigonids lasted until 197 BC, when they were defeated by the Romans.

Beginning in the 4th century AD, Macedonia was overrun by Goths, Huns, Vandals, Slavs, Bulgars, and Turks.

From 1371 to 1912 it remained a possession of the Ottoman Empire, but Turkish rule was marked by revolution and massacres, growing out of conflicts between Muslims and Christians.

In the 19th century, during the Balkan states' struggle for freedom from Turkey, Macedonia became an international problem.

As a result of the Balkan Wars of 1912-13, Macedonia was divided between Greece, Bulgaria, and Serbia--later part of Yugoslavia.

- Compton's Encyclopedia

Ottomans set their state of confusion on the people, their basic objectives accomplished, some would say that after Alexander the Greats devastating blow to the Persians the Ottomons decided to come back in a "different method".. almost terroristic.