Macedonia

Name Macedonia

The name Macedonia is derived from Greek mythology , who spent mainly in ancient history and the first recorded by Herodotus (E 17). The first king of the Argives Macedonians Karanos mentioned in the 9th century BC in the region of Western Macedonia . The Homer seems to ignore the name "Macedonia" and "Macedonians". For him, the warriors of the country that irrigates the Axios are Paionians and place them Paeonia ( Iliad B 848, F-287 and F-152). The Herodotus calls on Macedonia over the lake and Prasias Dysorou country conditions (R 18) set to N. By Peneus and Mount Olympus (Z-173), otherwise "Macedonius' (G 127). Residents of this, Macedonians (R 18) or Makednon nation (D 56, H 43) was Greek gender and especially, was in him Doric race which first lived in Fthiotida on Deucalion despite Ossa and Olympus on Gift and finally expelled from their Kadmeia and fled to Pindos (A 56). In Greek mythology there are three traditions about the name of Macedonia: From the founder of Macedon, the son of Aeolus (Eliana. Fr. 46). Of Macedon son of Lycaon (king of Imathia), father of Pindos The name is due to Macedon son of Zeus and thyia, daughter of Deucalion acquired the ignorant children and Pieris from whose name the Pieria mountains named. ( Hesiod excerpt. XXVI).

General

Macedonia today is a geographical region, the largest in area of Greek territory designated to B. From the border with Macedonia (FYROM), and Bulgaria , to the south. From Thessaly and the Aegean Sea , to a. from Western Thrace and D. from Epirus and Albania . In particular, the borders of this apartment are: the South Aegean Sea , from the mouth of the Nestos River on the west side of Thrace until Aigani beach, close to Platamona, in the north of Thessaly . Then to the South. Borders of the apartment are the prefectures of Larissa and Trikala Thessaly as a part of Epirus to the top Mavrovouni Pindos. West is not the Continent from the top Mavrovouni to Lake Prespa. And to B. Is the border of Macedonia (FYROM) in length 244 km. And then the Bulgarian border with approximately equal length. Finally A. Is the Xanthi Thrace, with natural borderline for the most part with the river Nestos. The total area of Macedonia reaches 34 231 square km. The geographic coordinates of Macedonia to these limits are: Width (F) 39 ° 50 'North up to 41 ° 32' N, Longitude (l) 20 ° 47 'East and 24 ° 47' A.. The mean coordinates is (f) 40 ° 30 'N and (l) 23 ° 00' A.. coincide with the position of the village New Rysio in the prefecture of Thessaloniki. Two of the three "three-nation 'points of Greek borders are in the Macedonian border, one in Lake Prespa, south island Mali Grad or Achillion and the other on top of Mount Belles (Kerkini) with an altitude 1,883 m. ( the third is located in Thrace border).

Other places

Larger cities The borders of Macedonia, according to the authors (1843-1927) National distribution in the Balkans and Asia Minor in 1923 from the Historical Atlas of William R. Shepherd, New York (the map does not include the exchange of populations between Greece and Turkey in 1923 ). City Population (2001) [1] 01. Thessaloniki 1023177 02. Monastery 74550 03. Upper Tzoumagia (Blagoevgrad) 70881 04. Prilep 66246 05. Serres 59722 06. Katerini 59603 07. Kavala 56176 08. Kozani 55926 09. Drama 45141 10. Veles 43716 11. Lychnidos (Ohrid) 43716 12. Astivos 43625 13. Veria 43158 14. Stromnitsa 35311 15. Strounga 33376 16. Ptolemaida 32142 17. Petrich 29836 18. Giannitsa 29789 19. KAFANTARI 29,000 20. stalk 28330 21. Desoudava (Sandanski) 26959 22. Kicevo 25,000 23. Kilkis 23914 24. Florina 19796 25. Gotse Delchev 19721 26. Naoussa 18882 27. Edessa 18253 28. Gevgelija 15685 29. Alexandria 14821 30. Kastoria 14387 31. Lagkadas 8215 32. Koufalia 7.766 33. Argos Orestiko 7473 34. Sidirokastro 7177 35. Polykastro 7.064

Geography

Ancient Geography History Ancient Macedonia: Approximately limits of the kingdom before the M. Alexander campaigns, according to archaeological findings and historic references. Roman province: Macedonia occupied areas outside the contemporary geographical location to West (approximately maximum area limits). ancient Macedonia Roman province Byzantine Subject: Macedonia did not include Thessaloniki and occupied only the eastern part of the contemporary geographical area (approximate limits). Ottoman acquisition: Macedonia was not an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. Its borders varied, usually slightly, from map to map. Byzantine Subject (approximate limits) Ottoman acquisition: (approximate limits) " If it was not confusing, it would not Macedonia ." [2] Ancient Macedonia : Approximately limits of the kingdom before the campaigns M. Alexander , according to archaeological findings and historic references. Roman province : The Macedonia occupied areas outside the contemporary geographical location to West (approximately maximum area limits). Byzantine Subject : The Macedonia did not include Thessaloniki and occupied only the eastern part of modern geographical area (approximate limits). Ottoman acquisition: During the first four centuries of Ottoman acquisition, some western scholars perceived Macedonia based on Greco-Roman geographers. The Ottoman Empire had no department with that name. In the early 19th century, the definition of Macedonia by most scholars, some identified with the current, while few showed significant differences. A notable benefit for any researcher, the difficulty seems to face the ancient yet time the then ancient writers, in order to correctly perform the geographical boundaries of this Kingdom, which by their texts show how or did not know the (doubtful) or not not manage (change) or to confuse the geographical limits to those political (after operations). And this observation unfortunately found (perhaps perpetuated) today. This becomes necessary as the only way to export safe conclusions firstly juxtaposition opinions of ancient historians and the other to monitor the development of the Kingdom of Macedonia by businesses of each King and the country's entries for the next few years along with the respective names of hitherto . Noteworthy further point is that the countries in ancient times was called by the name of their residents and not residents of the name of the country that remained, and the name came from the founder of the name or forefather of the nation. Historical positions

Map of Macedonia with a combination of ancient sites and Locality Names of the 18th century, Rigas , 1797 Herodotus  : Herodotus considered the northern boundary between Makedonida and Bottiaia the combination of Loudias rivers Aliakmonas: (7127) "... until Lydieo te River Aliakmonos, the ourizousi land which Vottiaiida te and Makedonida, s toyto reethron water symmisgontes ." From the description of Herodotus must assume that in the years of Aliakmonas progressed northwards until Loudias and united both rivers chynan the waters of Thermaikos. So the "earth Macedonius' Herodotus includes current prefectures of Pieria and Imathia. Thucydides : Thucydides who lived before the conquest of Odomantikis and Idonidas under Philip considered the eastern boundary Strymon River. Strabo ( Estin s Greece and Macedonia ) O Strabo sets the western boundary of Macedonia Pillar, Egnatia station throat of terms notwithstanding the eastern shore of Lychnitidas lake connecting the northern Pindos with the meridian of Skardou industry) distinguishing Macedonia and Illyria (Z'323). Eastern boundary follows Thucydides considering the Strymon (B 99). As the southern limit not put weird instead of physical limits (Penaeus, Olympus, Kamvounia, Pindos) from the Thessaloniki to Durres Egnatia street (!) Thus cutting mega department and even the oldest of Macedonia. Claudius Ptolemy : Ptolemy sets the northern limits Durres and Stobi, as the east and south Nesto Iti and Maliakos Gulf, thus subjecting all in Macedonia and Thessaly and Fthiotida. (Ptol. C-13). TIBO Livius (Roman): The TIBO Livy perhaps approaching more all other reports: "Quanta Macedonia esset, Macedones quoque ignorabant" (XLV 30) ( What is Macedonia, and those who are still unaware Macedonians ). Du Dezert Desdevises : This man calls Macedonia entire region from the Adriatic to the Rhodopes and the Skardou until Peneus. M. Dimitsas : Compared with the previous limits the north and west boundaries and while admitting the other as accurately includes Macedonia and Illyria this because of the many where the acquirer. 1. Kingdom on Perdiccas A: Macedonian Kingdom Imathia consisting of six επαρχίες: Ημαθία , Πιερία , Βοττιαία , Μυγδονία , Εορδαία και Αλμωπία . 2. Kingdom for Alexander A: All of the above plus the eastern annexations: Kristonia , Visaltia , Elimia or Elimiotis, Orestida (Orestis) and Lygistida (Lygkistis or Lygkos) 3. Kingdom on Philip: All of the above plus the northern and eastern extra appendages (northern) Pelagonia , Paeonia , (eastern) Sintiki , Odomantiki Idonida (Idonis) and (southern one) Halkidiki . So the clear outer limits of these provinces clearly and give the boundaries of Macedonia was: For N. Aegean from Nestos up Pinios and mountain Olympus, Titario and Kamvounia (separated from Thessaly provinces Pieria and Elim). To W. The northern Pindos Mountains that mountains Tymfi and Voio (line) dividing the Macedonian provinces Elimia and Orestida from the mainland, then the term stone despite the Lygnidou lake (Ohrid) and Mount Turia dividing Macedonian districts Lygkistida and Pelagonia from Illyria. Northwards their surrounding Stobi Mountains at the confluence of Erigona and Axios, this mountain range connects Mount Vavouna the western branch of Mesapiou conditions and dividing the Macedonians. Districts Pelagonia south Paeonia and Sintiki from mainly Paeonia and the Thracian region of Medi. Finally to A. Mount Orvilos and Nestos river that separated from Thrace Districts Sintiki, Odomantiki and Idonida

See also

Macedonia (apartment) Macedonian kingdom Kings of Macedonia Macedonian history Macedonian struggle Macedonian Revolution of 1896 Macedonian Revolution of 1878 Macedonian Question Areas of ancient Greece