Macedonia
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NΑΜΕ 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 Makedon 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). right|thumb|300px|
| ··· | Makedonia (region) approximate extent |
| ● | Former capital cities of Makedonia (ancient GREEK STATE) |
Template:Wiktionary GREEK Makedonia most commonly refers to:
- Makedonia state of Greece
- Makedonia (ancient Greek kingdom), also known as Makedon, the kingdom of Alexander the Great Alexander son of Philip the 2nd
Other historical entities
Birth place of Alexander the Great.
Other places
- Macedônia, São Paulo, Brazil
- Macedonia, Ciacova, Romania
- In the United States:
Other uses
ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑ, Μακεδονία, Makedonia
- Thessaloniki International Airport "Makedonia", airport in Thessaloniki, Greece
Media
- Makedonia TV, Greek television station
- Makedonia (newspaper), Greek newspaper (est. 1911)
- Makedonia (Bulgarian newspaper), 19th century Bulgarian newspaper published until 1872
Ships
- MV Makedoniya, Bulgarian small cargo ship in service 1932-41
- MV Makedonia, Greek passenger ship in service 1984-85
- SS Macedonia, built in 1900 by C.S. Swan & Hunter Ltd, for A. C. de Freitas & Co.
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The Macedonia is a historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe . Modern geographical boundaries, with an area of about 67,000 square kilometers, were cartographic basis in the late 19th century during the final fall of the Ottoman Empire, although the area is not offered as a single geographic entity (see, HR Wilkinson 1951). Roughly called boundaries of Macedonia is north to the city of Skopje , east of the mountain range of Rodopi and the valley of Nestos , south valley of Tempe and west of the mountains of Pindos . The area includes the beds (from west to east) the Aliakmonas , Axios (or Vardar) and Strymon rivers (including Axios far occupies the largest area) and plains around Thessaloniki and Serres . The area is shared between Greece with 52.4% of the area and 52.9% of the population, (shared between the three regions of Central Macedonia , Western Macedonia and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ), the Republic of Macedonia on 38 % and Bulgaria with around 10%, in the region of Blagoevgrad . The Greek part or department of Macedonia mentioned once (exclusive of non-Greek) as " Greek Macedonia " or "Aegean Macedonia" (a term introduced by the Nazis in 1940 and adopted by Yugoslavia ) , FYROM as " Macedonia of Vardar "or" Notios Serbia ", and the Bulgarian song as" Macedonia of Pirin "and the area of the Blagoevgrad .