Culture Of Macedonia (ancient Kingdom)
The term Culture of Macedonia may refer to: * Culture of Macedonia (region) * Culture of Ancient Macedonia * Culture of Macedonia (Greece) * Culture of North Macedonia * Culture of Pirin Macedonia (Bulgaria) See also * Macedonian culture (other) * Languages of Macedonia (other) * Religion in Macedonia (other) * Christianity in Macedonia (other) * Macedonia (other) * Macedonian (other) Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

Culture Of Macedonia (region)
Macedonia () is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time; however, it came to be defined as the modern geographical region by the mid 19th century. Today the region is considered to include parts of six Balkan countries: larger parts in Greece, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria, and smaller parts in Albania, Serbia, and Kosovo. It covers approximately and has a population of 4.76 million. Its oldest known settlements date back approximately to 7,000 BC. From the middle of the 4th century BC, the Kingdom of Macedon became the dominant power on the Balkan Peninsula; since then Macedonia has had a diverse history. Etymology Both proper nouns ''Makedṓn'' and ''Makednós'' are morphologically derived from the Ancient Greek adjective ''makednós'' meaning "tall, slim", and are related to the term Macedonia. Boundaries and definitions Ancient times The definition of Macedonia has change ...
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Culture Of Ancient Macedonia
Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by the royal Argead dynasty, which was followed by the Antipatrid and Antigonid dynasties. Home to the ancient Macedonians, the earliest kingdom was centered on the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula,. and bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south. Before the 4th century BC, Macedonia was a small kingdom outside of the area dominated by the great city-states of Athens, Sparta and Thebes, and briefly subordinate to Achaemenid Persia. During the reign of the Argead king PhilipII (359–336 BC), Macedonia subdued mainland Greece and the Thracian Odrysian kingdom through conquest and diplomacy. With a reformed army containing phalanxes wielding the ''sarissa'' pike, PhilipII de ...
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Culture Of Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia (; el, Μακεδονία, Makedonía ) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans. Macedonia is the largest and Greek geographic region, with a population of 2.36 million in 2020. It is highly mountainous, with most major urban centres such as Thessaloniki and Kavala being concentrated on its southern coastline. Together with Thrace, and sometimes also Thessaly and Epirus, it is part of Northern Greece. Greek Macedonia encompasses entirely the southern part of the wider region of Macedonia, making up 51% of the total area of that region. Additionally, it forms part of Greece's borders with three countries: Bulgaria to the northeast, North Macedonia to the north, and Albania to the northwest. Greek Macedonia incorporates most of the territories of ancient Macedon, a kingdom ruled by the Argeads, whose most celebrated members were Alexander the Great and his father Philip II. Before the expansion of Macedonia under Phili ...
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Culture Of North Macedonia
The culture of North Macedonia is the culture of the Republic of North Macedonia, a country in the Balkans. Architecture Sites for archaeology of extraordinary quality include those at Stobi in Gradsko, Heraclea Lyncestis in Bitola, Lychnidos, the Church of St. Sophia in Ohrid, and Scupi in Skopje. Terracotta icons were discovered at Viničko Kale (near Vinica). The Basilica Mosaic in Heraklea Lynkestis is an early Byzantine mosaic. There are many remains from Roman times and the early Christian period in Vardar Macedonia, which was at the time part of the Bulgarian Empire. Famous architects and fresco-painters worked on numerous churches in North Macedonia, and in Ohrid alone there are over thirty churches. UNESCO has declared that the city of Ohrid and its lake must be protected, as they are important to the history of the world. Several churches, the most renowned among which is St. Pantelejmon, bear witness to the times of the educator St. Clement and in 1990 work ...
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Pirin Macedonia
Pirin Macedonia or Bulgarian Macedonia ( bg, Пиринска Македония; Българска Македония) (''Pirinska Makedoniya or Bulgarska Makedoniya'') is the third-biggest part of the geographical region Macedonia located on the Balkan Peninsula, today in southwestern Bulgaria. This region coincides with the borders of the Blagoevgrad Oblast, adding the surrounding area of the Barakovo village from the Kyustendil Province. After World War I, Strumica and the surrounding area were broken away from the region and were ceded to Yugoslavia. It covers an area of about 6,798 km2 which is 10.18% of the geographical region Macedonia. One of the regional centers is Blagoevgrad. The region is bordering with Kyustendil Province and Sofia Province to the north, Pazardzhik Province and Smolyan Province to the east, Greece to the south and North Macedonia to the west. The population is estimated around 325.000 people. Etymology The name of this region comes from the P ...
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Macedonian Culture (other)
The term Macedonian culture may refer to: * Culture of Ancient Macedonians * Culture of Macedonians (ethnic group) In territorial terms: * Culture of Macedonia (region) * Culture of Ancient Macedonia * Culture of Macedonia (Greece) * Culture of North Macedonia * Culture of Pirin Macedonia (Bulgaria) See also * Culture of Macedonia (other) * Macedonian art (other) * Religion in Macedonia (other) * Christianity in Macedonia (other) * Macedonia (other) * Macedonian (other) Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ... * Macedonians (other) {{disambig ...
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Languages Of Macedonia (other)
Languages of Macedonia may refer to: * Languages of Macedonia (region), languages spoken in the geographical region of Macedonia * Languages of Macedonia (Greece), languages spoken in the Greek region of Macedonia * Languages of North Macedonia, languages spoken in the Republic of North Macedonia See also * Macedonia (other) * Macedonian (other) * Macedonian language (other) Macedonian language may refer to: * Macedonian language, designation for a South Slavic language spoken by ethnic Macedonians * Ancient Macedonian language, designation for a Greek dialect spoken by ancient Macedonians See also * Macedonia (disam ... * Slavic languages of Macedonia (other) {{disambiguation ...
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Religion In Macedonia (other)
The term Religion in Macedonia may refer to: * Religion in Macedonia (region) * Religion in Ancient Macedonia * Religion in Macedonia (Greece) * Religion in North Macedonia * Religion in Pirin Macedonia (Bulgaria) See also * Christianity in Macedonia (other) * Culture of Macedonia (other) * Macedonia (other) * Macedonian (other) Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

Christianity In Macedonia (other)
The term Christianity in Macedonia may refer to: * Christianity in Macedonia (region) * Christianity in Macedonia (Greece) * Christianity in North Macedonia * Christianity in Pirin Macedonia (Bulgaria) See also * Religion in Macedonia (other) * Macedonia (other) * Macedonian (other) Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...

Macedonia (other)
Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic region spanning three administrative divisions of northern Greece * Macedonia (region), a geographic and historical region that today includes parts of six Balkan countries (see map) Macedonia, Makedonia, Makedonija, or Makedoniya may also refer to: Other historical entities * Achaemenid Macedonia, a satrapy of Achaemenid Empire * Macedonia (Roman province), a province of the early Roman Empire * Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman administrative unit * Macedonia (theme), a province of the Byzantine Empire * Independent Macedonia (1944), a proposed puppet state of the Axis powers (1944) * Socialist Republic of Macedonia, a part of the former Yugoslavia (1945–1991) and a predecessor of North Macedonia Other geographical uses Within the re ...
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