Μacedonia is Greece

The name Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία, Makedonía) is related to the ancient Greek word μακεδνός (Makednos). It is commonly explained as having originally meant 'a tall one' or 'highlander', possibly descriptive of the people. The shorter English name variant Macedon developed in Middle English, based on a borrowing from the French form of the name, Macédoine.

Early history and legend

The lands around Aegae, the first Macedonian capital, were home to various peoples. Macedonia was called Emathia (from king Emathion) and the city of Aiges was called Edessa, the capital of fabled king Midas. According to legend, Caranus, accompanied by a multitude of Greeks came to the area in search for a new homeland took Edessa and renamed it to Aegae. Subsequently, he expelled Midas and other kings off the lands and he formed his new kingdom. According to Herodot, it was Dorus, the son of Hellen who led his people to Histaeotis, whence they were driven off by the Cadmeians into Pindus, where they settled as Macedonians. Later, a branch would migrate further south to be called Dorians.

It seems that the first Macedonian state emerged in the 8th or early 7th century BC under the Argead Dynasty, who, according to legend, migrated to the region from the Greek city of Argos in Peloponnesus (thus the name Argead). It should be mentioned that the Macedonian tribe ruled by the Argeads, was itself called Argead (which translates as "descended from Argos").

The kingdom was situated in the fertile alluvial plain, watered by the rivers Haliacmon and Axius, called Lower Macedonia, north of the mountain Olympus. Around the time of Alexander I of Macedon, the Argead Macedonians started to expand into Upper Macedonia, lands inhabited by independent Macedonian tribes like the Lyncestae and the Elmiotae and to the West, beyond Axius river, into Eordaia, Bottiaea, Mygdonia, and Almopia-, regions settled by, among others, many Thracian tribes. Near the modern city of Veria, Perdiccas I (or, more likely, his son, Argaeus I) built his capital, Aigai (modern Vergina). After a brief period under Persian rule under Darius Hystaspes, the state regained its independence under King Alexander I (495450 BC).

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[SPARTANsenator2]

5 stars brother.

[Xeveos]

Να είσαι πάντα καλα αδερφέ!!!

Αυτοί νομίζουνε πως μπορόυνε νας πάρουνε τα ρούχα οι Σκοπιανοί!!!

[Xeveos]

@ MrMacedoniaGreece

Ευχαριστώ αδερφέ μου!!!

Να έχουμε καλες Γιορτές!!!

[SPARTANsenator1]

5 *****!!!!!!

[VandiRulez]

swstos!!!!

[realworld5555]

very funny but your girls dream for greeks,because you are stupid. I do not know how stupid you must be to work in idiotic country for funny salary and to do nothing. All world protest but monkeydonians are good with 100 euro minimum salary. By the way in greece social help is much bigger than you average salary

bankrup said person with € 250 everage salary, 40% Islam and 33% unemployment. You will never get to the bankruptcy of Greece

[rockfan94c0gr]

επρεπε να εχει περισσοτερες προβολες!! να βλεπουν τα σκατα τους οι μα ι μουδες που τολμανε και μονο να το σκεφτονται!!!!!!!!

[mnbgfdsa]

Macedonian case is something like creating a new country called Sparta and saying that they are Spartans and not greeks :D

[tirokroketass]

@vidobista Dont blame us... blame Kiro Gligorov... hahahahhhaa god damn your mother

[SuperProudGreek]

Truly your video is the evidence that would make even the Fyromians themselves realize the truth,if they didnt connive of course.

[17gay17]

@Davorsk8 Makedonija means crap poverty AIDS disease. We not genius ancient Macedonians we bastard slav makadonijans.

[Davorsk8]

GReek money crisis...you will soon start to sell your islands...and then what will you do...sell your women for money!