Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but the region is nowadays held to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia. It covers approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,869 sq mi)) and has a population of 4.76 million.
Its oldest known settlements date back approximately 9,00...
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Macedonia is a geographical and historical region of the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. Its boundaries have changed considerably over time, but the region is nowadays held to include parts of five Balkan countries: Greece, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania and Serbia. It covers approximately 67,000 square kilometres (25,869 sq mi)) and has a population of 4.76 million.
Its oldest known settlements date back approximately 9,000 years. From the middle of the 4th C BC the Kingdom of Macedon became the dominant power in Greece and the neighbouring regions and since then Macedonia has had a long and diverse history.
The definition of Macedonia has changed several times throughout history.
Prior to its expansion under Philip II, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay in its entirety within the current Greek province of Macedonia.
The Roman province of Macedonia consisted of what is today Northern and Central Greece, the...
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