In this rare British Edition Map of Greece from 1829, the whole of Macedonia is in Greece proper and considered a Greek province. Also notice that all the names of cities in Macedonia are Greek. Skopje (Scupi) is outside of the territory of Macedonia and is in Dardania Propria. From the book: 'Macedonia, The Macedonia Struggle, ...

Greece unearths treasures at Alexander's birthplace ATHENS (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed gold jewellery, weapons and pottery at an ancient burial site near Pella in northern Greece, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the culture ministry said on Thursday. The excavations at the vast cemetery uncovered 43 graves dating from 650-279 BC which shed light on the ...

The emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, known also as Julian or Julian the Apostate was a very wise and educated person who left behind many writings. In his work "The Caesars" the emperor  wrote this short comic sketch on the occasion of the Saturnalia in December 361 A.D. It describes a contest between the Roman emperors, with Alexander ...

We have seen previously the 1878 Greek revolution in Macedonia . Here are related articles by the  London Times Newspapers reporting what was happening during the Greek insurrection in Macedonia. London Times 12 March 1878 London Times 22 March 1878   London Times 23 March 1878   By Christos

For the 3d time in history, Henry Kissinger makes it clear how he feels about Macedonia:   'Greece has historical rights to the name 'Macedonia' ' was his answer to Skopje's Parliamentary President of Foreign Affairs and Defense during a meeting on September 4, 2008. Can we say that the current Greek Foreign Ministry feels the same? From ...

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