R. Malcolm Errington, ‘A History of Macedonia’ University of California Press, February 1993, pg 3 “That the Macedonians and their kings did in fact speak a dialect of Greek and bore Greek names may be regarded nowadays as certain.” ------------------- Page 4 “Ancient allegations that the Macedonians were non-Greeks all had their origin in Athens at the time of the ...

Fig. 171. Excavations at ancient Pella. (Photo Ph. Petsas)     Of Pella, so famous in antiquity, nought remained, says Beaujour, but a few insignificant ruins (though in the light of modern archaeological research these have proved to be of outstanding importance) (see figs. 171, 172). Beaujour believed he could detect the outlines of a magnificent harbour and traces ...