Damastion From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Damastion (Greek: Δαμάστιον) was an ancient city in the area somewhere near present-day Lake Ohrid[citation needed]. The city was in the borderlands of Illyria and Paeonia, more on the side of the latter. The exact site of the city is not yet identified with certainty, but the name is attested in Strabo[1]. ...

By Miltiades Elia Bolaris May 26, 2009   Balkan Illusion - phantasia archaica: "...it is very interesting to note that many of the authentic ancient Macedonian words, according to their etymology and pronunciation, have a striking resemblance to the appropriate words used in the modern Macedonian language (and other so called "Slav" [sic]languages)." "Caran(us). This name might be connected ...

Letter to President Barack Obama signed by 370* Scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity about ancient Macedonian History ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE LETTER: Macedonia-evidence.org   (*)Number of undersigned scholars on 10 November of 2009, see Addenda The Honorable Barack Obama President, United States of America White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We, the undersigned scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity, respectfully request that ...

Editor, Archaeology Magazine 36-36 33rd Street Long Island City, NY 11106 U.S.A. Dear Sir,              I opened the January/February issue of Archaeology today and eagerly turned to “A Letter from Macedonia” only to discover that it was actually a letter from ancient Paionia – the land north of Mt. Barmous and Mt. Orbelos.  Livy’s account of the creation of the ...