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]. However, […]

The Hellenistic world In Classical times the focus of the Creek world had been Greece itself and the cities of the eastern Aegean seaboard such as Miletus Smyrna and Ephesus. During the later fourth century BC the centre of gravity underwent a shift to the east: to Asia Minor, northern Syria and Egypt. The historical basis of these developments was […]

One of the usual arguments being raised by the few supporters of the alleged non-Greekness of ancient Macedonians mention references by Isocrates in his letter to Philip II of Macedon. Specifically the usage by Isocrates of the phrases “Αλλόφυλον το Γένος”, “Ουχ Ομοφύλου γένους”. We are going to examine the validity of this argument and whether it constitutes an indication of non-greekness of Macedonia. […]

Philip II of Macedon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Philip II Basileus of Macedon Bust of Philip II of Macedon Reign 359 BC – 336 BC Greek Φίλιππος Born 382 BC Birthplace Pella, Macedon Died October, 336 BC (aged 46) Place of death Aigai, Macedon Buried Aigai, Macedon Predecessor Amyntas IV Successor Alexander the Great Wives Audata Phila Nicesipolis […]

Monastir History   Heraclea Lyncestis (Greek: Ηράκλεια Λυγκηστίς[6] – City of Hercules upon the Land of the Lynx) was an important settlement from the Hellenistic period till the early Middle Ages. It was founded by Philip II of Macedon by the middle of the 4th century BC, and named after the Greek demigod Heracles, whom Philip considered his ancestor. As […]

By Philip Atticus Craig Witlock’s articles in the Washington Post, Another Rift Between Greece, Macedonia Both Lay Claim to Alexander the Great, of July 28th is hardly an objective piece of reporting. I find it highly questionable, for instance, that Mr. Witlock refers to no less than 6 pro-FYROM sources in the article (Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki; President Gjorge Ivanov, […]

By Miltiades Elia Bolaris “εξ ιστορίας αναιρεθείσης της αληθείας, το καταλειπόμενον αυτής ανωφελές γίνεται διήγημα” Πολύβιος,  Ιστορίαι Α,14,6 “once the truth is stripped out of history, all that is left of it is but a useless narrative” Polybios,  Histories, I.14.6 Some revisionists of ancient history, in their attempt to promote their modern ultra nationalist agendas in the lower Balkans, have […]

Stefou Lies # 18_”Philip II United the Greeks” The systematic counterfeiting of the history of Macedonia by the Skopjans since 1944 and their attempt to monopolize the “Macedonia” name were considered by the Hellenic people as absurd and unworthy of their attention. Stefou was one from the Skopjan that use lies in order to expose his propaganda. He uses the […]