Boundaries_and_definitions Macedonia_(region)

1 boundaries , definitions

1.1 ancient times
1.2 roman era
1.3 byzantine era
1.4 ottoman era

boundaries , definitions

ancient times

the kingdom of macedon provinces

the definition of macedonia has changed several times throughout history. prior expansion under alexander great, ancient kingdom of macedonia, modern region owes name, lay entirely within central , western parts of current greek province of macedonia , consisted of 17 provinces/districts or eparchies (ancient greek: επαρχία).

expansion of kingdom of macedon:

1. kingdom of perdiccas i: macedonian kingdom of emathia consisting of 6 provinces emathia, pieria, bottiaea, mygdonia, eordaea , almopia.

2. kingdom of alexander i: above provinces plus eastern annexations crestonia, bisaltia , western annexations elimiotis, orestis , lynkestis.

borders of macedonia, based on roman province, according different authors (1843–1927)

3. kingdom of philip ii: above provinces plus appendages of pelagonia , macedonian paeonia north, sintike, odomantis , edonis east , chalkidike south.

roman era

in 2nd century, macedonia covered approximately area considered today, northern regions of today republic of macedonia not identified macedonian lands. reasons still unclear, on next eleven centuries macedonia s location changed significantly. roman province of macedonia consisted of today northern , central greece, of geographical area of present-day republic of macedonia , southeast albania. put, romans created larger administrative area under name original ancient macedon. in late roman times, provincial boundaries reorganized form diocese of macedonia, consisting of of modern mainland greece right across aegean include crete, southern albania, parts of south-west bulgaria , southern republic of macedonia.

the modern geographical region of macedonia shown in blue. region divided national boundaries of greece (greek macedonia), republic of macedonia, bulgaria (blagoevgrad province), albania (mala prespa , golo brdo), serbia (prohor pčinjski), , kosovo (gora).


byzantine era

in byzantine empire, province under name of macedonia carved out of original theme of thrace, east of struma river. thema variously included parts of thrace , gave name macedonian dynasty. hence, byzantine documents of era mention macedonia referring macedonian thema. region of macedonia, on other hand, ruled first bulgarian empire throughout 9th , 10th century, incorporated byzantine empire in 1018 themе of bulgaria.

ottoman era

with gradual conquest of southeastern europe ottomans in late 14th century, name of macedonia disappeared administrative designation several centuries , displayed on maps. name again revived mean distinct geographical region in 19th century, defining region bounded mount olympus, pindus range, mounts shar , osogovo, western rhodopes, lower course of river mesta (greek nestos) , aegean sea, developing same borders has today.