Macedonia is a province in northern Greece but used to be monarchy in ancient times when it was a Greek kingdom. The most famous Macedonian king was Alexander the great of the Argead Dynasty that originated in Argos in the Peloponnese and founded Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula.
The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia was a monarchy. The modern Greek province of Macedonia is part of a Hellenic Democratic Republic. The unrelated Slavic Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a Republic.
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is a newly founded republic that was born from the dissolution of communist Yugoslavia. It never had a monarch though there was a Croatian lord, Count Gyula Cseszneky de Milvany et Csesznek Grand Voivode who self proclaimed as "of Macedonia".
Macedonia is located next to the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. The Republic of Macedonia is in the northern part of the area known as Macedonia. Macedonia is in Europe.
Alexander the great began his conquest in Macedonia and he defeated the Persians
It was a Homeric style monarchy - ruled by a king and his council. That is until Rome occupation and rule, when it was split into four client republics (the tetrarchy) to neutralise it and put an end to repeated uprisings, and so turned into an administrative theme that extended beyond its historical borders.
Yes, he was king of Macedonia.
The population of Macedonia - Greece - is 2,844,587.
Ancient Macedonia on the northern Greek peninsula is now a province named Macedonia of the Hellenic Republic.
In Greek, both Macedon and Macedonia are translated as Macedonia (Μακεδονία Makedonίa). But in English, Macedonia is usually referred to the historical province of Macedonia in north Greece and Macedon is always referred to as the ancient Greek kingdom.
Ancient Aegae (Modern Vergina) was the first capital of Macedonia. It was subsequently moved to Pella. Under Roman occupation, the capital was moved to Thessaloniki. When Macedonia was liberated in 1912 from the Ottoman occupation Thessaloniki was retained as the capital.
Macedonia was not an integral part of Bulgaria
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia