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Macedonia is a Greek province on the northern Greek peninsula so no it is not fighting its own people.
Unlike today when the country is united, in ancient times when Greece was a collection of states with differing political systems there was a constant fight for hegemony over the other states.
As the eminent historian J.B. Bury writes:
- As the hegemony or first place among Greek states had passed successively from Athens to Sparta, and to Thebes, so now it passed to Macedon. The statement that Greek liberty perished on the plain of Chaeronea is as true or as false as that it perished on the field of Leuctra or the strand of the Goat's River. Whenever a Greek state became supreme, that supremacy entailed the depression of some states and the dependency or subjection of others. Athens was reduced to a secondary place by Macedon, and Thebes fared still worse; but we must not forget what Sparta, in the day of her triumph, did to Athens, or the more evil things which Thebes proposed.
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Why is northern Greece called Macedonia?
Because Macedonia is in Greece and Macedonians have an unbroken historical record of identifying as Greeks, ethnically, linguistically and culturally since Macedonia's foundation by the Greeks of Argos in the Peloponnese.
Why did King Philip 2 of Macedonia take an interest in conquering Greeks?
Philip II of Macedon King of Macedonia and Conqueror of Illyria and Thrace was himself a hostage of the Greeks at Thebes, between 368 and 365 BC. Often Greeks were sold as slaves in the part of Phillip 11. That was how he felt about them.
Which Greek states struggled for power after the Peloponnesian War What area to the north grew in power and threatened the freedom of the Greeks?
1. Sparta, Athens, Corinth and Thebes. 2. Macedonia'
When did Alexander became king of the Greeks and the Persians?
when he defeat the king darius 3
What is the name for the military formation the Greeks used to defeat the Persian army?
Phalanx!
What battle did Philip the great defeat the Greeks?
philip did not defeat the greeks feyh9paqqh
Why is northern Greece called Macedonia?
Because Macedonia is in Greece and Macedonians have an unbroken historical record of identifying as Greeks, ethnically, linguistically and culturally since Macedonia's foundation by the Greeks of Argos in the Peloponnese.
Why did some Greeks ignore there rising of Macedonia?
I don’t know
Why did Alexander of Macedonia want to rule over Greece?
He was following his dead father's plan to conquer the Persian Empire, and needed stability at home to both secure Macedonia from the Greeks in his absence, and for the Greeks to provide reinforcements for his army.
How did the Greeks defeat the Persian Empire?
It was not the Greeks, it was the Macedonians, who used Greek and other mercenaries to support them. Alexander the Great king of Macedonia, spent ten years taking over the Persian Empire. He did this in three major battles which broke coordinated Persian resistance, and then dealt with the outlying provinces one at a time.
Why did King Philip 2 of Macedonia take an interest in conquering Greeks?
Philip II of Macedon King of Macedonia and Conqueror of Illyria and Thrace was himself a hostage of the Greeks at Thebes, between 368 and 365 BC. Often Greeks were sold as slaves in the part of Phillip 11. That was how he felt about them.
The Greeks defeat of the Persians allowed the Greeks to do this?
Go back to their habitual fighting of each other.
Who were the gods of ancient Macedonia?
Ancient Macedonia being Greeks on the northern Greek peninsula shared the same religion, language, culture, etc as all other Greeks. Some examples of their deities include Zeus, Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hades, Artemis, and Apollo.
Where did the Greeks defeat the Persians in the first invasion?
Marathon - it was the Athenians.
What tactics did the Greeks use to defeat the Persians at the Battle of?
Figure it out
When did the Greeks defeat the Persian army?
479 BCE at Plataia.
Why did some Greeks ignore the rises of Macedonia?
They were recovering from the Peloponnesian Wars which allowed a few other Greek city states to build up their strength, Macedonia being the most prominent of them.
