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Macedonia first appears on the historical scene as a geographical-political unit in the 5th century BCE, when it extended from the upper waters of the Haliakmon and Mount Olympus to the river Strymon. In the following century, it reached the banks of the Nestos. The history of the Macedonians, however, may be said to commence well before the 8th century BCE when the Macedonians became strong and made Pella their capital.; At this time, the Greek tribe of the Macedonian's lived in Orestis. They began to expand, and gradually occupied Eordaia, Bottiaia, Pieria and Almopia, finally settling in the region called by Thucydides "Lower Macedonia, or Macedonia by the Sea".

The Argead dynasty (Greek: Ἀργεάδαι) was an ancient Greek royal house whose most famous members were Philip II and his son Alexander the great. They were the founders and the ruling dynasty of Macedonia. Their tradition, as described in ancient Greek historiography, traced their origins to Argos, in southern Greece, hence the name Argead's or Argives.

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