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Macedon

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Macedon , ancient country, roughly equivalent to the modern region of Macedonia . In the history of Greek culture Macedon had its single significance in producing the conquerors and armies who created the Hellenistic empires and civilizations. Macedon proper constituted the coast plain NW, N, and NE of the Chalcidice (now Khalkidhikí ) peninsula; Upper Macedon was the highland to the west and the north of the plain. The plain was fertile and productive, and there were important silver mines in the eastern part. The population of the region was complex when first known and included... Read more
Macedon
Macedon Ancient country in se Europe, roughly corresponding to present-day Macedonia , Greek Macedonia, and Bulgarian Macedonia. The Macedonian King Alexander I (d.420 bc) initiated a process of Hellenization... Read more
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