Macedonia is one of the few countries that has existed for thousands of years. Greece is not listed, instead, it has been known as several different names such as Achaea, Thessaly, Epirus, etc. over the centuries. The Greek position is that their race is "continuous" and "pure" over 4000 years. This has been universally dismissed by scholars. The first reference to a territory known as "Greece" or "Hellas" occurs after the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire in 1832. It is also very dangerous to claim that any race is "pure". It exposes modern Greece for what it is - racist and intolerant. For more information, please visit:

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197BC

• The King of Macedonia is Philip V.
• His forces are defeated by the Romans at the battle of Cynoscephalae, and he is forced to accept all conditions insisted upon by the consul Plamininus in exchange for peace.
• Macedonia is stripped of its possessions in European Greece and Asia Minor (Anatolia).
• Ends three years of fighting between Rome and Macedonia in Illyria.

• "There are celebrations at the Isthmian Games as a decree is issued declaring freedom and autonomy for the Greeks after the defeat of the Macedonians by Rome." (p.143)

• Perseus succeeds father, Philip V, as King of Macedonia.

• "Macedonia surrenders to the Romans after its defeat at the battle of Pydna, which saw 20,000 Macedonians dead...The empire of Alexander has finally disintegrated." (p.144)

• Macedonia becomes a Roman province.
• Following the defeat of the Macedonians in 168BC, the Romans divided Macedonia into four closely supervised federations.

The previous quotations are from:
Mercer, Derrick, et al., Chronicle of the World, London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1996

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