Administrative-territorial division of Macedonia in antiquity. At the time when the Macedonian state existed (ⅶ-ⅱ c. Lower Macedonia (Pieria, Botiaa, Eordia, Almopia, Migdonia, Krstonia, Bisalthia, etc.) covered the southern, mostly flat landscapes, with a capital first in Aiga, and later in Pella. Gorna Macedonia covered mostly mountain lands (Orestida, Linkestida, Paionia, Pelagonia, Dosarjia, etc.) And largely coincided with the territory of today’s RM. Natural borders separated by the Macedonian state from neighboring territories, most often extended the high mountain ranges, but also through larger river valleys (south – silk. . From the Sharplanin massif; in the north – silk. These Gradadmen-territorial division of ancient Macedonia – Administrative-territorial division of ancient Macedonia – the areas Eastern areas west of the river Axius from the River Axius of the Macedonian state almost completely coincide with the historical and geographical boundaries of Macedonia, and only significant deviations is on north. In the second half of ⅳ c. PR. AD, at the time of Kings Philip ⅱ and Aleksandar ⅲ Macedonian borders of the Macedonian state were enormously expanded. At the time of Philip ⅱ the country in the West touched the Ionian Sea, east to the Black Sea, and in the north, with smaller extensions, the old border remained, while the south stretched to the Greek areas of Etolia and Fokida. Aleksandar ⅲ Macedonian, following the expansion of northern borders, completely focused on the conquests in Asia, after which the eastern border was shifted to the R. IND. After his death, the huge state did not break immediately and for some time was formally maintained. In the first quarter of ⅲ c. BC He finished the process of her disintegration, and the parts of the Macedonian state grew into separate states, ruled by special dynasties: Egypt (the dynasty of Ptolemaids), Syria and the principal of the former Persian territories (the dynasty of selections) and Macedonia with much of Greece (the dynasty of the Antigonides). With the crash of the Macedonian state under Roman rule (168, eg. Such arrangement was changed when the province of Macedonia was formed (148, e.g.), which was operated by Pretor. On two occasions, the province of Macedonia was temporarily divered. In the first division (at the end of ⅳ c.) It was divided into Macedonia received (based Thessalonica) and Macedonia Salutaris (seated Stobi). In the second division (middle of the ethn.) Macedonia received (based Thessalonica) and Macedonia second (based Stobi) were formed. Lit.: Hope Projeva, History of Argetads, Skopje, 2004. T. Phil.
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