Is Macedonia Greek?
Historical Macedonia is considered to be the realm of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great (4th century BC), only 10 percent is currently in southwestern FYROM around Monastir, Bitola and toward the Ohrid lakes. So how can anyone say the FYROM was the western half? More like the Northwestern 10%…lol Was Phillip Greek? There is no question that he was. The ancient Macedonians spoke Greek. Exhaustive research shows that linguistically and culturally, the ancient Macedonians were Greek tribes. All inscriptions found in Macedonia dating from before the advent of the Romans are Greek, as are the names of peoples and their gods. The names Philip and Alexander derive from Greek words. That much is clear and anything else is the result of propaganda by Skopje. In the 6th and 7th centuries AD, they moved into the whole of the southern Balkans and created a strong population base in the area in question, where the populations had dwindled due to wars and invasions. Despite their efforts, h
