Thucydides (II 99) defined ancient Macedonia as thearea extending to the east as far as the lands of mountainPaggaion, east of river Strymon, to the south to the ThermaikosBay, Chalcidice, river Pineios (the border with Thessaly) and theKambounia mountains, to the north up to (including) the city ofPella, south of the lands of Paeonians, and to the west to themountains (Pindos, Tymfe etc) that separate Macedonia from Epeirosand ancient Illyria (today’s Albania). Macedonia, as defined by Thucydides, coincides with the region ofMacedonia of modern Greece minus some lands of the Chalcidiceprefecture.In later dates the borders of the Macedonian State (that is, thelands ruled by the Macedonian Kings) varied and depending on thecircumstances it extended westwards up to the Adriatic Sea,eastwards up to river Evros and beyond, and to the north up to thecity of Lychnidon between the lakes
of Brygies and Lyhnetis [the translation of some Greek namesinto English may seem weird. Blame me for this.]. Referencespointing to the borders of the Macedonian state can be found inStrabo, VII.
of Brygies and Lyhnetis [the translation of some Greek namesinto English may seem weird. Blame me for this.]. Referencespointing to the borders of the Macedonian state can be found inStrabo, VII.
