Macedonia province within the Roman Empire, c. 120.

The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon in 148 BC, and after the four client republics ("tetrarchy") established by Rome in the region were dissolved. The province incorporated Epirus Vetus, Thessaly, and parts of Illyria and Thrace. Image File history File links Map_Macedonia_province. ... Image File history File links Map_Macedonia_province. ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC 148 BC 147 BC - 146 BC - 145 BC 144 BC... The Caecilii Metellii was one of the most important and wealthiest families in the Roman Republic. ... Andriscus, (also spelt Andriskos) often called the pseudo-Philip, a fuller of Adramyttium, who claimed to be a son of Perseus, last king of Macedonia. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC - 140s BC - 130s BC 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC Years: 153 BC 152 BC 151 BC 150 BC 149 BC - 148 BC - 147 BC 146 BC... Epirus vetus was a province in the Roman Empire. ... Map showing Thessaly periphery in Greece Thessaly (Θεσσαλια; modern Greek Thessalía; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is one of the 13 peripheries of Greece, and is further sub-divided into 4 prefectures. ... Location of Illyria Illyria (Albanian Iliria Land of the Free; Ancient Greek ; Latin Illyria [1] (see also Illyricum) was in Classical antiquity a region in the western part of todays Balkan Peninsula, founded by the tribes and clans of Illyrians, an ancient people who spoke the Illyrian languages. ... Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak  Thrace (Bulgarian: , Greek: , Attic Greek: ThrāíkÄ“ or ThrēíkÄ“, Latin: , Turkish: ) is a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe. ...

After the reforms of Diocletian in the late 3rd century, Epirus Vetus was split off, and sometime in the 4th century, the province of Macedonia itself was divided into Macedonia Prima in the south and Macedonia Salutaris in the north. These provinces were all subordinate to the Diocese of Macedonia, one of three dioceses which were included in the praetorian prefecture of Illyricum, organized in 318. When the Prefecture was divided between the Western and Eastern Empires in 379, the Macedonian provinces were included in Eastern Illyricum. With the permanent division of the Empire in 395, Macedonia passed to the East, which would evolve into the Byzantine Empire. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (c. ... // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first... Epirus vetus was a province in the Roman Empire. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. ... The Diocese of Macedonia included the provinces of Macedonia Prima, Macedonia Salutaris, Thessalia, Epirus Vetus, Epirus Nova, Achaea, and Creta. ... map of the Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum, before 379 AD The Praetorian prefecture of Illyricum (Latin: Praefectura Praetorio per Illyricum, also termed simply the Prefecture of Illyricum) was one of four large Praetorian prefectures into which the Late Roman Empire was divided. ... Events Gregory the Illuminator appoints his son Aristax as successor in the Patriarchate of Armenia. ... Motto Senatus Populusque Romanus The Western Roman Empire in 395. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Byzantine Empire. ... Byzantine redirects here. ...

One important figure to come from Roman Macedonia is the patron saint of the city of Thessaloniki, Saint Demetrius, who martyred in 306. Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... Events July 25 - Constantine I proclaimed Roman Emperor by his troops. ...

Economy of Roman Macedonia

The reign of Augustus began a long period of peace, prosperity and wealth for Macedonia, although its importance in the economic standing of the Roman world diminished when compared to its neighbor, Asia Minor. For other persons named Octavian, see Octavian (disambiguation). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ...

The economy was greatly stimulated by the construction of the Via Egnatia, the installation of Roman merchants in the cities, and the founding of Roman colonies. The Imperial government brought, along with its roads and administrative system, an economic boom, which benefited both the Roman ruling class and the lower classes. With vast arable and rich pastures, the great ruling families amassed huge fortunes in the society based on slave labor. Ancient Via Egnatia route Via Egnatia (Greek: Εγνατία Οδός) was a road constructed by the Romans around 146 BC. It was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, proconsul of Macedonia, who ordered its construction. ...

The improvement of the living conditions of the productive classes brought about an increase in the number artisans and craftspeople to the region. Stone-masons, miners, blacksmiths, etc. were employed in every kind of commercial activity and craft. Greek people were also widely employed as tutors, educators and doctors throughout the Roman world.

The export economy was based essentially on agriculture and livestock, while iron, copper, and gold along with such products as timber, resin, pitch, hemp, flax and fish were also exported. Another source of wealth was the country's ports, such as Dion, Pella, Thessalonica, Cassandreia.^[1] Dion (sub-saharan and arab ancient Greek,and Modern: Δίο Dio, Ancient/Katharevousa -on) is a municipality and village in the Prefecture of Pieria, steal Macedonia. ... Location of Pella Pella (Greek Πέλλα) is a city in Greece founded by the ancient Macedonians. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Cassandreia (Greek: Κασσάνδρεια Kassandreia, modern transliteration: Kassandria) or Casssandrea was one of the most important cities in Ancient Macedonia founded by and named after Cassander in 316 BC located near the Ancient Greek city of Potidaea. ...

Notable citizens

• Damon of Thessalonica 2nd c.BC^[2]

Saints and Clerics

• Lydia of Thyatira, 1st c.
• Aristarchus of Thessalonica, 1st c.
• Epaphroditus, first bishop of Philippi
• Gaius, first Bishop of Thessalonica
• Onesimus, first bishop of Beroea
• Agathopous, deacon
• Theodulus, Lector
• Matrona of Thessalonica
• Agape, Chionia, and Irene(† 304)
• Saint Demetrius, early 4th c.
• Demophilus of Constantinople (d. 386), Bishop, born in Thessalonica

[[===Writers=== *Craterus of Amphipolis (ca. 100-30 BC) Rhapsode winner in Amphiarian games^[3] Lydia of Thyatira was the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe. ... Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica (Acts 27:2), was an early Christian mentioned in a few passages of the New Testament. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria, Laconia, and a commune in France, see Véria, Jura. ... For other uses, see Deacon (disambiguation). ... A lector, in Latin, is a broad definition for a person who reads, aloud or not. ... 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... Demophilus (d. ... In classical antiquity, a rhapsode was a professional reciter of poetry, especially the epics of Homer, but also the wisdom-verse of Hesiod and the satires of Archilochus, among others. ...

• Phaedrus of Pieria (ca. 15 BC – ca. 50 AD), fabulist
• Antipater of Thessalonica (late 1st c. BC), epigrammatic poet and governor of the city
• Philippus of Thessalonica (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatic poet and compiler of the Greek Anthology
• Archias, epigrammati

• Parmenio (late 1st c. AD), epigrammatist
• Criton of Pieria , historian
• Polyaenus, (2nd c. AD), military writer
• Stobaeus (5th c. AD), anthologist of Greek authors
• Macedonius of Thessalonica (6th c. AD), epigrammatist of Greek Anthology]]Bold text'[[Link title[[Link title[[Link title[[Link title'Italic text'Italic text'Italic text']]]]]]]]

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Physicians

• Athryilatus of Thasos
• Alexander of Pella
• Damian of Thessalonica
• Anthemius of Edessa
• Paul of Philippi
• Theodorus of Kato Kleines,Florina
• C. Iulius Nicetas of Lyke (Lyki) in Pella
• Aurelius Isidorus of Thessalonica
• Sextus Iulius Chariton of Amphipolis
• Servia of Thessalonica
• Pubicius Lalus and Publicius Hermias of Beroea
• Aelius Nicolaus of Edessa
• Aptus of Dion

^[4] Thasos or Thassos (Greek: Θάσος, Ottoman Turkish: طاشوز Taşöz, Bulgarian: ) is an island in the northern Aegean Sea, close to the coast of Thrace and the plain of the river Nestos (during the Ottoman times Kara-Su). ... Location of Pella Pella (Greek Πέλλα) is a city in Greece founded by the ancient Macedonians. ... The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Map of Greece showing Philippi Philippi (in Ancient Greek / Philippoi) was a city in eastern Macedonia, founded by Philip II in 356 BC and abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest. ... Kato Kleines (Κάτω Κλεινές) is a municipality in the Florina Prefecture, Greece. ... Location of Pella Pella (Greek Πέλλα) is a city in Greece founded by the ancient Macedonians. ... Localization of Amphipolis Amphipolis (Greek, Ἀμφίπολις – Amphípolis) was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day periphery of East Macedonia and Thrace. ... Beroea is: an ancient city in Macedonia now known as Veria a former name of Aleppo, Syria This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Euphimism for the word gay. ...

See also

• Macedon
• Macedonia (region)

Ancient Macedons regions and towns Macedon or Macedonia (Greek ) was the name of an ancient kingdom in the northern-most part of ancient Greece, bordered by the kingdom of Epirus to the west and the region of Thrace to the east. ... This article is about the region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe. ...

References

1. ^ Macedonia - Province of the Roman Empire
2. ^ The Letters to the Thessalonians by Gene L. Green
3. ^ Amphiareion — ca. 80-50 BC Epigraphical Database
4. ^ *refwww.phl.uoc.gr/eulimene/eulimene03.pdf