Upper Macedonia (Greek: Ἄνω Μακεδονία, Ánō Makedonía) is a geographical and tribal term to describe the upper/western of the two parts in which, together with Lower Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon was roughly divided.^[1][2][3] Upper Macedonia had been dominated by the Illyrians for centuries.^[4] It became part of the kingdom of Macedon in the mid-4th century BC. From that date, its inhabitants were politically equal to Lower Macedonians. Upper Macedonia was divided in the regions of Elimeia, Eordaea, Orestis, Lynkestis, Pelagonia, Deuriopus, Tymphaea, and later incorporated Atintania and eastern Dassaretis until Roman intervention.^[5] The middle and southern parts of Upper Macedonia corresponds roughly to the modern Greek region of West Macedonia while the northern part of Upper Macedonia corresponds to the southwestern corner of the Republic of North Macedonia.

Three of the most important Hellenistic dynasties originated from Upper Macedonia: the Lagids from Eordaea, the Seleucids from Orestis and the Antigonids from Elimiotis.

See also

• History of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
• Lower Macedonia
• Ancient Greek geography
• List of ancient Macedonians in epigraphy

References

Sources

• Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography by William Smith, Mahmoud Saba
• JSTOR:Philip II and Upper Macedonia A. B. Bosworth
• Relations between Upper and Lower Macedonia https://web.archive.org/web/20080119020638/http://www.history-of-macedonia.com/wordpress/
• JSTOR: Epigraphes Ano Makedonias -Epigraphical Database
• Dimitrios C. Samsaris, Historical Geography of the Roman province of Macedonia (The Department of Western Macedonia today) (in Greek), Thessaloniki 1989 (Society for Macedonian Studies).ISBN 960-7265-01-7 Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine.
• Worthington, Ian (2008). Philip II of Macedonia. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300120790.

External links

• Map of the growth of Macedonia 4th BC - Upper Macedonia is shown in light-brown - Retrieved from Eliznik. com.