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A brief History of Macedonia

13th century BC Arrivial from Northen India
12th century BC Taking role in Trojan war on side of Trojans, as witness Iliados of Homer
7th century BC First Macedonian State Aegea (Ayga), founded by King Perdika
4th century BC Extension of the borders of Macedonia as far as Egypt and India by Philip II
and his son Alexander
Macedonian III the Great
2th century BC Famous Kleopatra VII, Last Macedonian ruler of Egypt
146 BC After 3 Roman-Macedonian wars Macedonia becomes a Roman province
51 AD Apostole Paul stepped on European soil for the first time in Macedonian city Phillipy and Baptized for first time in Europe, Macedonian woman Lidia
4th century AD Macedonia is part of Byzantine Empire
518 AD Earthquake devastates 24 cities: Stobi, Skupi, Heraklea etc.
6th century AD Slavic tribes populating the Balkans
9th century AD Macedonian Saints Cyril and Methodious are creating "Glagolitsa" alphabet with aim to Christenize Slavic tribes
9th century AD St. Clement establishes the "Ohrid literacy school" in Ohrid and with St. Naum creates a Cyrillic alphabet
10th century AD King Samuil extends Macedonian Borders and Macedonia becomes strongest state on Balkans
14th century AD Macedonia is under Ottoman rule
1903 "Ilinden" uprising begun and freedom fighters established the first republic on the Balkans in town Krushevo and it lasted only 10 days
1913 Bulgaria (with great help of Russia), Greek and Serbia divided Macedonian territory in 3 parts
1941 Bulgarian and Italian Fashistic armies Ocuppied territory of Macedonia
1945 First Macedonian government was established
1991 Macedonia becomes independed state with parliament and Constitution
1993 Republic of Macedonia was admitted into the United Nations

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