Macedon

British

/ ˈmæsɪˌdɒn /

noun

a region of the S Balkans, now divided among Greece, Bulgaria, and Macedonia (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). As a kingdom in the ancient world it achieved prominence under Philip II (359–336 _bc ) and his son Alexander the Great

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Production at its Macedon and Pluto facilities were unaffected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The city-states of the Achaean and Aetolian Leagues in Greece were the exception, fiercely maintaining their independence against the Antigonid rulers of Macedon.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

The descendants of Alexander’s generals, Antigonus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy, ruled over separate kingdoms in Macedon and Greece, western and central Asia, and Egypt, building new Greek cities for their Greek colonists.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

In 172 BCE Rome sent an army and Macedon was defeated in 168 BCE.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

I shall cite only the region of Greece as an example: the Romans kept the Achaeans and the Aetolians in check; they put down the Kingdom of Macedon; Antiochus was driven out.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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