Macedonia (Greek: Μακεδονία) was a province of the Roman Empire, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by Rome in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War.The province was created in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon, the last …

Other historical entities. Achaemenid Macedonia, a satrapy of Achaemenid Empire; Macedonia (Roman province), a province of the early Roman Empire Diocese of Macedonia, a late Roman administrative unit; Macedonia (theme), a province of the Byzantine Empire Independent Macedonia (1944), a proposed puppet state of the Axis powers (1944) Socialist …

Macedonia (/ ˌ m æ s ɪ ˈ d oʊ n i ə / (); Greek: Μακεδονία, romanized: Makedonía [maceðoˈni.a] ()) is a geographic and former administrative region of Greece, in the southern Balkans.Macedonia is the largest and second-most-populous Greek geographic region, with a population of 2.36 million in 2020. It is highly mountainous, with most major urban centres such …

Illyricum / ɪ ˈ l ɪ r ɪ k ə m / was a Roman province that existed from 27 BC to sometime during the reign of Vespasian (69–79 AD). The province comprised Illyria/Dalmatia in the south and Pannonia in the north. Illyria included the area along the east coast of the Adriatic Sea and its inland mountains, eventually being named Dalmatia. Pannonia included the northern plains …

The definition of Macedonia has changed several times throughout history. Prior to its expansion under Alexander the Great, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay entirely within the central and western parts of the current Greek province of Macedonia and consisted of 17 provinces/districts or eparchies (Ancient Greek: επαρχία).

Year Date Event 753 BC 21 April: Rome was founded.According to Roman legend, Romulus was the founder and first King of Rome, establishing the Roman Kingdom. 715 BC Numa Pompilius became the second King of Rome.: 673 BC Tullus Hostilius became the third King of Rome.: 667 BC Byzantium was founded by Megarian colonists.: 642 BC Tullus Hostilius died.: The Curiate …

Africa Proconsularis was a Roman province on the northern African coast that was established in 146 BC following the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.It roughly comprised the territory of present-day Tunisia, the northeast of Algeria, and the coast of western Libya along the Gulf of Sirte.The territory was originally inhabited by Berber people, known in Latin as Mauri …

Trajan's province. In 113, the Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98–117) launched a war against Rome's long-time eastern rival, the Parthian Empire.In 114, he conquered Armenia, which was made into a province, and by the end of 115, he had conquered northern Mesopotamia.This too was organized as a province in early 116, when coins were minted to celebrate the fact.

The Roman provinces (Latin: provincia, pl. provinciae) were the administrative regions of Ancient Rome outside Roman Italy that were controlled by the Romans under the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.Each province was ruled by a Roman appointed as governor.. For centuries it was the largest administrative unit of the foreign possessions of ancient Rome.

North Macedonia is a member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In 1995, the country joined the Partnership for Peace.It then began taking part in various NATO missions, including the International Security Assistance Force and the Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.At the 2008 Bucharest summit, Greece vetoed the country's invitation to join; …