Macedonian History
Present day Macedonia is a result of thousands of years of turbulent and difficult but rich history. Macedonia has seen plenty of turmoil through the millennia as the country and nation struggled to find their rightful place in ever changing landscape of the Balkans. From the mighty empires of the ancient leaders to the half a century Ottoman occupation, to being part of a socialist federation and present day democratic republic of Macedonia. Here you will find the historical events that have shaped the geographical, political and cultural characteristics of Macedonia.
Check out the timeline and description of significant events in Macedonian history.
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Year
|
Historical Events
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|---|---|
| 359-336 B.C. | Kingdom of King Phillip II of Macedon |
| 336-323 B.C. | Kingdom of Alexander the Great |
| 306-168 B.C. | Part of the Antigonid Dynasty |
| 214-148 B.C. | Four wars with the Roman Empire |
| 148 B.C.- 7th Century A.D. | Part of Roman Empire (Macedonia Prima - present day northern Greece and Macedonia Salutaris - present day Republic of Macedonia) |
| 7th Century A.D. - 997 | Invasion of Slavs and fall under First Bulgarian Empire |
| 855 | Ss. Cyril and Methodius create the Slavic alphabet as a third choice to which to use in the Christian Churches (besides Greek and Latin) |
| 886 | St. Clement continues the teaching of his mentors Ss. Cyril and Methodius and founds Ohrid Literary School. |
| 997 -1014 | The Kingdom of Samuil based in Ohrid |
| 1018-1185 | Fall under Byzantine Rule |
| 1185-1280 | Fall under Second Bulgarian Empire |
| 1346-1912 | Fall under Ottoman Rule |
| 1689 | Karposh Uprising |
| 1902 | Ilinden Uprising and the formation of the Krushevo Republic |
| 1912 | First Balkan War |
| 1913 | Second Balkan War |
| 1913 | Three-way partition of Macedonia between Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia |
| 1913 | Present day Macedonia falls under Serbian rule |
| 1919 | End of World War I |
| 1945 | End of World War II |
| 1946 | As Yugoslavia was born from the rubble of the WWII, Macedonia earned the right to become a separate republic in the federation, hence the formation of Socialist Republic of Macedonia with the Capital in Skopje. For the first time since 1014 Macedonia had some control over its territory. |
| 1946-1991 |
Macedonia was part of the Federation of Yugoslavia |
| 1991 | Macedonia peacefully becomes an independent country avoiding the Yugoslav Wars |
| 2001 | Crisis of 2001 which ended with the Ohrid Treaty |
