An ancient kingdom of northern Greece. It was a powerful empire under Philip II and his son Alexander the Great(fourth century b.c.) and contributed significantly to the spread of Hellenistic civilization. The Romans annexed it as a province in148 b.c.

• 马其顿希腊北部一古国。在菲利浦二世和他的儿子亚历山大帝统治时期国力强盛（公元前4世纪），为希腊文明的传播作出了重要的贡献。罗马人于公元前148年把它兼并，变成一个省