Macedon was a large, mountainous region north of Thessaly. The borders of Macedon with Thessaly, Thrace and Epeirus were ill-defined.
The principal city in Macedon was Pella.
Macedon, Macedonia, Μακεδονία.
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Pella was a city of Macedon, possibly founded by Pierus, who was a follower of the Muses. Macedon has a significant role in history, as it was the home of Philip II and his more famous son, Alexander the Great.
Thessaly occupied a large region of north-eastern Greece. Neighbouring regions were Epeirus in the east, Aetolia and Phocis in the south, and Macedon in the north. The entire region was named after Thessalus, the son of Jason and Medea. Thessalus ...
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Thrace was a region of what is now in northeast modern Greece and European Turkey. The size and border of Thrace was ill-defined. In Greek mythology, Thrace consisted of many wild and barbaric tribes. Some of these tribes were known to the Greeks ...
Arcadia was a large central region of the Peloponnesus. Arcadia was landlocked and mountainous. Either Pelasgus or his son Lycaon were said to be the first ruler of Arcadia. The region was named after Lycaon's grandson, Arcas, the son of Zeus and ...
Achaea was a region in northern Peloponnesus. The whole region, including Sicyonia, was originally called Aegialus after Aegialeus, a king of Sicyonia. The major cities of Achaea:
Also called Epirus. Epeirus was the coastal region of Greece, stretching from the Ambracian Gulf in the south to the north in southern Albania. Epeirus could be divided into Thesprotia in the south with Ephyra as its major city, while Ambracia was...
A region northwest of Attica, and north of the isthmus. The Cithaeron Mountains were located in the northwest, marking the boundary of Phocis and Locris. In the west was Mount Helicon and in the centre was Lake Copais. In northern Boeotia, the reg...
Phthia was the capital of Phthiotis, a region on the west shore of the Pagasaean (Thessalian) Gulf. Phthiotis was sometimes called Achaea. Deucalion, along with his son Hellen and grandson Aeolus, ruled in Phthia in succession. The Aeolids became ...
Phocis was a region west of Boeotia, on the northern coast of Gulf of Corinth. Mount Parnassus was a favourite site of Apollo and the Muses. Phocis was named after Phocus. The principal city of Phocis was Delphi. Other towns included Crisa and Pan...