{{stub}}'''Macedonia''', or the Republic of Macedonia, is an inland country in southeastern [[Europe]]. Located on the [[Balkan]] peninsula, Macedonia's borders are [[Serbia]] to the north, [[Bulgaria]] to the east, [[Albania]] to the west, and [[Greece]] to the south.
{{stub}}'''Macedonia''', or the Republic of Macedonia, is an inland country in southeastern [[Europe]]. Located on the [[Balkan]] peninsula, Macedonia's borders are [[Serbia]] to the north, [[Bulgaria]] to the east, [[Albania]] to the west, and [[Greece]] to the south.
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In ancient times the Macedonians were considered to be "barbarians" by the Greeks, but that still didn't prevent the barbarians from enforcing their will on the Greeks through military might with the reign of [[Philip of Macedon]] and again under his son [[Alexander the Great]].