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This article is from the Macedonia FAQ, by Angelos Karageorgiou angelos@iqs.gr with numerous contributions by
others.
5) What proof do you have that the ancient Macedonians were Greek?
The vast majority of major historians believe that the ancient
Macedonians were Greek. Those who still remain skeptical, say that
they need more evidence before proclaiming the ancient Macedonians
as Greek. But no one says that ancient Macedonians were not Greek.
Recent excavations close to their ancient capital, Aigai, including
the discovery of the `tomb of Philip the II', reinforce the Greek
identity of the ancient Macedonians categorically.
Thousands of items , including columns, inscriptions,pottery, paint-
ings, etc. can be found throughout the museums of Macedonia. All
without exception are of the Greek culture beyond any doubt.
In any case, all historians admit that by Roman times the ancient
Macedonians were fully homogenized with the rest of Greeks, and that
Macedonia stopped existing as a separate socio-cultural entity some
600 years before any contact with the first Slavs in the Balkans.
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