Macedonia (Ancient Greek: Μακεδονία) [2][3] was a province of ancient Rome, encompassing the territory of the former Antigonid Kingdom of Macedonia, which had been conquered by the Roman Republic in 168 BC at the conclusion of the Third Macedonian War.

During the Roman domination, within the geographical borders of ancient Thrace, there were two separate Roman provinces, namely Thrace ("provincia Thracia") and Lower Moesia ("Moesia inferior"). Later, in the times of Diocletian, the two provinces were joined and formed the so-called "Dioecesis Thracia". [ 19 ]

Roman emperor Claudius annexed the kingdom as a Roman province in 46 AD. From the perspective of classical Greece, Thracia included the territory north of Thessaly, with no definite boundaries, [1] sometimes to the inclusion of Macedonia and Scythia Minor. [2] .

Thracia was the country east of Macedonia, bounded on the north by the Danube and on the south by the Aegean Sea, the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, and the territory of Bithynia. In the beginning, the name "Thracia" was refered to in a very loose and vague fashion.

Feb 28, 2025 · The Roman province of Thrace was somewhat smaller, having the same eastern maritime limits and being bounded on the north by the Balkan Mountains; the Roman province extended west only to the Néstos River. Since Roman times, Greek Macedonia to the west has been separated from Greek Thrace

In the third "Macedonian War", Rome defeats the Macedonian army under the last Macedonian king, Philip's son Perseus (179-168 BC). Perseus dies prisoner in Italy, a rebellion against the Roman rule fails, and by 146 Macedonia is a Roman province.

After the death of the Thracian king Rhoemetalces III in 46 AD and an unsuccessful anti-Roman revolt, the kingdom was annexed as the Roman province of Thracia. The new province encompassed not only the lands of the former Odrysian realm, but also the north-eastern portion of the province of Macedonia as well as the islands of Thasos, Samothrace ...

Thrace is incorporated into the kingdom of Macedonia. The Romans built the Via Egnatia. Thrace acquires a network for the transport of people, goods, and ideas. Thrace became a Roman province. Constantine the Great inaugurates the new capital of the Empire, New Rome, which came to be known with his name as Constantinople. Ormenio in northen Evros.

Jul 18, 2021 · In AD 45, a major new rebellion erupted in Thrace, which caused the death of one of the puppet kings chosen by the Romans. To stop the endemic guerrilla warfare that was ravaging the region, Emperor Claudius decided to transform Thrace …

The Roman province of Macedonia (Albanian: Provinca Maqedonase Latin : Provincia Macedoniae, Greek : Ἐπαρχία Μακεδονίας) was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon, the last self-styled King of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia in 148 BC, and after the four client republi...