Upper Macedonia

Upper Macedonia (Greek: Ἄνω Μακεδονία, Ánō Makedonía) or Upper Macedon is a geographical and tribal term to describe the upper/western of the two parts in which, together with Lower Macedonia, the ancient kingdom of Macedon was roughly divided.

Upper Macedonia consisted geographically of Pelagonia, Derriopos, Eordaea, Orestis, Elimiotis and Lynkestis. These regions had their own rulers and were subjects or allies of the Macedonian kingdom, except for Eordaea that was fully incorporated into Macedon in an early period. According to N. G. L. Hammond, in the region of Upper Macedonia, the tribes of Pelagones in the region of Prilep, Lyncestae in the region of Florina, Orestae in the region of Kastoria and Elimiotae in the region of Kozani were all Epirotic tribes and they talked the Northwest Greek dialect. The whole Upper Macedonia was fully annexed to the Macedonian state by Philip II.

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