Macedonians (Greek)
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Macedonians (alternative names: Greek Macedonians or Macedonian Greeks) is the term by which ethnic Greeks originating from Macedonia, particularly Greek Macedonia, are known. In Greek historical literature, they are often referred to as Μακεδόνες (Macedonians) [2]. Similar terms include Pontian Greeks or Pontians (Greeks from Pontus) and Greek Epirotes or Epirotes (Greeks from Epirus). Bulgarians from Macedonia are reported to use the term "Macedonian" in the same way, to denote geography rather than ethnicity. During the Ottoman domination of Macedonia, Greek Macedonians reportedly constituted in both the 19th century and early 20th century the majority of the Christian population in the vilayets of Selânik (Thessaloniki) and Manastır (Bitola). Approximately 100,000 Greeks were recorded in the 1941 census of Axis occupied Yugoslavia, primarily in the Bitola area [3].
Many Greek Macedonians have immigrated to Australia, mostly from Florina, Kastoria and Kozani, primarily between the years 1924-1974 [2]. The Greek Macedonian community in Melbourne has been reported to have been in conflict with the Slavic Macedonian community over the usage of cultural symbols, such as the Vergina Sun[1], which is used by both groups. Such incidents heightened during the years 1992-1995 when the naming dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia had just begun [4].
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[edit] Famous Macedonians
[edit] Ancient and Byzantine
- Note: Whether the ancient Macedonians were an ethnically Greek people or not is uncertain (EB). Ancient Macedonians are listed here on account of their reported self-identification as Greeks.
- Antipater (c. 397 - 319 BC), general and regent of Alexander's Empire.
- Aristotle of Stageira (397 - 322 BC), teacher of Alexander the Great.
- Philip II of Macedon (382 - 336 BC).
- Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382 - 301 BC), one of the Diadochi.
- Ptolemy I Soter (356 - 283 BC), general of Alexander the Great and founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
- Seleucus I Nicator (c. 397 - 281 BC), founder of the Seleucid dynasty and the Seleucid Empire.
- Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BC).
- Saint Methodius (826 - 885), main translator of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic.
- Saint Cyril (827 - 869), creator of the Glagolithic alphabet, christianized the Slavs.
- Basil I the Macedonian (811 - 886, ruled 867 - 886), founder of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (reigned 867 - 1056/1057).
[edit] Early Modern
- Andronikos Kallistos (1400 - 1486), Teacher of Greek literature in Bologna, Rome, Florence, Paris and London.
- Damaskinos (Stouditis) Died (1577), Patriarchal exarch of Aitolia.
- Ioannis Kottounios (1572 - 1657), Scholar.
- Mitrofanis Kritopoulos (1589 - 1639), Patriarch of Alexandria.
- Kallinikos Manios (1624 - 1665) Founder of the first school in Veroia.
- Konstantinos Kallokratos Born(1589), Teacher and a skilled poet.
- Anastasios Michail, Member of Berlin's Academy of Sciences
- Georgios Parakeimenos, Director of Kozani's school, Physician and Preacher.
- Sevastos Leontiadis (1690 - 1765), Director of Kastoria's school.
- Dimitrios Karakasis Born (1734), Physician in Vienna, Larisa, Siatista, Kozani, Bucharest.
- Manassis Iliadis (early 18th century - 1785), He taught philosophy and physics at the Bucharest Academy.
- Michail Papageorgiou (1727 - 1796), Taught in his birthplace, Selitsa, Meleniko, Vienna and Budapest.
- Konstantinos Michail, Philosopher, Physician and Linguist.
- Georgios Sakellarios (1765 - 1838). He was chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha.
- Michail Perdikaris (1766 - 1828), Physician and Scholar.
- Athanasios Christopoulos (1772 - 1847), “Spokesman for foreign cases” in Wallachia.
- Georgios Rousiadis (1783 - 1854), A teacher in the Greek community of Vienna and Pest. He took part in the Greek War of Independence.
- Minas Minoidis, He taught Ancient Greek language and literature in Paris.
[edit] Contemporary
- Constantine Karamanlis (March 8, 1907 – April 23, 1998), former President and Prime Minister of Greece.
- Manolis Anagnostakis (1925 - 2005), doctor and leftist writer.
- Stavros Koujioumtzis (1932-2005), Greek music composer & lyricist.
- Marinella (b. May 20, 1935), popular singer.
- Dionysis Savvopoulos (b. December 2, 1944), a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer.
- Costas Caramanlis (b. September 14, 1956), (nephew of Constantine) current Prime Minister of Greece.
- Despina Vandi (b. July 22, 1969), Greek singer.
- Theodoros Zagorakis (b. October 27, 1971), captain of the Greek National football team (champions of Euro 2004), currently playing for PAOK.
- Zisis Vryzas (b. November 9, 1973), member of the Greece national football team that won Euro 2004, currently playing for Celta de Vigo.
- Traianos Dellas (b. January 31, 1976), centre-back (defender) on the Greece national football team, he scored the only goal of the semi-final game of the 2004 European Football Championship, currently playing for AEK Athens.
- Angelos Charisteas (b. February 9, 1980), striker on the Greece national football team, he scored the only goal of the final game of the 2004 European Football Championship.
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis (b. June 22, 1985), power forward/center for Olympiacos and the Greece national basketball team. Father a Greek Macedonian, mother Cameroonian.
[edit] See also
- Greece
- Macedonia (region)
- Macedonia (Greece)
- Greek Struggle for Macedonia
- Demographic history of Macedonia
[edit] References
- ^ a b In July 1995, Greece lodged a request with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for exclusive intellectual property rights to the Vergina Sun. "Greece petitions for int'l rights to Vergina Star", ANA, 31 July 1995. See also WIPO registrations: [1] [2], [3].
- ^ a b Jupp, J. The Australian People: An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, Cambridge University Press, October 1, 2001. ISBN 0-521-80789-1, p. 147.
- ^ Mustairas G., Yugoslavia and Macedonia, Athens 1988 - p. 54.
- ^ Liotta, P. H. and Simons, A. Thicker than Water? Kin, Religion, and Conflict in the Balkans, from Parameters, Winter 1998, pp. 11-27 (available online).
[edit] Bibliography
- Peter Mackridge, Eleni Yannakakis, eds., Ourselves and Others: The Development of a Greek Macedonian Cultural Identity since 1912, 1997, ISBN 1-85973-133-3.