Ancient Macedonia (Macedonia, Makedonía) on the north-western edge of the Aegean Sea was a kingdom in northern Greece. Under King Philip II (359-336 BC), it rose to become a great power and ruled almost the entire Balkan peninsula. His son Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) used Macedonia as a base for his military campaigns. The Macedonian kings were known for their hard drinking and Alexander was allegedly killed during a drinking bout. In 167 BC, the empire collapsed and came under Roman rule. When the Roman Empire was divided in 395 AD, the province became part of the Byzanthine Empire. After a chequered history, the area was divided between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria in 1913 and finally in 1947 the part that had been awarded to Greece was divided between Greece and Yugoslavia.
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