17635. WERE THE ANCIENT MACEDONIANS GREEK? This paper considers the long-running debate concerning the question of whether or not the ancient Macedons (Macedonians) were ethnically Greek, an issue which has acquired increasing importance in recent years as a result of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the 1991 formation of the Republic of Macedonia. After examining the evidence from both ancient and modern sources, concludes that the ancient Macedons were indeed Greek. KEYWORDS: macedons Macedonians Greek Greece ethnicity. Written 2005. Turabian/Chicago with Bottom-of-Page Footnotes and separate bibliography. 12 pages, 29 footnotes, 11 bibliographic sources. 2,708 words.