• 12th century BC

Taking role in Trojan war on side of Trojans, as witness Iliad of Homer

• 7th century BC

First Macedonian State Aegae (Ayga), founded by King Perdika

• 4th century BC

Extension of the borders of Macedonia as far as Egypt and India by Philip II and his son Alexander Macedonian III the Great

• 2th century BC

Famous Cleopatra VII, Last Macedonian ruler of Egypt

• 146 BC

After 3 Roman-Macedonian wars Macedonia becomes a Roman province

• 51 AD

Apostole Paul stepped on European soil for the first time in Macedonian city Phillipy and Baptized for first time in Europe, Macedonian woman Lidia

• 4th century AD

Macedonia is part of Byzantine Empire

• 518 AD

Earthquake devastates 24 cities: Stobi, Skupi, Heraklea etc.

• 6th century AD

Slavic tribes populating the Balkans

• 9th century AD

Macedonian Saints Cyril and Methodious are creating "Glagolitsa" alphabet with aim to Christenize Slavic tribes

• 9th century AD

St. Clement establishes the "Ohrid literacy school" in Ohrid and with St. Naum creates a Cyrillic alphabet

• 10th century AD

King Samuil extends Macedonian Borders and Macedonia becomes strongest state on Balkans

• 14th century AD

Macedonia is under Ottoman rule

• 1903

"Ilinden" uprising begun and freedom fighters established the first republic on the Balkans in town Krushevo and it lasted only 10 days

• 1913

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia (with great help of Russia) divided Macedonian territory in 3 parts

• 1941

Bulgarian and Italian Fashistic armies Ocuppied territory of Macedonia

• 1945

First Macedonian government was established

• 1991

Macedonia becomes independed state with parliament and Constitution

1993

Republic of Macedonia was admitted into the United Nations