Quote Originally Posted by Red Peasant
The Macedonians were not excluded from the Olympic Games for so long because the Greeks thought they were too big, scary or strong, but because they were not considered to be Hellenes .
1)So long? The establishment of the Macedonian kingdom doesnt go before 650 BC.Then it was a small area including Emathia-some 1/10 or even less of modern Greek Macedonia (!)
The first Macedon King who took place in the Olypmic games was Alexander I -after 490.-the one who made Macedonia a real kingdom.

2)I wont get into this debate again.

3)The article is funny.
Its headline : Lake Ohrid 360 BC -In fact the Illyrians have captured this region at this time ,as well as upper Macedonia (modern Western Macedonia/Greece) and after a couple of years crushed Macedonian army of Perdikkas II,brother of Philip II.
Only after 356, lake Ohrid was reconquered by Philip II.