Word: macedonia
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Most scholars, though, think he never got there. After Alexander's death in Babylon, or present-day Iraq, the body was sent back to Macedonia for burial. But Ptolemy, one of Alexander's generals, hijacked the corpse and eventually took it to his home base in Alexandria; having the Emperor's remains gave Ptolemy huge political clout...
...Recognizes Macedonia...
Despite Greek objections, the U.S. recognized the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia as an independent state. Greece fears that the new republic may lay claim to part of the contiguous Greek province of Macedonia...
...proprietor in Vienna. Following a night's rest in Stoilov's hometown of Sandanska, the Russian politician traveled to the village of Melnik to accept a painting from a local artist who shares Zhirinovsky's conviction that Bulgaria should expand its territory by annexing the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia. To make sure the message got across, he restated this theory for a Sofia newspaper...
Trained as a maritime lawyer, Harris served as a diplomat in England, Bulgaria and Macedonia. He liked Bill Clinton's campaign promises to do more for Bosnia, and thought something would come of Christopher's maiden speech decrying the dangers of Serb aggression. But he and other working-level officers who had to write the daily press guidance reconciling Bosnia's brutal carnage with a stand-back American policy grew increasingly dismayed as Clinton backed away from using force...