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By 65 B.C.E., Rome conquered the Asian portion of what was the Macedonian kingdom. By 146 B.C.E., Macedonia became a Roman province.

Ultimately Rome took over the Macedonian lands and the Macedonian kingdom ceased to exist. Over the next century, these territories experienced a series of internal power struggles and civil wars, as different factions conflicted with each other for control of these lands. After his death in 323 B.C.E., the empire was divided by four of his top generals. Alexander was a skilled general who did not lose a single battle. Throughout his reign, he was able to expand the empire to Asia and India. His son Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great, was able to expand Macedonia. He died before he was able to put his plans into action. King Phillip II improved his army and began to devise plans to conquer other lands in the Mediterranean region. In 359 B.C.E., when King Phillip II became the ruler, he united the southern Greek city-states with the north, and brought them all under Macedonian rule. with Caranus, who was the first known king of Macedonia. The history of the Macedonian monarchy began in 808 B.C.E. However, the Mackednoi tribe had little to do with southern Greece for centuries. According to the ancient historian, Herodotus, they were the first people to call themselves “hellenes.” The term Hellenistic later became synonymous with all things Greek. The Mackednoi (Mahk-ed-noy) tribe first inhabited the area and gave the country its name. Ancient Macedonia was a small kingdom located in northern Greece.