[Timo]

It is my opinion, on the topic of the ancient Macedonians, that they were not seen as Hellenic by Greeks. They were seen as barbarians, like Thracians. The Macedonian kings, however, knew that Greece was the centre of European civilization, culture and learning at the time and they wanted to be part of it. They adopted much culture of the Greeks in the South. They later strengthen their tie with Greece when Alexander conquered most of greece and then went on to spread greek culture and language throughout the known world. The ancient Macedonians were Hellenophiles, and were not greek, only by adoption of greek culture did they become Hellenic or rather Hellenistic. If one would ask Plato if Macedonians were Greeks, he'd say they were not. Infact ethnocentrism was prevailent in ancient greek city-states, and they saw Macedonians as of a different ethnos.

"Macedonia" of Today is not in the same geographical location of ancient Macedon. I think they would be better classified as sub-type of Bulgarians. The current Macedonian has little in common with ancient ones.