Did Macedonians Participate in the Ancient Greek Olympic Games?

Did Macedonians Participate in the Ancient Greek Olympic Games?

Pottery depicting three runners at the Olympic Games. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-2.5 For many centuries, the ancient Macedonians lived on the fringes of the Greek world far removed from the prominent city-states of the south. For this reason, many have called their status as Greeks into question. Famously, only the Greeks could participate in the ancient Olympic Games. So then, what was the status of this northern tribe in that regard? …