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Religion
Ancient Mythology; Renewal of the Ohrid Archiepiscopy
Other Nationalities
Byzantine Rule in Macedonia; The Normans; Serbs; Slavs on the Balkan
Culture/Art
Fraternitie; Wood-carving Fraternities; Art in the 13th and 14th century; Art between the two World Wars; Cultural circumstances between the 15th - 18th century; Literature in the 19th century;
Turk Rule
The Turkish Changes; Turkish reign; Turkish Rule
Wars
Balkan Wars; Ilinden Uprising; Krali Marko; The Razlovts Uprising; Organized resistance
Macedonia
Brief overview; Macedonia in the early antiquity; Between the Two World Wars;

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Byzantine Rule

The Macedonian territory was divided into several military and administrative regions Skopje, Thessaloniki and Drach. These regions had large armies and were under the leadership of a strategist (ketepan-duks) who had full military, administrative - legislative and financial authority. The free Macedonain population turned into a feudal dependant population.

Uprising opposing the Byzantine Rule

In 1040 a great uprising began in Macedonia opposing Jovan Orfanotrov ,brother of Micheal IV, because of the changes to the tax system. The leader of the uprising was Peter Delyan, son of Gavril Radomir from his first wife. Micheal IV captured Peter Delyan and cut his nose off and sent it to Thessaloniki. The Byzantine army left Macedonia devastated the turned most of the population into slaves. In 1072 another uprising led by Gyorgyi Voyteh through Skopje. Th Byzantine army encircled Skopje, imprisoned Gyorgy Voyteh and took him to Constantinople.