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D. After republics of the former Yugoslavia declared independence in 1991, much of the area was devastated by a series of bitter inter-ethnic wars. Some leaders of the fighting later faced war crimes trials on charges of ethnic cleansing and genocide.
A. Alexander the Great became king of Macedon at the age of 20 and conquered much of southeastern Europe, southwestern Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to northwestern India, and Egypt in north Africa before he died at 32. Constantine the Great was a Roman Emperor and Cyrus the Great founded the first Persian Empire.
B. Athens is the capital and largest city in Greece. Thessaloniki is the second largest city in Greece and capital of the province of Macedonia. Sparta is a much smaller city in Greece at the site of the ancient city-state that was ancient Athens’ main rival. Alexandria, Egypt, was founded by Alexander the Great and was Egypt’s capital for almost 1,000 years.
C. In the 6th Century, Slavic peoples began raiding and then settling much of Balkan area of Europe, including what is now the country of Macedonia.