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Cassander ( Greek :   , " Kassandros son of Antipatros "; ca . 350 BC  297 BC ), was king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 305 BC until 297 BC , and de facto ruler of much of ___MASK41___ from 317 BC until his death . ___MASK48___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of ___MASK9___ . ___MASK48___ is bordered by the ___MASK56___ to the north , the ___MASK75___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK48___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK48___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK48___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in ___MASK77___ , the Caucasus , and Central Asia between the 1st century AD and the 7th century AD . As per European tradition , they were first reported living east of the Volga River , in an area that was part of Scythia at the time ; the Huns ' arrival is associated with the migration westward of a Scythian people , the Alans . In 91 AD , the Huns were said to be living near the Caspian Sea and by about 150 had migrated southeast into the Caucasus . By 370 , the Huns had established a vast , if short - lived , dominion in Europe . Chalcidice or Chalkidike or ___MASK50___ or Halkidiki or Hallkipiki , is a peninsula and regional unit of ___MASK41___ , part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern ___MASK41___ . The autonomous ___MASK1___ region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula , but not of the regional unit . The capital of ___MASK50___ is the main town of Polygyros , located in the centre of the peninsula . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , ___MASK63___ , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , ___MASK97___ , ___MASK41___ , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , ___MASK31___ , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Thessaloniki is the second - largest city in ___MASK41___ and the capital of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - capital ", a reference to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " city of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . Polygyros ( Greek :  ) is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia , ___MASK41___ . It is the capital of Chalkidiki . Potidaea (" Potidaia ") was a colony founded by the Corinthians around 600 BC in the narrowest point of the peninsula of ___MASK66___ , the westernmost of three peninsulas at the southern end of Chalcidice in northern Greece . Slavs are the largest Indo - European ethno - linguistic group in ___MASK48___ . They are native to ___MASK83___ , Eastern ___MASK48___ , Southeastern ___MASK48___ , Northeastern ___MASK48___ , North Asia and Central Asia . Slavs speak Slavic languages of the Balto - Slavic language group . From the early 6th century they spread to inhabit most of Central , Eastern and Southeastern ___MASK48___ . Cassandreia (- " Kassandreia ") was once one of the most important cities in Ancient Macedonia , founded by and named after Cassander in 316 BC . It was located on the site of the earlier Ancient Greek city of Potidaea , at the isthmus of the ___MASK66___ peninsula . The fact that Cassander named it after himself suggests that he may have intended it to be his capital , and if the canal which cuts the peninsula at this point was dug or at least planned in his time , he may have intended to develop his naval forces using it as a base with two harbours on the east and west sides . Cassandreia soon became a great and powerful city , surpassing the other Macedonian towns in wealth . Philip V of Macedon made Cassandreia his main naval base . At the end of the Roman Republic , around 43 BC by order of Brutus a Roman colony was settled by the proconsul Q . Hortensius Hortalus , which 30 BC was resettled by August with the installation of new settlers and took the official name " Colonia Iulia Augusta Cassandrensis ". The territory of the colony had included within its boundaries the peninsula of Pallini and the district stretched north of the canal to the foot of the mountain Cholomontas . The colony enjoyed " ius Italicum ", and is mentioned in Pliny the Elder ' s encyclopaedia and in inscriptions . It was destroyed by the Huns and Slavs around 540 AD . Kassandreia ( Greek :  , before 1955 :  - Valta , meaning `` town in the swamps '' ) is a town and a community in ___MASK50___ , northern ___MASK41___ . It is the seat of the municipality of Kassandra , in the center of the peninsula . Its population was 2 , 775 at the 2011 census . It was named after the ancient city Cassandreia , which was located near the village . ___MASK28___ (" Athína " ) is the capital and largest city of Greece . ___MASK28___ dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical ___MASK28___ was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with ___MASK28___ . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , ___MASK28___ is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , ___MASK28___ was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . ___MASK1___ is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern ___MASK41___ and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism . It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Greek Republic under the official name Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain . ___MASK1___ is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . ___MASK41___ (' ), officially the Hellenic Republic ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . ___MASK41___ ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . ___MASK28___ is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen administrative regions of ___MASK41___ , consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia . With a population of almost 1 . 9 million , it is the second most populous in ___MASK41___ after Attica .