Thessaloniki: History, Former Names & Timeline
Named by the Macedonian king Cassander after Alexander's half-sister; the second city of the Byzantine Empire.
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Former names of Thessaloniki
| From | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 315 BC | Thessalonike | |
| 1430 | Selânik | |
| 1912 | Thessaloniki |
Timeline of Thessaloniki
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 315 BC | Cassander founds the city |
| AD 50 | The apostle Paul preaches here |
| 1430 | The Ottomans take the city |
| 1912 | Greece takes the city |
Who ruled Thessaloniki
Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.
| Period | State |
|---|---|
| 500 BC–324 BC | Greek city-states |
| 323 BC–301 BC | Empire of Alexander |
| 300 BC–201 BC | Kingdom of Kassander |
| 200 BC–101 BC | Macedon and Hellenic League |
| 100 BC–2 BC | Roman Republic |
| 1 BC–299 | Roman Empire |
| 300–399 | Rome (Galerius) |
| 400–799 | Eastern Roman Empire |
| 800–1491 | Byzantine Empire |
| 1492–1879 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1880–1899 | Greece |
| 1900–1913 | Ottoman Empire |
| 1914–today | Greece |