Crestonia

Crestonia (or Crestonice) (Greek: Κρηστωνία) was an ancient region immediately north of Mygdonia.

The Echeidorus river, which flowed through Mygdonia into the Thermaic Gulf, had its source in Crestonia.

It was partly occupied by a remnant of the Pelasgi, who spoke a different language from their neighbors (Thracians and Paeonians); later the Greeks.

At the time of the invasion of Xerxes I of Persia, Crestonia was ruled by an independent Thracian prince (Herodotus, 8.

Today, ancient Crestonia is comprehended within the regional units of Kilkis and Thessaloniki (northern part) in Greece.

Map of the Kingdom of Macedon with Crestonia located in the central-eastern districts of the kingdom.
Approximate location of the Krestones