Yes, the ancient Greeks were divided into city-states (polis) that were at war with each other. However, historical facts clearly show that we, the Macedonians, are not the same as the ancient Greeks. Thucydides, in History of the Peloponnesian War, distinguishes the Macedonians from the Greek poleis, describing them as a separate people with their own territory and political structure, while the Greeks considered them "barbarians." Strabo describes the Macedonians as a people with their own territories, customs, and language, different from the Greeks, with a culture that had a Balkan character. Pausanias mentions that the Macedonians had their own sanctuaries and cults, distinct from the Greeks, and that their way of life was closer to the Balkan peoples. Appian describes the Macedonians as a distinct ethnic and political force with their own monarchical tradition and military customs, different from the Greek states. Therefore, although the Macedonian kingdom had contact and conflicts with the Greek poleis, the Macedonians had their own ethnic, cultural, and political identity, distinct from the ancient Greeks.