Peonies herbaceous or shrubby plants having showy flowers

Usage examples of paeonia.

He transferred almost the entire population from the maritime cities to the district now called Emathia, formerly known as Paeonia, and had handed over those cities to the Thracians and other barbarians for their residence, thinking that these races could be more safely depended upon in case of a war with Rome.

To guarantee the safety of his journey to Macedonia, Didas, one of the royal officers who was governor of Paeonia, received orders to escort him with a small force.

Philip was marching from Thessalonica to Demetrias, and he sent Demetrius, still accompanied by Didas, to Astraeum in Paeonia, and Perseus to Amphipolis, to receive the Thracian hostages.

Perseus sent Antigonus, one of the nobles of his Court, to order the soldiers to shift their camp to Bylazora, a place in Paeonia, and their officers to go in a body to him.

This canton was increased by the addition of the part of Paeonia which extends westwards beyond the Axius.

The Dardanians were laying claim to Paeonia on the ground that it once belonged to them, and they had a common frontier.

As he had refused them Paeonia he granted them the right to purchase salt and ordered the third canton to carry its salt to Stobi, fixing, at the same time, the price at which it was to be sold.

I am from the fertile land of far Paeonia, captain of the Paeonians, and it is now eleven days that I am at Ilius.