Conversation so far:
How did expansion from the core take place?
the early stages of Macedonian expansion were militaristic, subduing or expunging populations from a large and varied area.
What area did they expung populations from?
expunging populations from a large and varied area.
Why did they do this?
Pastoralism and highland living could not support a very concentrated settlement density.

Question: Did they have a large population?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Ancient Macedonians have a large population?