To: rmlew
1. Alexander the Great was Alexander II of Macedonia. He was also 1/2 Epirote (his mother Olympia was an Epirote princess). Thus he was only 1/2 Greek.The Greeks of the time consider the Macedonians to be at best semi-Greek, and little better than Thracians.
42 posted on
11/20/2004 9:40:43 PM PST by
Restorer
(Europe is heavily armed, but only with envy.)
To: Restorer
Actually Alexander considered his real father to be Zeus, king of the Greek gods. In his eyes that would be 100% greek by your statement.
To: Restorer; Cacique
I thought that Eporius was Greek. I am well aware that the Macedonians were merely Hellenized. My uncle is married to a Macedonian.
65 posted on
11/21/2004 12:09:29 AM PST by
rmlew
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