Hi everyone!

[Tsontos]

Originally Posted by Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας

Well, I just meant the prejudice of people from region such as Attica. As I read in "Alexander Son of the Gods":

"Although the Macedonians spoke a Greek dialect, worshiped Greek gods, and traced their nation's origins from Macedon, son of Zeus, their customs and northern Doric accent were markedly different from those of the people of the rest of Greece, who saw Macedonia as a largely insignificant, backward monarchy, to be looked upon with suspicion".

The fact that Macedonia is part of Greece is no matter of discussion, I do not dare something even near that. But there is, as I see, some debate about how Macedonians were perceived by southern Greeks, as true Greeks or Caucasic semi-barbarian people. That's it, nothing eretic I think!

Being an Italian you know enough about regionalism and regional pride obstructing relations between people of the same ethnicity. The problem today, and as you may have noticed it's made Greeks quite sensitive about the topic of ancient Macedonia, is that the nationalist Slavs from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, who have nothing to do with Macedonia or Greece in general have attempted to claim the ancient Macedonians as Slavs themselves! As you can see it's also political issue unfortunately.

[Truth Bearer]

Don't forget the southern Greeks also didn't rate the Epireans.......Every city sate considered itself superior than the rest the rivalry was tremendous and in many cases the city states aligned themselves with a foreigner for political or economical gain.The retribution b/w the Greeks was terrible during wars and sieges........

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

I'm Italian, yes, and moreover from Apulia, at the very south of Italy, so I know what prejudice and regionalism means, yes.
I just want to make clear that I don't intend to open a debate about Macedonia being Greece or not, it would be an odd way to introduce myself; I'm just discussing about the various debate upon Alexander's roots: Greece, Slav as being from Macedonia in the north, Albanian, Extraterrestrial and so on.

I must beg your pardon anyway, without malice I opened up a delicate topic with political implications. That shows us anyway that history made even more than 2000 years ago is not far away from us, but it can be still considered actual, and that's why we are all here commenting the enterpises of one of the greatest human being who ever lived.

[pankration]

Again, you don't need our pardon. You asked good questions, showed an open mind and responded in a scholarly and polite manner. I wish everyone on this site (sometimes even me) always took the time you did.

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Thank you pankration, for what I see I'm confident that I will find myself very well here.

P.S.
I see you were an all around fighter...well I have on my shoulders 5 years of Aikido and Daito-Ryu, 3 of Ju-jutsu and 3 as an amateur boxer and I find your websites very interesting.
I didn't get it anyway, did you actually wrote an historical novel about a pankration practicer?

[Andrew]

Ciao Andrea e benvenuto nel nostro forum !!!!1

Io sono un Greco studente a Ferrara, mi chiamo Andrea anch'io , ò se vuoi Andreas , in greco , percio , quando vuoi possiamo parlare anche in italiano ...

BENVENUTO !!!

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Originally Posted by Andrew

Ciao Andrea e benvenuto nel nostro forum !!!!1

Io sono un Greco studente a Ferrara, mi chiamo Andrea anch'io , ò se vuoi Andreas , in greco , percio , quando vuoi possiamo parlare anche in italiano ...

BENVENUTO !!!

Grazie Andrea!!

We should carry on with English in respect of others, but we could maybe exchange msn contacts of you have one. I'll send you a message.

[Truth Bearer]

Originally Posted by Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας

Thank you pankration, for what I see I'm confident that I will find myself very well here.

P.S.
I see you were an all around fighter...well I have on my shoulders 5 years of Aikido and Daito-Ryu, 3 of Ju-jutsu and 3 as an amateur boxer and I find your websites very interesting.
I didn't get it anyway, did you actually wrote an historical novel about a pankration practicer?

Yes he has written a book about a pankration Olympic champion who went with Alexander III.

PATRIDA A Novel of the Pankration


Go here to read more
http://www.macedoniaontheweb.com/for...eat-novel.html

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Well, just great

[Morpheus]

Hi, I would just like to ask - what was the name of Alexander's kingdom? Greece or Macedonia?