Hi everyone!

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Hello, my name is Andrea, I'm from Italy and just like you i'm fascinated about Alexander the Great.

I hope that on this forum we will discuss everything about this fantastic human being. I have read a book on him, "Alexander the Great son of the gods", by Alan Fildes and Joann Fletcher..an accurate historical cronicle spanning from his birth to his controversial death.

Furthermore, I'm waiting to reach 5 posts to finally post some pictures in the tread dedicated to his phisical appearance...I will be patient.

Ciao from Italy, and see you soon around here!

[Tsontos]

Hi Andrea. I own that book too. Had alot of interesting bits and peices about his campaigns and life which I'd never heard about.

[pankration]

Originally Posted by Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας

Hello, my name is Andrea, I'm from Italy and just like you i'm fascinated about Alexander the Great.

I hope that on this forum we will discuss everything about this fantastic human being. I have read a book on him, "Alexander the Great son of the gods", by Alan Fildes and Joann Fletcher..an accurate historical cronicle spanning from his birth to his controversial death.

Furthermore, I'm waiting to reach 5 posts to finally post some pictures in the tread dedicated to his phisical appearance...I will be patient.

Ciao from Italy, and see you soon around here!

Welcome. Italy is a beautiful and quite varied country. I've been pretty well all over it and I love the food, the people, the culture and the history. Of course, being married to an Italian prejudices me a bit. If you like reading about Alexander, this is a great site. Try pothos.org too. There are some hard ass scholars on that site but they do examine a lot of Alexander's life that traditionalists ignore. They've set me right a couple of times. Check out my websites for more info (the signatures below).

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Thank you for your welcome!

I presume that the greater part of us here is Greek eh? Well, well, beatiful people you are! As much mediterrean as us!

In fact, I see some topics regarding Alexander's roots: Albania, Macedonia, Greece..very interesting

[Tsontos]

Yes your right Andrea! As you can see Alexander's legacy still plays on the minds of Balkan states such as Greece, The Former Yugoslav Republic of "Macedonia" and Albania.

[Mirmidon]

Originally Posted by Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας

Thank you for your welcome!

I presume that the greater part of us here is Greek eh? Well, well, beatiful people you are! As much mediterrean as us!

In fact, I see some topics regarding Alexander's roots: Albania, ?Macedonia?, Greece..very interesting

Macedonia is Greece mate.

[Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας]

Originally Posted by Mirmidon

Macedonia is Greece mate.

Very true, but as far as my knowledge goes at Alexander's time there was a debate over Macedonia being a barbarian region or not.

[Mirmidon]

Originally Posted by Αλέξανδρος ο' Μέγας

Very true, but as far as my knowledge goes at Alexander's time there was a debate over Macedonia being a barbarian region or not.

what do you mean?
can you explain me?
You can read this Carefully
Answer from Akritas & Flipper in other forum
http://www.allempires.net/forum_posts.asp?TID=15134

and this

http://www.macedoniaontheweb.com/for...onian-history/

You must read..

[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!

[pankration]

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!

You're quite right in your statements so no need to apologize. The Athenians thought everyone was inferior, the Spartans thought they were tougher than anyone and every city-state at one time or another fought with another. Some were even allied with Xerxes and Darius I and II. This doesn't mean they weren't Greek. At times we Greeks can be a bit dysfunctional in our "family" relationships.
Here's an Italian comparison. Northern Italians think that they run the country. They are more industrious, make more money, are more employed and pay more taxes. Ask a Northerner about Calabria or Sicily and they will turn up their noses. They think that the South are in essence, barbarians. But everyone is still Italian. I know that this opinion is stereotyping but you know it to be true. My in-laws (from Calabria) experienced it many times right in front of me as did my wife in Rome. So you see, Greeks aren
t alone, and Macedonia will always be Greek.