The immediate goal of the journey <Alexander’s expedition> was to liberate the Greek cities of Asia Minor from Persian rule. The Pan-Hellenic nature of the enterprise was emphasized by the inclusion of Thracian javelin throwers, one thousand Agrianians (whom Alexander particularly valued and kept close to him), fifteen hundred Thessalians and five hundred Cretan archers. The Macedonian troops, the core […]

Quote: [Iliad , XX.74]«ἄντα δ’ ἄρ’ Ἡφαίστοιο μέγας ποταμὸς βαθυδίνης, ὃν Ξάνθον καλέουσι θεοί, ἄνδρες δὲ Σκάμανδρον.»“…the great, deep-eddying river, that gods called Xanthus, and men Scamander.” Apparently , Skamandros must have been a river with clean/pure water and that induced the original anatolian speaking Trojans to call him with a name that derives from PIE *scand– . When the […]

Lion hunt in ancient Macedonia Lion hunt. Mosaic from Pella (ancient Macedonia); source: Wikipedia In Macedonia evidence begins with silver coin-types of the fifth century; King Archelaos is said to have been murdered out hunting; Philip II was said (by Arrian’s sources) to have instituted the corps of royal pages who attended him while out hunting; Herodotos, Pausanias, and Aristotle […]

Australian Macedonian Advisory Council I am writing to direct your attention towards the impending visit of the Prime Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), Mr. Nikola Gruevski, to Australia in late October. Various sources imply the purpose of Mr. Gruevski´s visit is to sign a bilateral Social Security agreement between the FYROM and Australia. Whilst we shall […]

Both Ignorance and Forgery (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – Greece)   Australian Macedonian Advisory Council September 10, 2009 It was not my intension to comment Mr. Gandeto´s attempt to respond to my article titled as “Total ignorance or deliberate forgery” http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/116721 since neither the revealing of his ignorance on basic details of ancient Greek history and literature once more, […]

One of the usual arguments being raised by the few supporters of the alleged non-Greekness of ancient Macedonians mention references by Isocrates in his letter to Philip II of Macedon. Specifically the usage by Isocrates of the phrases “Αλλόφυλον το Γένος”, “Ουχ Ομοφύλου γένους”. We are going to examine the validity of this argument and whether it constitutes an indication of non-greekness of Macedonia. […]

Total ignorance or deliberate forgery (Greece – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Australian Macedonian Advisory Council August 25, 2009 This article is a rebuttal to Gandeto´s “Macedonia was never a part of the ancient Hellenic city-states” http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/115377 In his last delirium Gandeto reached such levels of Goebelism using audacious lies and blatant distortions of historical sources, that even the aforementioned […]

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Collection of ancient literary Evidence which prove Ancient Macedonians were dinstict from Barbarians.   [1] During this period he [Alexander] defeated the Maedi who had risen in revolt, captured their city, drove out its barbarous inhabitants, established a colony of Greeks assembled from various regions and named it Alexandroupolis. [Plut. 7.9, page 260) [Here we have undisputed evidence of Macedonia’s Greekness. On […]

Two non-contiguous fragments of a stele of Pentelic marble, found between the Theatre of Dionysus and the Odeum of Herodes, on the S. slope of the Acropolis; now in the Epigraphical Museum. Photo csad.ox.ac.uk Usual letters; ου is represented thirteen times by O, nine times by ΟΥ. Στοιχηδόν (but 1.7 has one extra letter). In lines 20,21 the letters are […]