Ancient Macedonia: The Greek ethnicity of the Ancient Macedonians, according to Roman authors and statesmen. Quintus Curtius Rufus Παράθεση: Alexander also summoned the delegates of the League of Corinth in order to have himself declared its Hegemon and, when he had obtained their support for his expedition against Persia, he returned to Macedonia (Diod. […]
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Ancient Macedonians and their Self-identification
In reality we have only scarce evidence on what the ancient Macedonians believed for themselves. However i will try to collect the available literary and archaeological evidence that would shed some light on the beliefs of the ancient macedonians during Classical and Hellenistic Ages. The available evidence shows that ancient Macedonians considered themselves to be Greek. Alexander I, king of Macedon 1. […]
Read more ›Makedonika II: The Ancient Macedonian Words
Today, over a hundred Macedonian words and a few hundred Macedonian names are known from a variety of sources. Although the names presuppose words, they will be examined separately for a number of methodological reasons. A total of one hundred and twelve words, with ninety-nine different stems, are attested directly. Of these, sixty-five words, or sixty-three stems, have been preserved […]
Read more ›Ancient Macedonian testimonies about their Ethnicity
In reality we have only scarce evidence on what ancient Macedonians believed for themselves. However i will try to collect the available literary and archaeological evidence that would shed some light on the beliefs of ancient Macedonians during Classical and Hellenistic Ages. The available evidence shows that Macedonians considered themselves to be Greek. Alexander I, king of Macedon 1. […]
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