Ανήρ Έλλην, Μακεδόνων ύπαρχος Translation: Hellene man, ruler of Macedonians Herod. 5.20.4 This is another quote used alledgedly as a 'proof' of the non-greekness of Macedonians. However here it doesnt cognote any ethnical distinction but it shows the desire of Macedonian kings to underline their Greek ancestry. As a matter of fact Herodotus uses in some cases the ...

FYROM claim: "Herodotus (7.130) speaks of the Thessalians as the first Greeks to come under Persian submission (although the Persians entered Macedonia first), and here using his own words, he clearly exclude the Macedonians from the Greeks. We are therefore, left with the conclusion that Herodotus did not consider the Macedonians as Greeks Unfortunately for the deliberate intentions of ...

FYROM claim: Darius' Greeks fought to thrust the Macedonians back into the water and save the day for their left wing, already in retreat, while the Macedonians, in their turn, with Alexander's triumph plain before their eyes, were determined to equal his success and not forfeit the proud title of invincible, hitherto universally bestowed upon them. ...

Propagandists of FYROM tend to provide a falsified version of ancient sources like Strabo's. In particular the quote taken out of context they provide is: The Thessalians in particular wore long robes, probably because they of all the Greeks lived in the most northerly and coldest region. Strabo[11.14.12]. This quote is used by skopjans as a 'proof' of the alleged ...