
Ancient Macedonia: The Greek ethnicity of the Ancient Macedonians, according to Roman authors and statesmen.
Quintus Curtius Rufus
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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. 17.4.9) The government of Persia had ...
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Macedonian History - During Alexander's Pan-Hellenic Campaign in Asia, ancient sources occasionally mention prophecies which foretell the defeat of Persians by the Greeks. Here we present the most important of them.
1. The Chaldean Prophecy - Greeks will overthrow the Persian Empire
Curtius Rufus (3.3.6-7)
"Already in a state of anciety over his immediate concerns, he was further ...
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ANCIENT GREEKS REFERING TO THE MACEDONIANS AS GREEK:
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How highly should we honour the Macedonians, who for the greater part of their lives never cease from fighting with the barbarians for the sake of the security of Greece? For who is not aware that Greece would have constantly stood in the greater danger, had we not ...
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