Alexander the Great (Photo @ Michael Papandronis) ALEXANDER ALONG THE SILK ROAD: Alexander made conscious efforts to hellinize the world Alexander is considered one of the most powerful and successful commanders of all the times. Alexander conquered the Persian Empire, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Central Asia, and India. He integrated foreigners in his army and followed the policy ...

Erroneous Claim: "Greek was the lingua franca before Alexander the Great's era, like English is today" The above  is a widely-used false claim promoted mainly by FYROM's propaganda. The status of lingua franca, especially during the Achaemenid period (539-333) through the vast Persian empire[1] and the Mediteranean world had the Aramaic language. [2] Greek was not the lingua franca during ...

Miltiades Elia Bolaris June 19, 2009 Balkan Illusion - phantasia archaica: "...it is very interesting to note that many of the authentic ancient Macedonian words, according to their etymology and pronunciation, have a striking resemblance to the appropriate words used in the modern Macedonian language (and other so called "Slav"[sic] languages)"..."Del(us). The verb "dela" (to work) exists in ...

Collection of ancient sources making it clear to anyone that 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 ...

But if you consider the effects of Alexander’s instruction, you will see that he educated the Hyrcanians to contract marriages, taught the Arachosians to till the soil, and persuaded rhe Sogdians to support their parents, not to kill them, and the Persians to respect their mothers, not to marry them. Most admirable philosophy which induced ...