What wasAlexander the Great?

Question

He was not a Greek and they have no right to claim him...he conquered Greece not fathered the nation.

Answer 1

You are wrong. Alexander was a Dorian Greek from the ancient Greek Macedonia.
Ancient Macedonians were from Dorian Greek stock and they claim descent from Argos and from Hercules. Alexander also claimed descent from Achilles from his mothers side.
Modern "republic of Macedonia" is a Slavic state. It is a very modern state and the Slavs appeared in this region long after Alexander and the ancient Macedonians.

Answer 2

Alexander was Greek. He was from the Greek-Macedonia.
The Balkan republic of Macedonia is Slavic with 1/3 Albanian population.
Alexander was emperor of the Greeks and attacked Persia revenging Greece.
His goal was to build a global Greek empire.
According to the ancient Macedonian myths the Macedonians originated from the Greek city state of Argos and they were Dorian Greeks.
That's why his royal dynasty was known as Argeiad Dynasty. Argeiad means "from Argos".
They were also participating in the Greeks only Olympic games.

Answer 3

you know s..t about history, man.Macedonians are a greek race The people that u call macedonians are slavs and they came in the region 1000 years later.U 'd better open up a book before saying this c..p in public. He was greek, son of phillipos.He conquered Iran, Egypt and reached India.I would also like to remind u that during that time ur forefathers used to eat their parents when they died. But I bet u didnt know that either, cause u have never read history, u just say what u r told

Answer 4

Alexander the great was from Greek-Macedonia. The modern republic of Macedonia is a Slavic state and it is very recent. It has no relation with ancient Greek-Macedonians!
Alexander made a big Greek empire and not a Slavic one.
Slavs appeared in the area 1000 years after his death.
And modern Macedonia doesn't claim him as theirs. They say that he was Greek.

Answer 5

Alexander was born in Pella, the capital of Greek-Macedonia. He was Greek since ancient Macedonians were an ancient Greek tribe.
Modern Slav-Macedonians of FYROM are not related to ancient Macedonians.

Answer 6

He was Greek he was born in.Macedonia Which was Greece. Alexander was the son of King Philip II of Macedon and of his fourth wife Olympias, an Epirote princess.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_GreatBorn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macedonia_(Greece)

Answer 7

in 300AD, Macedonia was an area within Greece, therefore he was Greek. Don't confuse the country now known as Macedonia (FYROM) as anything important or even in existence back in 300AD.

Answer 8

He was Macedonian. Do I get 10 pts?