I had a good time reading up on Alexander the Great last year, but this is the best article I've ever stumbled upon. You did a great job of explaining what was unique and influential about Alexander's empire. I suppose this is why, even centuries later, Greece was the "common tongue." It could even be the reason the New Testament is written in Greek??
"The other Greeks regarded the Macedonians to be barely civilized." Is this why I've gotten varying reports as to whether Macedonia was a part of Greece or not?
Thank you! Yes, Alexander the Great brought the light of Greek philosophy and culture—in other words, Western civilization—to the rest of the Mediterranean and Near East. Very important man, indeed. As for Macedonia vs. Greece, it's all Greek to me, haha!
I had a good time reading up on Alexander the Great last year, but this is the best article I've ever stumbled upon. You did a great job of explaining what was unique and influential about Alexander's empire. I suppose this is why, even centuries later, Greece was the "common tongue." It could even be the reason the New Testament is written in Greek??
"The other Greeks regarded the Macedonians to be barely civilized." Is this why I've gotten varying reports as to whether Macedonia was a part of Greece or not?
Thank you! Yes, Alexander the Great brought the light of Greek philosophy and culture—in other words, Western civilization—to the rest of the Mediterranean and Near East. Very important man, indeed. As for Macedonia vs. Greece, it's all Greek to me, haha!