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I would never expect such a Greek matter would become headline in here. Turns out that Alexander the Great was globally accepted. But let me clarify from what
by gargalatas 2y ago
I would never expect such a Greek matter would become headline in here. Turns out that Alexander the Great was globally accepted.
But let me clarify from what I have read that it's just a conjecture and not a very strong one.
- lolinder 2y agoIt would never have occurred to me that a Greek would assume that Alexander the Great was just a local hero! In the US, anyone who remembers any ancient history will remember Alexander the Great. He's a part of every single world history curriculum, and for good reason. Whether by his own skill or luck, he reshaped most of Eurasia in his lifetime.
- romanhn 2y agoNot just the US. As a kid growing up in Russia, I was very aware of Alexander's prominence (known to us as Alexander the Macedonian).
- markdown 2y agoI mean, it was in the curriculum in Fiji where I studied. Stupid of course, because we had to learn the histories of far away places (literally on the other side of the world) more than our own history.
- stavros 2y agoAs a Greek, it's very weird to me that someone would think Alexander the Great isn't well-known worldwide. Interesting that someone is surprised.
- IG_Semmelweiss 2y agoWhatever late corner of earth that didn't yet know who Alexander the great was, that history was forever changed, once personal computers & the golden age of PC computing came to be.
- HEmanZ 2y agoThe entire western world draws its cultural lineage through the ancient greek civilizations, most of us sub-consciously consider ancient greek history "our" history. Even relatively un-educated New Zealanders on the exact opposite side of the world know who Alexander the Great is.
- moffkalast 2y agoThey wouldn't call him "the Great" if he was just some guy. He's up there with Caesar, Napoleon, Genghis, Attila and the rest.
- arrobbiato 2y agoHans Gruber referred to him in "Die Hard," so that's good enough for me.
- rgreekguy 2y agoI would have never expected such a Greek matter to not be polluted by some beloved neighbours to the North of ours!
- kelnos 2y agoAlexander the Great was taught in my US high-school world history class. I was very fuzzy on the details of his life (time period, exactly where he was from and what he did), but he was Kinda a Big Deal for the world, not just ancient Greece.
- EasyMark 2y agoIsn’t Alexander the Great the most famous (at least in the western world) conqueror of all time? At the very least he’s up there with Ghengis and Atila.