Olympia and Macedonia:
Games, Gymnasia, and Politics
This is a lecture by Thomas F. Scanlon in which the evidence is presented for the various roles played by Macedonians in the ancient panhellenic games, especially but not exclusively those at Olympia. Since only Greeks could participate in those games, it follows that the Macedonians were Greek.
Click here to view the lecture in pdf format: Olympia and Macedonia: Games, Gymnasia, and Politics
Letter to President Obama
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- On May 18th, 2009,
200 Classical Scholars from around the world, sent a letter to the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. - On June 22nd, 2009,
an update with 332 signatures was sent.
Since then, the list of cosigners has grown to 376, see Addenda.
- On May 18th, 2009,
Macedonian coin, stating in Greek: "ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ"
(in English: "ALEXANDER'S")