02-07-2012, 05:55 AM
I do not personally think that it has to do with the V Macedonica. Most probably it is just a Greek quarter of the city. These parts of the world swarmed with sizable Greek communities that flourished for a thousand years. Greek immigration to those lands was greatly encouraged.
My main interest area is ancient Mediterranean (6th-1st c. BC) but I do occupy myself with many other eras and I am one of those sobs who just keep placing more credence to ancient sources than to modern scholars who know little if any ancient Greek while keeping drawing conclusions from (mostly flawed) translations...
My main interest area is ancient Mediterranean (6th-1st c. BC) but I do occupy myself with many other eras and I am one of those sobs who just keep placing more credence to ancient sources than to modern scholars who know little if any ancient Greek while keeping drawing conclusions from (mostly flawed) translations...
