12-29-2005, 11:45 PM
Greetings,
I have just listened to the first instalment of Alexander and the Hellenistic Age....
The Lecturer seems to be of the opinion that the Macedonians are related to the Greeks using the following:
The four categories used by Heironymous to decide on the relationship of races are:
Blood – Macedonians are of the Heroic genaeology as they are also descended from Hellas, although on the outskirts of Greek geneology.
Language - Macedonian names are Greek, so Macedonian is a [rural] dialect of Greek
Religion - They have a mixture of Greek and non Greek…Zeus and Artemis both worshipped in Macedon…also Bendis, which is a Thracian version of Artemis and another Goddess similar to Epona.
Customs - Pan Hellenic Games are only open to Greeks.
Macedonian (I assume Alexander Philhellene) turned down until showed relationship to Argaed Royal House, which was considered Greek.
The legendry founder of the Argaed Dynasty was called Perdiccas, descended from the Heracleids, which would make the ancestry Greek..Phillip claimed ancestry from Hercules.
Yet, Alexander attacked Thebes, the birthplace of Hercules and destroyed it as a punishment to the Theban rebels.
regards
Arthes
I have just listened to the first instalment of Alexander and the Hellenistic Age....
The Lecturer seems to be of the opinion that the Macedonians are related to the Greeks using the following:
The four categories used by Heironymous to decide on the relationship of races are:
Blood – Macedonians are of the Heroic genaeology as they are also descended from Hellas, although on the outskirts of Greek geneology.
Language - Macedonian names are Greek, so Macedonian is a [rural] dialect of Greek
Religion - They have a mixture of Greek and non Greek…Zeus and Artemis both worshipped in Macedon…also Bendis, which is a Thracian version of Artemis and another Goddess similar to Epona.
Customs - Pan Hellenic Games are only open to Greeks.
Macedonian (I assume Alexander Philhellene) turned down until showed relationship to Argaed Royal House, which was considered Greek.
The legendry founder of the Argaed Dynasty was called Perdiccas, descended from the Heracleids, which would make the ancestry Greek..Phillip claimed ancestry from Hercules.
Yet, Alexander attacked Thebes, the birthplace of Hercules and destroyed it as a punishment to the Theban rebels.
regards
Arthes
Cristina
The Hoplite Association
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The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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The Hoplite Association
[url:n2diviuq]http://www.hoplites.org[/url]
The enemy is less likely to get wind of an advance of cavalry, if the orders for march were passed from mouth to mouth rather than announced by voice of herald, or public notice. Xenophon
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