Look here: "The Macedonians were a thoroughly healthy people, trained not
by
Greek
athletics, but, like the Romans, by military service. But alongside much
that was good, they had many rougher habits,... which tended to make them
appear as barbarians in Greek eyes. The dislike was reciprocal, for the
Macedonians had grown into a proud masterful nation, which with highly
developed national consciousness looked down upon the Hellenes with
contempt." (Ulrich Wilcken, Alexander the Great - p 26)
Do you comprehend what Wilcken is saying above, grkoman?
Let me "spell" it for you, as I know you do have trouble with
"Neither Greeks nor Macedonians considered the Macedonians to be Greeks."
I hope that above you will have noticed the two names (peoples) "the
Macedonians", (a proud and masterful nation with highly developed
national
consciousness, looking down upon) "the Hellenes".
Zhivko
Macedonians themselves, spoke loudly for their Greekness. They picked up
Greek names for ALL the cities they built or renamed. Before and after
Philip and Alexander: Aigai, Pella, Thessaloniki, Orestias, Philippoi,
Philippoupolis, Alexandroupolis, Alexandreia, Eshati, Persepolis, Evropos,
.....
Borza is stupid of course. Ha says nothing about Macedonian onomasticon.
Yannis
Macedonia, Greece