Long before the birth of Christ, the land directly above what we know as Greece
today, was called Macedonia. Macedonia still exists, but it is now Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
and modern Greece. Macedonia was considered to be part of ancient Greece, but the
people of these two countries couldn't be more different. No people in history ever gave
so much to the human race as the ancient Greeks. They produced architectural
monuments, four of the greatest dramatic actors who ever lived, one of the most brilliant
statesmen and two of the greatest historians. Scientists, philosophers and artists all thrived
in this country. The political system we call democracy had its roots in this culture.
The Macedonians in comparison with their Greek neighbors were crude and fierce in their
outlook. They were a rough people. They never produced any artists, philosophers, or
great actors. But they produced Alexander The Great --- a man with a legacy so
remarkable that it has challenged the minds of......
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