Boukephalos1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

For "Nobody remembers that anymore. I wonder if they ever will..." You sure can do alot of talking about Alexander the Great, after saying that first remark. As for Macedonia being North of Greece, it begins in Thessalonkia and goes up to what is now called FYROM.Current Fyrom people are not Macedonians they are slavs, calling themselves Macedonian, in name only. Slavs didn't come into Northern Greece until the 5-6 B.C.E. bid. But you know that.

wasteofspace1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That is a REALLY different take on history! I heard it differently... worth thinking about, anyways.

wasteofspace1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Darn it, all my comments are going in the wrong order!

wasteofspace1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think the problem was that his men would have needed alot more motivation to do any more. Plus, they were loyal to ALEXANDER, not to any particular cause other than respect for their General and the rewards that would bring. That's why it all fell appart after he died. Too bad.

wasteofspace1234 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Alexander was Macedonian. As in the Macedonia to the NORTH of Greece. Nobody remembers that anymore. I wonder if they ever will...

Boukephalos1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

> All Greeks viewed Greeks from other City-States as barbarians back then, until the barbarians came into there land. Then they were BROTHERS IN BATTLE. Or don't you know Greek History as well as mongos. The same could be said during WWII.

Boukephalos1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

There are 12 million people in Greece today. Back then my short mongol, there may have been 1-2 million total. persia had at it's disposal maybe 12-15 million with all its territories and used armies of men from them all. They came to conquer with nearly a million and lost. They faced Alexander on three diferent battle fields with over a million warriors and LOST to 45,000 Greeks. No genghis never faced anything like that no one ever did and WON but ALEXANDER THE GREAT.

SAITOXIII (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Are you pulling things out of your "limitless" arsehole? Even YOUR arse cannot be "limitless", how could Persia be "limitless"? That's like saying Persia was immortal and Alexander defeated that. Does that make sense? NO Furthermore, at the time Macedon was not considered "Neighboring Enemies" like the Athenians and Spartans but an outsider. So Alexander WAS considered non-greek barbarian at first. Its a pitty Alexander didn't know how to make his army bigger, he could have done better.

SAITOXIII (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree ck9423, and personally I know Alexander didn't "slave" his soldiers. But I was a midst a comparative argument of Genghis and Alexander which Boukephalos claims Genghis "slaved his soldiers". Hence in relative terms to Genghis (who was always careful about his soldiers), IF Genghis "slaved his soldiers", then Alexander could be claimed to have "slaved more" on relative terms. But of course neither Generals slaved soldiers, so you're right. Boukephalos1 is wrong. Both Generals were Great.

Boukephalos1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ah, no. Read a little more. Your facts area little off. Didn't kill his father, Greeks always had infighting but he and his father brought Greece together as one. To Greeks people from another Greek City-State were barbarians. He finally extended his borders to a length the limited amount of his Greek people could go. Remember his army was only 40-45,000 men. Not limitless as persia or others.