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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2273480, member: 19463&quot;]When I first started my website years ago, I posted a coin of Alexander assigning him to one of the country names used here.&nbsp; As a result I received an obscene and threatening email from a proponent of Alexander belonging to the other of the two.&nbsp; The one thing that was said in the above postings that I can not accept is that it makes no difference.&nbsp; Some people take this very seriously.&nbsp; Political correctness is now several times more vehement than it was 15 years ago when I got that note.&nbsp; I suggest you all refer to him as Alexander III or the Great but avoid taking a side on that other matter unless you are willing to go to war over it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Nearly 50 years ago, I was taught in Greek History class that, before Alexander,&nbsp; the people of Macedonia spoke Greek and were, therefore, allowed to participate in the Olympic Games but that most of the cities of the south considered them (and some other outlying regions) semi-barbarous and certainly not really one of the club.&nbsp; About five years ago, some students at the University of Virginia got in considerable trouble expressing their opinions about the relative merits of the people of West Virginia.&nbsp; I find it interesting just how little things have changed in 2000+ years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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