Hello Thracomac:
Most of your post is copied (with some very minor changes) from this website which was referenced earlier in this thread. Unless you are the writer of the original piece (are you?) then the source should be credited via a link or reference to the URL, and it is preferable to use quotation marks or the "quote" function. That way there is no confusion.
Thanks.
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Thracomac
Alexander Oath Article
Yes, I am the author of the article "Alexander the Great — Sui Generis
by Nicholas Martis - Revisited - " that was posted on the Hellenic Communication Website. My name is Jason C. Mavrovitis.
I abbreviated the original article to use in response to the many recurring postings of the "Alexander Oath." It greatly disturbs me that the internet is used to spread false material, especially when it is used for chauvinistic purposes. We have enough of that in today's world. As the son of a Greek speaking Macedonian, I find Martis's material embarrassing.
I wish Alexander had conquered the then know world for the high minded reasons stated in the "Oath." But I am convinced by the evidence available that he had no such noble purpose, and that he was hardly the "precursor of Christ." The unintended consequences of his conquests, no thanks to the generals who fought for dominion after his death, was the Hellenization of what became the middle-east.
by Nicholas Martis - Revisited - " that was posted on the Hellenic Communication Website. My name is Jason C. Mavrovitis.
I abbreviated the original article to use in response to the many recurring postings of the "Alexander Oath." It greatly disturbs me that the internet is used to spread false material, especially when it is used for chauvinistic purposes. We have enough of that in today's world. As the son of a Greek speaking Macedonian, I find Martis's material embarrassing.
I wish Alexander had conquered the then know world for the high minded reasons stated in the "Oath." But I am convinced by the evidence available that he had no such noble purpose, and that he was hardly the "precursor of Christ." The unintended consequences of his conquests, no thanks to the generals who fought for dominion after his death, was the Hellenization of what became the middle-east.