Quote Originally Posted by Noble Wrath View Post
@ Imperator Invictus
As for the original question, I am really interested in what the knowledgeable people around here have to say. I am under the impression that this is still a debated matter (as is the question whether the ancient Macedonian language was a Greek dialect or a distinct language) but that most probably the Makedones had a common ancestry with the Greeks but being geographically separated from one another, at least until the classical period, their societies developed differently. Now I don't know if that makes them a different nation (if such a thing could be precisely defined) and I don't know the extent of cultural/genetic exchange between the Makedones and their ''barbarian'' neighbours. I am looking forward to learn.
Many people on this forum know much more on classical history and genealogy than i do. What I can say, is that no one can conveniantly prove their link with such great figure without being nationalistic. as you mentioned, greek say Alexander was greek, Macedonians (slavic one) say that he was macedonian, and now romanians say he was Trakian... it's as valid as if I said that because I'm half ameriandian, it was my ancestor that killed Custer at Little Big Horn battle... as you mentioned, the flux and changes of populations in those time were too frequent to have a solid base of argument. it is, however only my opinion.