American TV: Alexander the Great not Greek

[Sapper]

You could say the same thing for many peoples. Most of the Arab world, for example, tends to be rather fond of the conquerors who forged the first Arabian caliphate, despite their supposedly attacking and annexing their ancestors. As another example, the English are quite fond of William the Conqueror, who was a Norman.

The English of course have a long history of bringing in "outsiders" as their rulers: James VI of Scotland in 1603 after Elizabeth I, the Dutch William of Orange in 1689 following the Glorious Revolution, the 'German' George, Elector of Hannover in 1714 after Anne. The current House of Windsor only adopted the name during the Great War when George V thought that the House of Sake-Coburg-Gotha sounded a bit too German!