Tradition has it that Alexander the Great had timber cut here for the fearful weapon of the Macedonian army, the 6m long spear called “Sarissa”
Alexander the Great
Mikis Theodorakis' answer to Blagoj Nacoski's open letter to the Greek composer
The country’s public broadcaster was used to bring the former ruling party’s historical obsessions to the country’s TV screens
A city with rich history & many different faces
Gruevski: "Everything that will be destroyed by the social democrat government, will be restored once we return to power"
Mobilization from the Greek side as well
At the time the tomb was discovered scholars said it was one of the most splendid & important archeological finds since WWII
The government has changed in FYROM, but the provocations remain...
He said his government would not tear them down, however
It wasn’t really seen as an issue in the time of Alexander the Great