War over Alexander the Great to rumble on

              

Skopje museum plans sculpture of the Macedonian king and other famous ancient figures

By Gareth Harris. Museums, Issue 251, November 2013

Published online: 13 November 2013

Greeks and Bulgarians have bitterly contested the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s claim to figures such as Alexander the Great

The director of an archaeological museum opening later this year in Skopje, the capital of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, says it will have 15 wax sculptures of historical figures, including Alexander the Great (below), his father Philip II and the philosopher Aristotle, which will do little to improve relations with Greece or Bulgaria.

Alexander, the Southern Greeks and the Macedonian Language

Common Claim by FYROM’s Propaganda:

“Though Alexander spoke Greek, loved Homer and respected his tutor Aristotle, there is much evidence that he hated and despised the Greeks of his day“.