Macedonians in the Olympics?

"Greece, Macedon, Rome and other cultures such as Celtic and Germanic tribes"

Objection, your honour! Macedon was part of ancient Greece.

Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Originally posted by TITAN_ "Greece, Macedon, Rome and other cultures such as Celtic and Germanic tribes" Objection, your honour! Macedon was part of ancient Greece. This is always a difficult one, TITAN, as there was talk about Macedonian men not being able to enter the Olympic games, because they were not considered Greek, that is unless on an individual basis had some proof of a blood connection.

That's not true. Macedonians were allowed to enter the Olympics. Hellanodikae judged every Greek's ethnic origins not only that of Macedonians!

The kingdom of Macedon just like the kingdom of Epirus were a bit distant from the rest of Greece, but they were definitely part of ancient Greece.

Originally posted by TITAN_ Originally posted by TheAlaniDragonRising Originally posted by TITAN_ "Greece, Macedon, Rome and other cultures such as Celtic and Germanic tribes" Objection, your honour! Macedon was part of ancient Greece. This is always a difficult one, TITAN, as there was talk about Macedonian men not being able to enter the Olympic games, because they were not considered Greek, that is unless on an individual basis had some proof of a blood connection. That's not true. Macedonians were allowed to enter the Olympics. Hellanodikae judged every Greek's ethnic origins not only that of Macedonians! The kingdom of Macedon just like the kingdom of Epirus were a bit distant from the rest of Greece, but they were definitely part of ancient Greece.

I didn't say Macedonian people weren't allowed in the Olympics, TITAN, only that their qualification was to have some proof of having some Greek blood within them. I think it was Alexander the Great, or his Father Philip who qualified through one relative being seen to be Greek. To me that would suggest some ambiguity in this idea of them being Greek at the time. 

Titan, i have moved this discussion to Ancient History as the "suggestion box" is for discussing improvements to allempires, not historical topics

MaKeDoNi=Supportive approval widths(distances)&spaces courage!
HeLeNi=Defensive image courages!
  It is very interesting fact that there were no names:Greek&Persians in ancient scripts also many others as
name of Macedonia dates from Roman period!Where did The Truth hide itself!

Is it MaKeDNoS or MaKeDoNos,TiTaN?
MaKeDoNoS=Supportive approval widths/distances/spaces careful presence!
MaKeDNoS=Supportive approval gifts attentive/careful presence!
  If You ask me personal MaKeDoNi looks very fitting!But...anyway..What did they approve those days?In Middle East they are also known as Makedoni...Alexander fought war similar as crusader's wars in nearest
past.According the words Goddess He had protected against which God?In India Buddhism  had existed
before he came.ALiKSaNDaRiS in Babylonian clay tablets fights also with believers of another religion?!?
Which one?!?Resurrection is disputable here!?!

When Alexander tried to participate in the Olympics the snobby Greek athletes refused to compete with him because they saw the Macedonians as barbarians. Eventually the officials came to an agreement Alexander was of Greek descent and classified him as an Argive

And Hindu trading companies were installed all around Med sea area!

Agree but timing is disputable as always.Hindu people were here from the very beginning but percentage
and time period of Great Hindu migrations we do not know.Was it during Great Empires of Rome&Byzantine
?!?!?

Originally posted by medenaywe Agree but timing is disputable as always.Hindu people were here from the very beginning but percentage and time period of Great Hindu migrations we do not know.Was it during Great Empires of Rome&Byzantine ?!?!?

If there were Hindus in Greece, surely they would have been excluded from the Olympics as only Greeks were allowed to compete?