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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 29 > Balkan feud now centers on 2,300-year-old hero

Balkan feud now centers on 2,300-year-old hero

By Craig Whitlock / The Bulletin
July 29, 2009

SKOPJE, Macedonia — Alexander the Great died more than 2,300 years ago. But his cult of personality is just starting to grip this tiny Balkan country.

To the annoyance of next-door Greece, which has long claimed the conqueror as its own, Macedonia has anointed Alexander its national....

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