[gargalatas]

I would never expect such a Greek matter would become headline in here. Turns out that Alexander the Great was globally accepted.

But let me clarify from what I have read that it's just a conjecture and not a very strong one.

[lolinder]

It would never have occurred to me that a Greek would assume that Alexander the Great was just a local hero!

In the US, anyone who remembers any ancient history will remember Alexander the Great. He's a part of every single world history curriculum, and for good reason. Whether by his own skill or luck, he reshaped most of Eurasia in his lifetime.

[romanhn]

Not just the US. As a kid growing up in Russia, I was very aware of Alexander's prominence (known to us as Alexander the Macedonian).

[markdown]

I mean, it was in the curriculum in Fiji where I studied. Stupid of course, because we had to learn the histories of far away places (literally on the other side of the world) more than our own history.

[IG_Semmelweiss]

Whatever late corner of earth that didn't yet know who Alexander the great was, that history was forever changed, once personal computers & the golden age of PC computing came to be.

[stavros]

As a Greek, it's very weird to me that someone would think Alexander the Great isn't well-known worldwide. Interesting that someone is surprised.

[HEmanZ]

The entire western world draws its cultural lineage through the ancient greek civilizations, most of us sub-consciously consider ancient greek history "our" history. Even relatively un-educated New Zealanders on the exact opposite side of the world know who Alexander the Great is.

[moffkalast]

They wouldn't call him "the Great" if he was just some guy. He's up there with Caesar, Napoleon, Genghis, Attila and the rest.

[kelnos]

Alexander the Great was taught in my US high-school world history class. I was very fuzzy on the details of his life (time period, exactly where he was from and what he did), but he was Kinda a Big Deal for the world, not just ancient Greece.

[arrobbiato]

Hans Gruber referred to him in "Die Hard," so that's good enough for me.

[EasyMark]

Isn’t Alexander the Great the most famous (at least in the western world) conqueror of all time? At the very least he’s up there with Ghengis and Atila.

[rgreekguy]

I would have never expected such a Greek matter to not be polluted by some beloved neighbours to the North of ours!