[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.