Famous Athenian statesmen and orators such as Demosthenes described the Macedonians as politically and culturally entirely separate from themselves, even as “barbarians” (foreigners). Therefore, the fact that the Macedonians possessed a distinct historical identity, with their own army, administration, and legal structure, has been acknowledged since Antiquity.Alexander the Great was Macedonian. Being educated by Hellenic teachers, participating in Hellenistic culture, or using a lingua franca d