Was Alexander the Great Greek?

by CouncilOfReligion
Iphikrates

It depends on whom you ask! It's a question with no easy answer and it's been complicated by political interests since Antiquity. Alexander's identity is not just a bit of trivia for scholars to bicker about; it was hugely important to many people at the time and it is again today. Every answer will satisfy some but enrage others. Both sides have their reasons to favour their own view. I wrote about this in more detail here and here.