Fact Book - Southeast Missouri State University: Fill & Download for Free

These questions are really entertaining since they assume that Alexander the great was a proto‐Slav while all historical records first mentioned Slavs inhabiting the Balkans in the late 6th century some 800 years after Alexander the great fought his many campains.Deluding yourself to believe that your Slavic culture has existed in the Balkan since antiquity will not make that the case. Geneticly its different. Of course you have some native Balkan dna but you live on the land of the ancient Paeonians (Thracians) and Dardanians (Illyrians) so it is most likely from them. And even if you all have Greek blood or genes you still couldn't claim the ancient Macedonians as part of your heritage because you identified as Bulgarians for over a 1000 years before “waking up”. Only in the 1870s did the first Macedonian Bulgarians start identifying as Macedonians after the identity was invented by a man named Georgi Pulevski and even then it remained mostly a regional identity.Krste Misirkov the father of the Macedonian literary language in 1924 shortly before his death:“We speak Bulgarian language and we believed with Bulgarians is our strong power.The future of Macedonia is spiritual union of the Bulgarians in Macedonia.The Macedonian Slavs are called Bulgarians.The biggest part of the population are called Bulgarians.Our Grandfathers call themselves Bulgarians. They never think that we will be having such a problem to call ourselves so.We Macedonian Bulgarians (Macedonians) like Bulgarian state as our own.The population of Skopje is pure Bulgarian. Bulgaria make a big error when recognize the territory for "neutral". It is pure Bulgarian and the population in Skopje and surrounding area is pure Bulgarian.”Krste Misirkov from the article "National Identity of the Macedonians. 1924The founder of your own litteraly language admited it.The IMRO revolutionary Milan Matov met in June 1906 in Sofia, Dame Gruev, who told him: "We are Bulgarians and we always work and will work for the unification of the Bulgarian nation. All other formulas are a stage to achieve this goal.": Dimitar Gotsev,"The idea of the autonomy as a tactic in the programs of the national liberation movements in Macedonia and Thrace, 1893-1941". Publishing House of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, 1983, p. 18. (Bg.), Memoirs of Milan Matov "The Comitadji Stories", Skopje, 2002, pp. 260-261.(Mk.), Матов, Милан. "Баш комитата разказва, живот за Македония", Културно-благотворителна фондация „Братя Миладинови“ - София, 2002, p. 266 (Bg.)Your own revolutionaries admitted it.“Arguably Sandanski's greatest sin in the context of the whole movement was the assassination of Ivan Garvanov and Boris Sarafov both members of the IMARO's Central Committee. He came to regret these and other murders later. [“We are all Bulgarians, Taso (i.e. Atanas), but we are killing ourselves for nothing. It is hard for me..." (The words are quoted in the memoirs of his adherent Atanas Yanev and published in "Eho" newspaper, 26.05.1972)] Because of that he was even sentenced to death by the "Centralists" and the "Varhovists". The Bulgarian authorities investigated the assassinations and suspected Sandanski was the main force behind them. On the other hand he was amnestied (Amnesty) by the Bulgarian Parliament after the support he gave to the Bulgarian Army during the Balkan wars”Yane Sandanski (Yane Sandanski)Again your own revolutionaries admitted it.Delcev: “We are Bulgarians”Your own revolutionaries admitted it, 3“It is difficult to know whether an independent Macedonian state would have come into existence had Tito not recognised and supported the development of Macedonian ethnicity as part of his ethnically organized Yugoslavia. He did this as a counter to Bulgaria, which for centuries had a historical claim on the area as far west as Lake Ohrid and the present border of Albania."As quoted in The Eye Expanded, by Frances B. Titchener and Richard F. MoortonHistorians have admitted it.Professor Fox stated: “There is a message that is historical and still politically has to be said…. Macedonia is a Greek-Speaking kingdom in Northern Greece, populated by people using Greek names, Greek months and worshiping Greek Gods. Those who live in Skopje, and say that is Macedon and Alexander’s home, are as Ignorant and Outrageous as if someone was to say that Oxford University was really in Belarus and Oxford was Minsk. “Proffesors admited it.N.G.l. HammondAt the end of the bronze age a residue of Greek tribes stayed behind in Southern Macedonia[...] one of these, the "Makedones" occupied Aegae and expanded into the coastal plain of lower Macedonia which became the Kingdom of Macedon; their descendants were the Macedonians proper of the classical period and they worshipped Greek gods. The other Greek tribes became intermingled in upper Macedonia with Illyrians, Paeonians and Thracians[...] in the early 5th century the royal house of Macedon, the Temenidae was recognised as Greek by the Presidents of the Olympic Games. Their verdict was and is decisive. It is certain that the Kings considered themselves to be of Greek descent from Heracles son of Zeus. "Macedonian" was a strong dialect of very early Greek which was not intelligible to contemporary Greeks."A History of Greece to 323 BC", Cambridge University, 1986 (p 516)Again.The Honorable Barack ObamaPresident, United States of AmericaWhite House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20500Dear President Obama,We, the undersigned scholars of Graeco-Roman antiquity, respectfully request that you intervene to clean up some of the historical debris left in southeast Europe by the previous U.S. administration.On November 4, 2004, two days after the re-election of President George W. Bush, his administration unilaterally recognized the “Republic of Macedonia.” This action not only abrogated geographic and historic fact, but it also has unleashed a dangerous epidemic of historical revisionism, of which the most obvious symptom is the misappropriation by the government in Skopje of the most famous of Macedonians, Alexander the Great.We believe that this silliness has gone too far, and that the U.S.A. has no business in supporting the subversion of history. Let us review facts. (The documentation for these facts [here in boldface] can be found attached and at: http://macedonia-evidence.org/documentation.html)The land in question, with its modern capital at Skopje, was called Paionia in antiquity. Mts. Barnous and Orbelos (which form today the northern limits of Greece) provide a natural barrier that separated, and separates, Macedonia from its northern neighbor. The only real connection is along the Axios/Vardar River and even this valley “does not form a line of communication because it is divided by gorges.”While it is true that the Paionians were subdued by Philip II, father of Alexander, in 358 B.C. they were not Macedonians and did not live in Macedonia. Likewise, for example, the Egyptians, who were subdued by Alexander, may have been ruled by Macedonians, including the famous Cleopatra, but they were never Macedonians themselves, and Egypt was never called Macedonia.Rather, Macedonia and Macedonian Greeks have been located for at least 2,500 years just where the modern Greek province of Macedonia is. Exactly this same relationship is true for Attica and Athenian Greeks, Argos and Argive Greeks, Corinth and Corinthian Greeks, etc.We do not understand how the modern inhabitants of ancient Paionia, who speak Slavic – a language introduced into the Balkans about a millennium after the death of Alexander – can claim him as their national hero. Alexander the Great was thoroughly and indisputably Greek. His great-great-great grandfather, Alexander I, competed in the Olympic Games where participation was limited to Greeks.Even before Alexander I, the Macedonians traced their ancestry to Argos, and many of their kings used the head of Herakles - the quintessential Greek hero - on their coins.Euripides – who died and was buried in Macedonia– wrote his play Archelaos in honor of the great-uncle of Alexander, and in Greek. While in Macedonia, Euripides also wrote the Bacchai, again in Greek. Presumably the Macedonian audience could understand what he wrote and what they heard.Alexander’s father, Philip, won several equestrian victories at Olympia and Delphi, the two most Hellenic of all the sanctuaries in ancient Greece where non-Greeks were not allowed to compete. Even more significantly, Philip was appointed to conduct the Pythian Games at Delphi in 346 B.C. In other words, Alexander the Great’s father and his ancestors were thoroughly Greek. Greek was the language used by Demosthenes and his delegation from Athens when they paid visits to Philip, also in 346 B.C.Another northern Greek, Aristotle, went off to study for nearly 20 years in the Academy of Plato. Aristotle subsequently returned to Macedonia and became the tutor of Alexander III. They used Greek in their classroom which can still be seen near Naoussa in Macedonia.Alexander carried with him throughout his conquests Aristotle’s edition of Homer’s Iliad. Alexander also spread Greek language and culture throughout his empire, founding cities and establishing centers of learning. Hence inscriptions concerning such typical Greek institutions as the gymnasium are found as far away as Afghanistan. They are all written in Greek.The questions follow: Why was Greek the lingua franca all over Alexander’s empire if he was a “Macedonian”? Why was the New Testament, for example, written in Greek?The answers are clear: Alexander the Great was Greek, not Slavic, and Slavs and their language were nowhere near Alexander or his homeland until 1000 years later. This brings us back to the geographic area known in antiquity as Paionia. Why would the people who live there now call themselves Macedonians and their land Macedonia? Why would they abduct a completely Greek figure and make him their national hero?The ancient Paionians may or may not have been Greek, but they certainly became Greekish, and they were never Slavs. They were also not Macedonians. Ancient Paionia was a part of the Macedonian Empire. So were Ionia and Syria and Palestine and Egypt and Mesopotamia and Babylonia and Bactria and many more. They may thus have become “Macedonian” temporarily, but none was ever “Macedonia”. The theft of Philip and Alexander by a land that was never Macedonia cannot be justified.The traditions of ancient Paionia could be adopted by the current residents of that geographical area with considerable justification. But the extension of the geographic term “Macedonia” to cover southern Yugoslavia cannot. Even in the late 19th century, this misuse implied unhealthy territorial aspirations.The same motivation is to be seen in school maps that show the pseudo-greater Macedonia, stretching from Skopje to Mt. Olympus and labeled in Slavic. The same map and its claims are in calendars, bumper stickers, bank notes, etc., that have been circulating in the new state ever since it declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. Why would a poor land-locked new state attempt such historical nonsense? Why would it brazenly mock and provoke its neighbor?However one might like to characterize such behavior, it is clearly not a force for historical accuracy, nor for stability in the Balkans. It is sad that the United States of America has abetted and encouraged such behavior.We call upon you, Mr. President, to help - in whatever ways you deem appropriate - the government in Skopje to understand that it cannot build a national identity at the expense of historic truth. Our common international society cannot survive when history is ignored, much less when history is fabricated.Sincerely,NAMETITLEINSTITUTIONAnagnostis P. Agelarakis, Professor of Anthropology, Adelphi University (USA)Ioannis M. Akamatis, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaloniki (Greece)June W. Allison, Professor Emerita, Department of Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University (USA)Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Professor of Philosophy, University of California-San Diego (USA)Mariana Anagnostopoulos, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California State University, Fresno (USA)Ronnie Ancona, Professor of Classics, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, CUNY (USA)John P. Anton, Distinguished Professor of Greek Philosophy and Culture University of South Florida (USA)Dr. Norman George Ashton, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia (Australia)Lucia Athanassaki, Associate Professor of Classical Philology, University of Crete (Greece)Effie F. Athanassopoulos, Associate Professor Anthropology and Classics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA)Harry C. Avery, Professor of Classics, University of Pittsburgh (USA)Dr. Dirk Backendorf. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Germany)Elizabeth C. Banks, Associate Professor of Classics (ret.), University of Kansas (USA)Leonidas Bargeliotes, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Athens, President of the Olympic Center for Philosophy and Culture (Greece)Alice Bencivenni, Ricercatore di Storia Greca, Università di Bologna (Italy)David L. Berkey, Assistant Professor of History, California State University, Fresno (USA)Luigi Beschi, professore emerito di Archeologia Classica, Università di Firenze (Italy)Josine H. Blok, professor of Ancient History and Classical Civilization, Utrecht University (The Netherlands)Alan Boegehold, Emeritus Professor of Classics, Brown University (USA)Efrosyni Boutsikas, Lecturer of Classical Archaeology, University of Kent (UK)Ewen Bowie, Emeritus Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford (UK)Keith Bradley, Eli J. and Helen Shaheen Professor of Classics, Concurrent Professor of History, University of Notre Dame (USA)Kostas Buraselis, Professor of Ancient History, University of Athens (Greece)Stanley M. Burstein, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles (USA)Francis Cairns, Professor of Classical Languages, The Florida State University (USA)John McK. Camp II, Agora Excavations and Professor of Archaeology, ASCSA, Athens (Greece)David A. Campbell, Emeritus Professor of Classics. University of Victoria, B.C. (Canada)Paul Cartledge, A.G. Leventis Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge (UK)Paavo Castren, Professor of Classical Philology Emeritus, University of Helsinki (Finland)William Cavanagh, Professor of Aegean Prehistory, University of Nottingham (UK)Angelos Chaniotis, Professor, Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford (UK)Paul Christesen, Professor of Ancient Greek History, Dartmouth College (USA)James J. Clauss, Professor of Classics, University of Washington (USA)Ada Cohen, Associate Professor of Art History, Dartmouth College (USA)Randall M. Colaizzi, Lecturer in Classical Studies, University of Massachusetts-Boston (USA)Kathleen M. Coleman, Professor of Latin, Harvard University (USA)Rev. Dr. Demetrios J Constantelos, Charles Cooper Townsend Professor of Ancient and Byzantine history, Emeritus; Distinguished Research Scholar in Residence at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (USA)Michael B. Cosmopoulos, Ph.D., Professor and Endowed Chair in Greek Archaeology, University of Missouri-St. Louis (USA)Carole L. Crumley, PhD., Professor of European Archaeology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)Kevin F. Daly, Assistant Professor of Classics, Bucknell University (USA)Joseph W. Day, Professor of Classics, Wabash College (USA)François de Callataÿ, Professor of Monetary and financial history of the Greek world, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Paris/Sorbonne) and Professor of Financial history of the Greco-Roman world, Université libre de Bruxelles (France and Brussels)Wolfgang Decker, Professor emeritus of sport history, Deutsche Sporthochschule, Köln (Germany)Luc Deitz, Außerplanmäßger Professor of Mediaeval and Renaissance Latin, University of Trier (Germany), and Curator of manuscripts and rare books, National Library of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)Charalambos Dendrinos, Lecturer in Byzantine Literature and Greek Palaeography, Acting Director, The Hellenic Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London (UK)Michael Dewar, Professor of Classics, University of Toronto (Canada)John D. Dillery, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Virginia (USAJohn Dillon, Emeritus Professor of Greek, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)Sheila Dillon, Associate Professor, Depts. of Art, Art History & Visual Studies and Classical Studies, Duke University (USA)Michael D. Dixon, Associate Professor of History, University of Southern Indiana (USA)Douglas Domingo-Foraste, Professor of Classics, California State University, Long Beach (USA)Myrto Dragona-Monachou, Professor emerita of Philosophy, University of Athens (Greece)Stella Drougou, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Pierre Ducrey, professeur honoraire, Université de Lausanne (Switzerland)John Duffy, Professor, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (USA)Roger Dunkle, Professor of Classics Emeritus, Brooklyn College, City University of New York (USA)Michael M. Eisman, Associate Professor Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, Department of History, Temple University (USA)Mostafa El-Abbadi, Professor Emeritus, University of Alexandria (Egypt)R. Malcolm Errington, Professor für Alte Geschichte (Emeritus) Philipps-Universität, Marburg (Germany)Christos C. Evangeliou, Professor of Ancient Hellenic Philosophy, Towson University, Maryland, Honorary President of International Association for Greek Philosophy (USA)Panagiotis Faklaris, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Denis Feeney, Giger Professor of Latin, Princeton University (USA)Michael Ferejohn, Associate Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Duke University (USA)Kleopatra Ferla, Ph.D. in Ancient History, Head of Research and Management of Cultural Information, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens (Greece)Elizabeth A. Fisher, Professor of Classics and Art History, Randolph-Macon College (USA)Nick Fisher, Professor of Ancient History, Cardiff University (UK)R. Leon Fitts, Asbury J Clarke Professor of Classical Studies, Emeritus, FSA, Scot., Dickinson Colllege (USA)John M. Fossey FRSC, FSA, Emeritus Professor of Art History (and Archaeology), McGill Univertsity, Montreal, and Curator of Archaeology, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Canada)Dr. Athanasios Fotiou, Adjunct Professor, College of the Humanities, Greek and Roman Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa (Canada)Robin Lane Fox, University Reader in Ancient History, New College, Oxford (UK)Dr. Lee Fratantuono, William Francis Whitlock Professor of Latin, Ohio Wesleyan University (USA)Stavros Frangoulidis, Associate Professor of Latin. Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (Greece)William K. Freiert, Professor of Classics and Hanson-Peterson Chair of Liberal Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College (USA)Rainer Friedrich, Professor of Classics Emeritus, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S. (Canada)Heide Froning, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Marburg (Germany)Peter Funke, Professor of Ancient History, University of Münster (Germany)Traianos Gagos, Professor of Greek and Papyrology, University of Michigan (USA)Karl Galinsky, Cailloux Centennial Professor of Classics, University of Texas, Austin (USA)Robert Garland, Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics, Colgate University, Hamilton NY (USA)Hans-Joachim Gehrke, Prof. Dr., President of the German Archaeological Institute Berlin (Germany)Dr. Ioannis Georganas, Researcher, Department of History and Archaeology, Foundation of the Hellenic World (Greece)Douglas E. Gerber, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Western Ontario (Canada)Dr. Andre Gerolymatos, Chair and Professor of Hellenic Studies, Simon Fraser University (Canada)Stephen L. Glass, John A. McCarthy Professor of Classics & Classical Archaeology, Pitzer College: The Claremont Colleges (USA)Hans R. Goette, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Giessen (Germany); German Archaeological Institute, Berlin (Germany)Sander M. Goldberg, Professor of Classics, UCLA (USA)Mark Golden, Professor, Department of Classics, University of Winnipeg (Canada)Ellen Greene, Joseph Paxton Presidential Professor of Classics, University of Oklahoma (USA)Robert Gregg, Teresa Moore Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, Director, The Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Stanford University (USA)Frederick T. Griffiths, Professor of Classics, Amherst College (USA)Dr. Peter Grossmann, Member emeritus, German Archaeological Institute, Cairo (Egypt)Erich S. Gruen, Gladys Rehard Wood Professor of History and Classics, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Martha Habash, Associate Professor of Classics, Creighton University (USA)Christian Habicht, Professor of Ancient History, Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (USA)Donald C. Haggis, Nicholas A. Cassas Term Professor of Greek Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)Judith P. Hallett, Professor of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD (USA)Kim Hartswick, Academic Director, CUNY Baccalaureate for Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies, New York City (USA)Prof. Paul B. Harvey, Jr. Head, Department of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, The Pennsylvania State University (USA)Eleni Hasaki, Associate Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Arizona (USA)Rosalia Hatzilambrou, Ph.D., Researcher, Academy of Athens (Greece)Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Director, Research Centre for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Research Foundation, Athens (Greece)Stephan Heilen, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (USA)Wolf-Dieter Heilmeyer, Prof. Dr., Freie Universität Berlin und Antikensammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin (Germany)Pontus Hellstrom, Professor of Classical archaeology and ancient history, Uppsala University (Sweden)Steven W. Hirsch, Associate Professor of Classics and History, Tufts University (USA)Karl-J. Holkeskamp, Professor of Ancient History, University of Cologne (Germany)Frank L. Holt, Professor of Ancient History, University of Houston (USA)Dan Hooley, Professor of Classics, University of Missouri (USA)Meredith C. Hoppin, Gagliardi Professor of Classical Languages, Williams College, Williamstown, MA (USA)Caroline M. Houser, Professor of Art History Emerita, Smith College (USA) and Affiliated Professor, University of Washington (USA)Professor Carl Huffman, Department of Classics, DePauw University (USA)John Humphrey, Professor of Greek and Roman Studies, University of Calgary (Canada)Frosen Jaakko, Professor of Greek philology, University of Helsinki (Finland)Dr Thomas Johansen, Reader in Ancient Philosophy, University of Oxford (UK)Vincent Jolivet, Archaeologist CNRS, Paris [French School Rome] (Italy)Georgia Kafka, Visiting Professor of Modern Greek Language, Literature and History, University of New Brunswick (Canada)Mika Kajava, Professor of Greek Language and Literature; Head of the Department of Classical Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland)Anthony Kaldellis, Professor of Greek and Latin, The Ohio State University (USA)Eleni Kalokairinou, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Secretary of the Olympic Center of Philosophy and Culture (Cyprus)Lilian Karali, Professor of Prehistoric and Environmental Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)Andromache Karanika, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of California, Irvine (USA)Robert A. Kaster, Professor of Classics and Kennedy Foundation Professor of Latin, Princeton University (USA)Dr. Athena Kavoulaki, Lecturer, Department of Philology, University of Crete, Rethymnon (Greece)Vassiliki Kekela, Adjunct Professor of Greek Studies, Classics Department, Hunter College, City University of New York (USA)John F. Kenfield, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Rutgers University (USA)Dietmar Kienast, Professor Emeritus of Ancient History, University of Düsseldorf (Germany)Karl Kilinski II, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Southern Methodist University (USA)Dr. Florian Knauss, associate director, Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek München (Germany)Denis Knoepfler, Professor of Greek Epigraphy and History, Collège de France (Paris, France)Ortwin Knorr, Associate Professor of Classics, Willamette University (USA)Robert B. Koehl, Professor of Archaeology, Department of Classical and Oriental Studies Hunter College, City University of New York (USA)Thomas Koentges, Visiting lecturer, Ancient History, University of Leipzig (Germany)Georgia Kokkorou-Alevras, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Classical Studies, Brandeis University (USA)Eric J. Kondratieff, Assistant Professor of Classics and Ancient History, Department of Greek & Roman Classics, Temple University (USA)Dr Eleni Kornarou, Visiting Lecturer of Ancient Greek Literature, Dept. of Classic and Philosophy, University of Cyprus (Cyprus)Haritini Kotsidu, Apl. Prof. Dr. für Klassische Archäologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/M. (Germany)Lambrini Koutoussaki, Dr., Lecturer of Classical Archaeology, University of Zürich (Switzerland)David Kovacs, Hugh H. Obear Professor of Classics, University of Virginia (USA)Prof. Dr. Ulla Kreilinger, Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Erlangen (Germany)Dr. Christos Kremmydas, Lecturer in Ancient Greek History, Royal Holloway, University of London (UK)Peter Krentz, W. R. Grey Professor of Classics and History, Davidson College (USA)Friedrich Krinzinger, Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus, University of Vienna (Austria)Michael Kumpf, Professor of Classics, Valparaiso University (USA)Donald G. Kyle, Professor of History, University of Texas at Arlington (USA)Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Kyrieleis, former president of the German Archaeological Institute, Berlin (Germany)Margaret L. Laird, Assistant Professor, Roman art and archaeology, University of Washington (USA)Gerald V. Lalonde, Benedict Professor of Classics, Grinnell College (USA)Steven Lattimore, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of California, Los Angeles (USA)Francis M. Lazarus, President, University of Dallas (USA)Mary R. Lefkowitz, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Emerita Wellesley College (USA)Irene S. Lemos FSA, Professor in Classical Archaeology,, S.Ioannou Centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University (UK)Ioannes G. Leontiades, Assistant Professor of Byzantine History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Iphigeneia Leventi, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaly (Greece)Daniel B. Levine, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Arkansas (USA)Christina Leypold, Dr. phil., Archaeological Institute, University of Zürich (Switzerland)Vayos Liapis, Associate Professor of Greek, Centre d’Etudes Classiques & Departement de Philosophie, Université de Montreal (Canada)Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Professor of Greek Emeritus, University of Oxford (UK)Yannis Lolos, Assistant Professor, History, Archaeology, and Anthropology, University of Thessaly (Greece)Stanley Lombardo, Professor of Classics, University of Kansas (USA)Anthony Long, Professor of Classics and Irving G. Stone Professor of Literature, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Julia Lougovaya, Assistant Professor, Department of Classics, Columbia University (USA)Dr. John Ma, Lecturer in Ancient History, Oxford University and Tutorial Fellow in Ancient History, Corpus Christi College, Oxford (UK)A.D. Macro, Hobart Professor of Classical Languages emeritus, Trinity College (USA)John Magee, Professor, Department of Classics, Director, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto (Canada)Dr. Christofilis Maggidis, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Dickinson College (USA)Chryssa Maltezou, Professor emeritus, University of Athens, Director of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Postbyzantine Studies in Venice (Italy)Jeannette Marchand, Assistant Professor of Classics, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio (USA)Evangeline Markou, Adjunct Lecturer in Greek History, Open University of Cyprus (Cyprus)Anna Marmodoro, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford (UK)Richard P. Martin, Antony and Isabelle Raubitschek Professor in Classics, Stanford University (USA)Maria Mavroudi, Professor of Byzantine History, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Jody Maxmin, Associate Professor, Dept. of Art & Art History, Stanford University (USA)Alexander Mazarakis-Ainian, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Thessaly (Greece)James R. McCredie, Sherman Fairchild Professor emeritus; Director, Excavations in Samothrace Institute of Fine Arts, New York University (USA)Brian McGing M.A., Ph.D., F.T.C.D., M.R.I.A., Regius Professor of Greek, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)James C. McKeown, Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)Richard McKirahan, Edwin Clarence Norton of Classics and Professor of Philosophy, Pitzer College: The Claremont Colleges (USA)Robert A. Mechikoff, Professor and Life Member of the International Society of Olympic Historians, San Diego State University (USA)Andreas Mehl, Professor of Ancient History, Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Germany)John Richard Melville-Jones, Winthrop Professor, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia (Australia)Marion Meyer, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna (Austria)Dr. Aristotle Michopoulos, Professor & Chair, Greek Studies Dept., Hellenic College (Brookline, MA, USA)Harald Mielsch, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Bonn (Germany)Stephen G. Miller, Professor of Classical Archaeology Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Lynette G. Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Classics & Ancient History, Exeter University (UK)Phillip Mitsis, A.S. Onassis Professor of Classics and Philosophy, New York University (USA)Peter Franz Mittag, Professor für Alte Geschichte, Universität zu Köln (Germany)David Gordon Mitten, James Loeb Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, Harvard University (USA)Mette Moltesen, MA, Curator of Ancient Art, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen (Denmark)Margaret S. Mook, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, Iowa State University (USA)Anatole Mori, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, University of Missouri- Columbia (USA)William S. Morison, Associate Professor of Ancient History, Grand Valley State University (USA)Jennifer Sheridan Moss, Associate Professor, Wayne State University (USA)Aliki Moustaka, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Mark Munn, Professor of Ancient Greek History and Greek Archaeology, the Pennsylvania State University (USA)Ioannis Mylonopoulos, Assistant Professor of Greek Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York (USA)Alexander Nehamas, Edmund N. Carpenter II Class of 1943 Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Princeton University (USA)Richard Neudecker, PD of Classical Archaeology, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Rom (Italy)James M.L. Newhard, Associate Professor of Classics, College of Charleston (USA)Carole E. Newlands, Professor of Classics, University of Wisconsin, Madison (USA)Andrew G. Nichols, Visiting Lecturer of Classics, University of Florida (USA)Jessica L. Nitschke, Assistant Professor of Classics, Georgetown University (USA)John Maxwell O'Brien, Professor of History, Queens College, City University of New York (USA)James J. O'Hara, Paddison Professor of Latin, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (USA)Martin Ostwald, Professor of Classics (ret.), Swarthmore College and Professor of Classical Studies (ret.), University of Pennsylvania (USA)Olga Palagia, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)Beata M. Kitsikis Panagopoulos, Professor of Art History, Retired, San Jose State University, Caifornia (USA)Christos Panayides, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Nicosia, (Cyprus)Vassiliki Panoussi, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, The College of William and Mary (USA)Maria C. Pantelia, Professor of Classics, University of California, Irvine (USA)Pantos A.Pantos, Adjunct Faculty, Department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology, University of Thessaly (Greece)Eleni Papaefthymiou, Curator of the Numismatic Collection of the Foundation of the Hellenic World (Greece)Maria Papaioannou, Assistant Professor in Classical Archaeology, University of New Brunswick (Canada)Anthony J. Papalas, Professor of Ancient History, East Carolina University (USA)Nassos Papalexandrou, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin (USA)Polyvia Parara, Visiting Assistant Professor of Greek Language and Civilization, Department of Classics, Georgetown University (USA)Richard W. Parker, Associate Professor of Classics, Brock University (Canada)Robert Parker, Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, New College, Oxford (UK)Robert J. Penella, Professor and Chairman, Classics, Fordham University (USA)Anastasia-Erasmia Peponi, Associate Professor of Classics, Stanford University (USA)Jacques Perreault, Professor of Greek archaeology, Universite de Montreal, Quebec (Canada)Patrick Pfeil, magister artium Universität Leipzig, Alte Geschichte (Germany)Edward A. Phillips, Professor of Classics at Grinnell College (USA)Yanis Pikoulas, Associate Professor of Ancient Greek History, University of Thessaly (Greece)Lefteris Platon, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art & Archaeology, University of Southern California (USA)David Potter, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Greek and Latin. The University of Michigan (USA)Daniel Potts, Edwin Cuthbert Hall Professor of Middle Eastern Archaeology, University of Sydney (Australia)Robert L. Pounder, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Vassar College (USA)Nikolaos Poulopoulos, Assistant Professor in History and Chair in Modern Greek Studies, McGill University (Canada)Selene Psoma, Senior Lecturer of Ancient History, University of Athens (Greece)William H. Race, George L. Paddison Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)John T. Ramsey, Professor of Classics, University of Illinois at Chicago (USA)Christian R. Raschle, Assistant Professor of Roman History, Centre d’Etudes Classiques & Departement d'Histoire, Université de Montreal (Canada)Karl Reber, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Lausanne (Switzerland)Gary Reger, Professor of History Trinity College, Connecticut (USA)Rush Rehm, Professor of Classics and Drama, Stanford University (USA)Heather L. Reid, Professor of Philosophy, Morningside College (USA)Christoph Reusser, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Zürich (Switzerland)Werner Riess, Associate Professor of Classics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)Dr Tracey E Rihll, Senior lecturer, Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, Swansea University ( Wales, UK)Robert H. Rivkin, Ancient Studies Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County (USA)Walter M. Roberts III, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Vermont (USA)Barbara Saylor Rodgers, Professor of Classics, The University of Vermont (USA)Robert H. Rodgers. Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classical Languages and Literature, University of Vermont (USA)Guy MacLean Rogers, Kemper Professor of Classics and History, Wellesley College (USA)Roberto Romano, professore di ruolo (II level) di Civiltà bizantina e Storia bizantina, Università "Federico II" di Napoli (Italy)Nathan Rosenstein, Professor of Ancient History, The Ohio State University (USA)John C. Rouman, Professor Emeritus of Classics, University of New Hampshire, (USA)Dr. James Roy, Reader in Greek History (retired), University of Nottingham (UK)Steven H. Rutledge, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park (USA)Daniel J. Sahas, Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo (Canada)Christina A. Salowey, Associate Professor of Classics, Hollins University (USA)Pierre Sanchez, Professor of Ancient History, University of Geneva (Switzerland)Theodore Scaltsas, Professor of Ancient Greek Philosophy, University of Edinburgh (UK)Thomas F. Scanlon, Professor of Classics, University of California, Riverside (USA)Thomas Schäfer, Professor, Institut für Klassische Archäologie, Universität Tübingen (Germany)Bernhard Schmaltz, Prof. Dr. Archäologisches Institut der CAU, Kiel (Germany)Prof. Dr. Andras Schmidt-Colinet, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Vienna (Austria)Robert C. Schmiel, Prof. Emeritus of Greek & Roman Studies, University of Calgary (Canada)Rolf M. Schneider, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Germany)Joseph B. Scholten, PhD, Associate Director, Office of International Programs/Affiliate Assoc. Prof. of Classics, University of Maryland, College Park (USA)Peter Scholz, Professor of Ancient History and Culture, University of Stuttgart (Germany)Christof Schuler, director, Commission for Ancient History and Epigraphy of the German Archaeological Institute, Munich (Germany)Paul D. Scotton, Assoociate Professor Classical Archaeology and Classics, California State University Long Beach (USA)Danuta Shanzer, Professor of Classics and Medieval Studies, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America (USA)James P. Sickinger, Associate Professor of Classics, Florida State University (USA)Athanasios Sideris, Ph.D., Head of the History and Archaeology Department, Foundation of the Hellenic World, Athens (Greece)G. M. Sifakis, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & New York University (Greece & USA)Christos Simelidis, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Lincoln College, University of Oxford (UK)Henk W. Singor, Associate Professor of Ancient History Leiden University (Netherlands)Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sinn, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Wurzburg (Germany)Marilyn B. Skinner Professor of Classics, University of Arizona (USA)Niall W. Slater, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Latin and Greek, Emory University (USA)Peter M. Smith, Associate Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA)Dr. Philip J. Smith, Research Associate in Classical Studies, McGill University (Canada)Susan Kirkpatrick Smith Assistant Professor of Anthropology Kennesaw State University (USA)Antony Snodgrass, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge (UK)Gina M. Soter, Lecturer IV, Classical Studies, The University of Michigan (USA)Slawomir Sprawski, Assistant Professor of Ancient History, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (Poland)Stylianos V. Spyridakis, Professor of Ancient History. University of California, Davis (USA)Theodosia Stefanidou-Tiveriou, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Rachel Sternberg, Associate Professor of Classics, Case Western Reserve University (USA)Dr. Tom Stevenson, Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History, University of Queensland (Australia)Andrew Stewart, Nicholas C. Petris Professor of Greek Studies, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Oliver Stoll, Univ.-Prof. Dr., Alte Geschichte/ Ancient History, Universität Passau (Germany)Richard Stoneman, Honorary Fellow, University of Exeter (UK)Ronald Stroud, Klio Distinguished Professor of Classical Languages and Literature Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (USA)Sarah Culpepper Stroup, Associate Professor of Classics, University of Washington (USA)Dr Panico J. Stylianou, Lecturer in Ancient History, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford (UK)Thomas A. Suits, Emeritus Professor of Classical Languages, University of Connecticut (USA)Nancy Sultan, Professor and Director, Greek & Roman Studies, Illinois Wesleyan University (USA)Peter Michael Swan, Professor of History Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan (Canada)David W. Tandy, Professor of Classics, University of Tennessee (USA)James Tatum, Aaron Lawrence Professor of Classics, Dartmouth College (USA)Martha C. Taylor, Associate Professor of Classics, Loyola College in Maryland (USA)Petros Themelis, Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology, Athens (Greece)Eberhard Thomas, Priv.-Doz. Dr., Archäologisches Institut der Universität zu Köln (Germany)Michalis Tiverios, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Michael K. Toumazou, Professor of Classics, Davidson College (USA)Stephen V. Tracy, Professor of Greek and Latin Emeritus, Ohio State University (USA)Prof. Dr. Erich Trapp, Austrian Academy of Sciences/Vienna resp. University of Bonn (Germany)Christopher Trinacty, Keiter Fellow in Classics, Amherst College (USA)Stephen M. Trzaskoma, Associate Professor of Classics, University of New Hampshire (USA)Vasiliki Tsamakda, Professor of Christian Archaeology and Byzantine History of Art, University of Mainz (Germany)Christopher Tuplin, Professor of Ancient History, University of Liverpool (UK)Yannis Tzifopoulos, Associate Professor of Ancient Greek and Epigraphy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Gretchen Umholtz, Lecturer, Classics and Art History, University of Massachusetts, Boston (USA)Panos Valavanis, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of Athens (Greece)Eric R. Varner, Associate Professor, Departments of Classics and Art History, Emory University, Atlanta (USA)Athanassios Vergados, Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics, Franklin & Marshall College (USA)Frederik J. Vervaet, PhD, Lecturer in Ancient History. School of Historical Studies The University of Melbourne (Australia)Christina Vester, Assistant Professor of Classics, University of Waterloo (Canada)Dr. Zsolt Visy, Leiter Universität Pécs Lehrstuhl für Alte Geschichte und Archäologie, Archäologisches Seminar (Hungary)Emmanuel Voutiras, Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)Speros Vryonis, Jr., Alexander S. Onassis Professor (Emeritus) of Hellenic Civilization and Culture, New York University (USA)Michael B. Walbank, Professor Emeritus of Greek, Latin & Ancient History, The University of Calgary (Canada)Dr. Irma Wehgartner, Curator of the Martin von Wagner Museum der Universität Wurzburg (Germany)Bonna D. Wescoat, Associate Professor, Art History and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, Emory University (USA)E. Hector Williams, Professor of Classical Archaeology, University of British Columbia (Canada)Peter James Wilson FAHA, William Ritchie Professor of Classics, The University of Sydney (Australia)Roger J. A. Wilson, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire, and Director, Centre for the Study of Ancient Sicily, University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada)Engelbert Winter, Professor for Ancient History, University of Münster (Germany)Timothy F. Winters, Ph.D. Alumni Assn. Distinguished Professor of Classics Austin Peay State University (USA)Ioannis Xydopoulos, Assistant Professor in Ancient History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)David C. Young, Professor of Classics Emeritus, University of Florida (USA)Maria Ypsilanti, Assistant Professor of Ancient Greek Literature, University of Cyprus (Cyprus)Katerina Zacharia, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Classics & Archaeology, Loyola Marymount University (USA)Michael Zahrnt, Professor für Alte Geschichte, Universität zu Köln (Germany)Paul Zanker, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Munich (Germany)Froma I. Zeitlin, Ewing Professor of Greek Language & Literature, Professor of Comparative Literature, Princeton University (USA)332 signatures as of June 22nd, 2009, that were sent with the update.The original letter sent on May 18th, 2009, had 200 signatures.For the growing list of scholars, please go to the Addenda.cc: J. Biden, Vice President, USAH. Clinton, Secretary of State USAP. Gordon, Asst. Secretary-designate, European and Eurasian AffairsH.L Berman, Chair, House Committee on Foreign AffairsI. Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member, House Committee on Foreign AffairsJ. Kerry, Chair, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsR.G. Lugar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsR. Menendez, United States Senator from New Jersey.Addenda3 Scholars added on June 25th 2009:Jerker Blomqvist, Professor emeritus of Greek Language and literature, Lund University (Sweden)Christos Karakolis, Assistant Professor of New Testament, University of Athens (Greece)Chrys C. Caragounis, Professor emeritus of New Testament Exegesis and the development of the Greek language since ancient times, Lund University (Sweden)5 Scholars added on June 29th 2009:Harold D. Evjen, Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder (USA)Hara Tzavella-Evjen, Professor Emerita of Classical Archaeology, University of Colorado at Boulder (USA)Michael Paschalis, Professor of Classics, Department of Philology, University of Crete, Rethymnon (Greece)Vrasidas Karalis, Professor, New Testament Studies, The University of Sydney (Australia)Emilio Crespo, Professor of Greek Philology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)2 Scholars added on July 8th 2009:Dr. Zoi Kotitsa, Archaeologist, Scientific research fellow, University of Marburg (Germany)Dr. Ekaterini Tsalampouni, Assistant Lecturer in New Testament, Graeco-Roman antiquity and Koine Greek, Ludwig-Maximillian University of Munich (Germany)2 Scholars added on July 18th 2009:Karol Myśliwiec, Professor Dr., Director of the Research Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw (Poland)Stephen Neale, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Linguistics, John H. Kornblith Family Chair in the Philosophy of Science and Values, City University of New York (USA)1 Scholar added on July 20th 2009:Marsh McCall, Professor Emeritus, Department of Classics, Stanford University (USA)1 Scholar added on August 10th 2009:Georgia Tsouvala, Assistant Professor of History, Illinois State University (USA)1 Scholar added on September 3rd 2009:Mika Rissanen, PhL, Ancient History, University of Jyvaskyla (Finland)2 Scholars added on October 10th 2009:José Antonio Fernández Delgado. Professor of Greek Philology, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain)Zinon Papakonstantinou, Assistant Professor of Hellenic Studies, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle (USA)1 Scholar added on October 17th 2009:Eugene Afonasin, Professor of Greek Philosophy and of Roman Law, Novosibirsk State University (Russia)1 Scholar added on October 28th 2009:Hartmut Wolff, Professor für Alte Geschichte (emeritus), Universität Passau (Germany)1 Scholar added on October 30th 2009:Eleni Manakidou, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki (Greece)1 Scholar added on November 3rd 2009:Pavlos Sfyroeras, Associate Professor of Classics, Middlebury College (USA)1 Scholar added on November 11th 2009:Konstantinos Kapparis, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Florida (USA)1 Scholar added on November 14th 2009:Prof. Dr. Ingomar Weiler, Professor Emeritus, Ancient Greek and Roman History, Karl-Franzens-Universität of Graz (Austria)1 Scholar added on November 15th 2009:Werner Petermandl, Universitätslektor, Karl-Franzens-Universität of Graz (Austria)1 Scholar added on December 4th 2009:István Kertész, Professor of ancient Greco-Roman history, Department of Ancient and Medieval History, Pedagogic College in Eger (Hungary)1 Scholar added on March 11th 2010:Nassi Malagardis, chargée de Mission au Département des Antiquités Grecques, Etrusques et Romaines du Musée du Louvre, Paris (France)2 Scholars added on March 25th 2010:Gonda Van Steen, Professor, Department of Classics, University of Florida (USA)Robert Wagman, Associate Professor of Classics, Department of Classics, University of Florida (USA)2 Scholars added on March 27th 2010:Angelos Barmpotis, Ph.D., Director of the Digital Epigraphy and Archaeology Project, University of Florida (USA)Eleni Bozia, Ph.D. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Classics, University of Florida (USA)1 Scholar added on April 16th 2010:Timothy Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Classics, University of Florida (USA)1 Scholar added on April 17th 2010:Christos C. Tsagalis, Associate Professor of Classics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece)1 Scholar added on August 31st 2010:Potitsa Grigorakou, Lecturer in Hellenism in the Orient, Public University of Athens (Greece)2 Scholars added on September 3rd 2010:Maurice Sartre, Professor of Ancient History, emeritus. Université François-Rabelais, Tours (France)Apostolos Bousdroukis, Researcher, Institute for Greek and Roman Antiquity, National Hellenic Research Foundation (Greece)1 Scholar added on September 10th 2010:Alastar Jackson, Hon. Research Fellow in Ancient History, Manchester University (U.K.)1 Scholar added on October 5th 2010:Frances Van Keuren, Professor Emerita of Ancient Art History, University of Georgia (USA)1 Scholar added on December 4th 2010:Thomas Heine Nielsen, Associate Professor of Ancient Greek, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)1 Scholar added on April 18th 2011:Antonis Bartsiokas, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of History and Ethnology, University of Thrace (Greece)1 Scholar added on October 16th 2011:Thanasis Maskaleris, Emeritus Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature, San Francisco State University (USA)1 Scholar added on February 22nd 2013:Stephen Bertman, Professor Emeritus of Classics, The University of Windsor (Canada)1 Scholar added on October 12th 2013:Helen Karabatzaki, Associate Professor emeritus of Ancient Greek Philosophy, University of Ioannina (Greece)1 Scholar added on February 19th 2018:Sylvian Fachard, Professor of Classical Studies, American School of Classical Studies (Switzerland)1 Scholar added on February 23rd 2018:Charalampos Stamelos, Instructor in the History of Law, European University Cyprus (Greece)Macedonia EvidenceThe Macedonian ethnicity didn't exist until the 1940s when Tito saw it as a good possiblity to distance the population from Bulgaria and lay claims on Greek land (the province of Macedonia to be exact). As much as you want things to be different they will not change. Unfortunatly when people are indoctrinated it is very hard to correct them and that's also why we gain things like this.So I suggest that you stop gaining your information from propaganda websites like Republika or history of Macedonia.To answer your question anyway: Alexander the great was burried in Alexandria, Egypt where his body was eventually lost.

I’m going to steer clear of the interesting facts that are horrifically obvious or have been done to death in other answers (“Rhode Island is the smallest state,” for example). I’m going for the wack factor here, people. Buckle up.Alabama - full of rocket scientistsHuntsville, Alabama is known as “the rocket capital of the world.” The Marshall Space Flight Center, activated on July 1, 1960, was responsible for the creation of the Jupiter C rocket (which propelled the first U.S. satellite into orbit) and also built the Saturn V rocket (which launched the Apollo 11 spacecraft). Yes, that’s right: Alabama, at one point, was the home of the world’s highest concentration of rocket scientists. And here you thought Alabama was full of nothing but racist hicks, didn’t you?Alaska - a bit warmer than you thoughtThink it doesn’t get that hot in Alaska? A record high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded at Fort Yukon in 1915. (Just in case you were curious, the record low was -80 degrees Fahrenheit, recorded in 1971 at Prospect Creek Camp.)Arizona - where the fishing’s fineDespite being one of the most notoriously arid and desert-coated states in the country, Arizona has two native species of trout—one of which, the Apache trout, is found only in Arizona. Unsurprisingly, it’s the official state fish.Arkansas - diamonds in the roughArkansas is a girl’s best friend. The largest and most valuable diamonds ever found in the U.S. were discovered in the state, including the 8.52-carat Esperanza gem discovered in 2015 (pictured above; estimated value $1 million). Arkansas is jam-packed with gems, minerals, ores, and semi-precious stones. The Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County allows visitors to search for precious and semi-precious stones, including diamonds, quartz, amethyst, agate, jasper, and garnet.California - an agricultural giantBetter known for the Hollywood film industry and Silicon Valley, California’s real economic powerhouse is its agriculture. More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state, so raise a glass to the Golden State next Thanksgiving. California also produces 300,000 tons of grapes (and 17 million gallons of wine) a year, plus 20% of the nation’s milk and simply staggering amounts of fruit, vegetables, beef, and chicken. Almost all of America’s almonds, figs, apricots, kiwi fruit, olives, dates, nectarines, prunes, pistachios, and walnuts are grown in California—and almost 100% of America’s commercially grown artichokes as well. True story: in 1948, a pretty 22-year-old woman named Norma Jean Baker was crowned California’s first “Artichoke Queen” in Castroville, a few miles north of Monterey (a hotbed of artichoke cultivation). She went on to become actress and bombshell Marilyn Monroe.Colorado - pretty far up thereThey don’t call it “mile-high” for nothing. Not only is Colorado’s largest city, Denver, a mile above sea level, but Colorado also has the highest mean altitude of any state in the country. The highest paved road in North America (14,258 feet at its highest point), the highest auto tunnel in the world (11,000 feet), and the highest incorporated city in the United States (Leadville) are all located in Colorado. Seventy-five percent of all United States soil higher than 10,000 feet is in Colorado. And the views in Colorado, unsurprisingly, are breathtaking. The poet Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write “America the Beautiful” in 1893, after she and some of her coworkers climbed to the 14,000-foot summit of Pike’s Peak (pictured above).Connecticut - birthplace of the hamburgerBeing one of America’s oldest states, Connecticut is a land of firsts. After copper was discovered in Simsbury in 1705, America’s first copper coins were minted in Connecticut in 1737. America’s oldest public library—the Scoville Memorial Library—started up in Salisbury in 1771, after the owner of a local blast furnace solicited contributions from the community and bought 200 books in London to start the collection. America’s first phone book was published in New Haven in 1878 (it only had 50 names in it). The idea for the Polaroid camera was born at a boy’s camp in Connecticut in 1922, with the first camera being sold in 1934. The world’s first practical helicopter, the VS-300, took flight in Stratford in 1939. But those probably aren’t the best and most beloved of Connecticut’s “firsts”—America’s first hamburger was served in New Haven in 1900, at a spot called “Louis’s Lunch.” According to local legend, a customer asked owner Louis Lassen if the “ground steak trimmings” they’d just ordered could be served to go. Lassen slid the ground beef patty between a pair of bread slices, and presto! Burger-ception.Delaware - workin’ on the night shiftReggae legend Bob Marley resided in Delaware from 1965 to 1977, working at the Chrysler plant in Newark and for the Dupont Company, saving up money to move back to Jamaica and start a record company. His song “Night Shift” (one of my favorites by Marley, actually) is rumored to be based on his time there. How apropos that Marley, spokesman for the downtrodden and oppressed, should take up residence in Delaware, a hub of the Underground Railroad. Pennsylvania-born Quaker Thomas Garrett, a close friend and benefactor of Harriet Tubman, was a “stationmaster” for the Underground Railroad in Delaware in the years leading up to the American Civil War. He is thought to have helped over 2,000 escaped slaves reach safety; Garrett’s personal (and very modest) estimate was 2,700. Now that’s workin’ on the night shift.Florida - crocs and gators, gators and crocsEven by American standards, Florida is a weird place. For starters, it’s the only place in the world where both crocodiles and alligators exist side by side (in the Everglades). Another fun Florida fact: Saint Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the continental U.S., having been founded by the Spanish in 1565. (I couldn’t decide which fact was more interesting, so I included them both.)Georgia - Blackbeard’s hideout, maybeNotorious buccaneer Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, terrorized the Caribbean and the southeast coast of British North America in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Legends say he may have had a hideout on Blackbeard Island just off the coast of Georgia, and may even have buried some of his treasure there. Either way, the United States Congress set aside 3,000 acres as the “Blackbeard Island Wilderness Area” in 1975.Hawaii - what isn’t interesting about it?There as many interesting facts about Hawaii as there are grains of sand on its beaches. Let me throw a few at ya:Hawaii is the only U.S. state which grows coffee.There are only 13 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet—five vowels and eight consonants.Waialeale Mountain on the island of Kauai is considered the wettest place on earth, with an average rainfall of 488 inches.The only royal palace in the United States, Iolani Palace, is located on Oahu.The biggest contiguous ranch in the United States is located on the Big Island of Hawai’i—the Parker Ranch, at roughly 480,000 acres.The Big Island is home to the world’s most active volcano—Kilauea.The two tallest mountains in the Pacific (Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa) are also located on the Big Island.Idaho - deep canyons, tall waterfallsThought the deepest canyon in the United States was that big one in Arizona? Nope. Hells Canyon in western Idaho is the deepest river gorge in the country at 7,993 feet—about 1,900 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon. Oh, and Shoshone Falls, also on the Snake River (in Twin Falls), is 212 feet high—45 feet higher than Niagara.Illinois - one of the flattest flats that ever flattened a flatIllinois is the second-flattest of the lower 48 states. (The only flatter state is Florida, with all those low-lying coastal plains.) It lies, on average, 600 feet above sea level, except down near the Mississippi River, where it reaches as low as 279 feet above sea level. The highest point in the whole state, Charles Mound, is a mere 1,235 feet above sea level. That’s less than a thousand feet of elevation change in an area of almost 58,000 square miles. Quite a difference from Colorado, eh?Indiana - the popcorn capital of the worldHawaii grows coffee. Georgia grows the “three P’s”—peaches, peanuts, and pecans. California grows…almost everything. Indiana, however, grows corn. Almost half of the state’s farmland is devoted to growing corn. Not surprising, given that Indiana is the home state of Orville Redenbacher, and produces 20% of the United States’ popcorn. In 2014, Indiana farmers planted 91,000 acres of corn just for popcorn.Iowa - rivers, lakes, and mammoth bonesDespite lying almost smack-dab in the middle of the United States, Iowa is the only state whose eastern and western borders are 100% water. It is bounded to the west by the Missouri River and to the east by the Mississippi. Much like Illinois, Iowa is quite flat—mashed into a pancake by the glaciers that marched across North America during the last Ice Age. The Iowa Great Lakes in Dickinson County were scooped out by these glaciers. Not surprisingly, Iowa is saturated with woolly mammoth bones—the big hairy critters once dominated the region.Kansas - they got a lotta breadIn addition to being the state that’s less flat than Iowa only because it’s got a hill or two, Kansas is America’s breadbasket. Almost literally. In 1990, Kansas wheat farmers produced enough wheat to make 33 billion loaves of bread—enough to give every single human being on Earth six loaves apiece. The Kansan wheat farmers broke their record in 1997, producing enough wheat to make 35.9 billion loaves of bread. Dang, dude. Pass the butter and jam…Kentucky - not just a part of Virginia anymoreBluegrass. The Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mammoth Cave. Fort Knox. The song “Happy Birthday.” Kentucky’s famous for a lot of things, but not many folks know that Kentucky wasn’t even its own state in the beginning. It was originally a county of Virginia. Kentuckians got fed up with having to travel such a long distance to the capital of Richmond, and successfully petitioned to break away and become the 15th state in 1792.Louisiana - where you won’t make the parish lineMaybe this isn’t the most interesting fact about the Bayou State (supposedly it’s where the turducken was invented, popularized by the chef Paul Prudhomme in his New Orleans restaurant K-Paul in the late 1980s). But I’ll throw it out there anyway. Louisiana is the only state in the Union (aside from Alaska) that doesn’t have counties. (Even Hawaii has counties, for Pete’s sake. Alaska has boroughs and census-designated areas.) Louisiana has “parishes” instead.Maine - secluded but beautifulMaine is kind of a lonely place. It’s the only state in the lower 48 that borders just one other state and the only state in the country with a one-syllable name. Mainers speak a completely different language than the rest of the United States. But despite these setbacks, Maine has a lot to offer. Ninety percent of the nation’s toothpick supply is produced in Maine, and they also supply 40% of the nation’s lobster. Jaw-droppingly beautiful Acadia National Park (pictured above, in a photo that won a U.S. Department of the Interior photo contest in 2018) consistently ranks in the top ten most-visited national parks in the country. Oh, and Maine is also home to a rather obscure horror writer named Stephen King.Maryland - home of the U.S. Naval AcademyColorado has the U.S. Air Force Academy, and New York’s got West Point, but Maryland has the U.S. Naval Academy, founded October 10, 1845. (Notable graduates include state governors, ambassadors, cabinet members, Congressmen, Nobel Prize winners, astronauts, and even a U.S. president.) The location of the academy isn’t surprising. Sixteen of Maryland’s 23 counties touch the tidal basin, and Maryland, despite being less than 12,500 miles square, has 4,431 miles of shoreline. Annapolis has been called the sailing capital of the world.Massachusetts - birthplace of basketballAnother New England state with a rich history of “firsts,” Massachusetts can boast of the very first subway system in the United States; the invention of the sport of volleyball (originally called “mintonette”); the namesake of the Fig Newton (Newton, Massachusetts); America’s first planned industrial city (Lowell); America’s first public park (Boston Common, 1634); and the very first game of basketball, played in Springfield in 1891. That may have something to do with why the Basketball Hall of Fame is located in the state.Michigan - land of magicMichigan doesn’t just do cars and rock and roll—the state leads the U.S. in the production of peat, gypsum, and iron ore, and was once home to the world’s largest cement plant, the world’s biggest limestone quarry, and the world’s biggest herd of Holstein cows. But Michigan is known for mass-producing something else, too, something a bit more…whimsical. The city of Colon is the self-proclaimed “Magic Capital of the World.” Every summer the city hosts a four-day magician’s convention, to which amateur and professional magicians flock from across the country. There’s a magic museum, a Magician’s Walk of Fame, and of course, a Magic Capital Cemetery—dozens of famous magicians are buried there. (Or are they?)Minnesota - land o’ lakesJolly Green Giant canned vegetables. Scotch tape. Wheaties. The Bundt pan. Bisquick. Water skiing. The pop-up toaster. Armored cars (and Tonka trucks). The stapler. The Mayo Clinic. Paul Bunyan. The Mall of America—the largest shopping center in America, the size of 78 football fields (9.5 million square feet), with 520 stores, 60 restaurants, and an indoor theme park. Minnesota is famous for a lot of stuff, but it’s most famous for its lakes. Known as “the Land of 10,000 Lakes,” Minnesota actually has 11,842 lakes over ten acres in area. Again—blame those damn glaciers.Mississippi - performing surgical wondersThe first lung transplant and the first heart transplant were both performed in Mississippi, in 1963 and 1964 respectively.Missouri - birthplace of the world's tallest-ever manAside from inventing iced tea and ice cream cones, and falling victim to the deadliest tornado in U.S. history (the Tri-State Tornado of 1925, which claimed 695 lives and destroyed 15,000 homes), Missouri is also the birthplace of the tallest man in modern medical history, Robert Pershing Wadlow (8 feet 11.1 inches tall). EDIT: On another Quoran's suggestion, I've amended my answer to say that Wadlow was born in Missouri. He lived most of his life in Illinois.Montana - where the deer, elk, and antelope outnumber the humansNo two ways about it: this state is just plain wild. I’m gonna pull a Hawaii here and throw some more facts at ya:Largest migratory herd of elk in the country.Largest breeding population of trumpeter swans in the lower 48.Most likely more golden eagles than any other state.Largest nesting population of common loons in the western U.S.A moose population of 8,000—not bad, considering moose were thought to be extinct south of the Canadian border in 1900.Largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48.One average square mile of Montana contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.The Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area may contain as many as 300,000 snow geese and 10,000 tundra swans during a typical migration season.Forty-six of Montana’s fifty-six counties are “frontier counties,” with an average population density of less than six people per square mile.Nebraska - drinkin’ the Kool-AidConnecticut’s got hamburgers, New York has French fries, Missouri has ice cream cones, and Florida has Gatorade…but Nebraska is the birthplace of Kool-Aid. Back in the 1920s, Edwin Perkins of Hastings invented a sweet punch he called “Fruit Smack.” But he needed a way to cut production costs. In 1927, he hit upon the idea of selling it as a powder (in his mother’s kitchen, no less) and the rest is history.Nevada - the last bastion of the world’s oldest professionLet’s skip the obvious stuff—casinos, the mob, nuclear testing, Hoover Dam. Let’s get sexy. Nevada is the only state in the Union where some forms of prostitution are still legal. Prostitution is legal in every county in Nevada except Clark County, wherein lies Las Vegas. (Sorry, tourists.) Even so, it is illegal for “freelance” prostitutes to ply their trade—prostitution is illegal except for that practiced in the state’s 21 licensed brothels, such as the famous Moonlite Bunny Ranch in Mound House.New Hampshire - pretty dang windy, as it turns outThought Chicago was the Windy City? Think again. The winds and weather around Mount Washington, New Hampshire are notoriously wacky and unpredictable. On the afternoon of April 12, 1934, the Mount Washington Observatory recorded a wind speed of 231 miles per hour—three times faster than a Category 1 hurricane. (Two other quick New Hampshire facts—the state declared its independence from Britain six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed—way to go, guys. The state’s motto, unsurprisingly, is “Live Free or Die.”)New Jersey - a seething mass of humanityNew Jersey is pretty much the polar opposite of Montana. Every single one of the state’s 21 counties contains, in whole or in part, a metropolitan area. Ninety percent of the state’s population lives in one of those metropolitan areas. The state has the highest population density of any U.S. state—over a thousand people per square mile, which is 13 times the national average. New Jersey—thanks to its proximity to New York, probably—also has the densest and most tangled network of railroads and highways in the country. And yes, Jersey Shore fans—NJ has no fewer than 50 seaside resort towns and cities, which get horrifically busy during the season.New Mexico - high and dryDenver may be the “Mile-High City” (a mile, for non-Americans reading this answer, is 5,280 feet, and Denver’s elevation ranges between 5,130 and 5,690 feet). But Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, sits at a staggering 7,000 feet. The state is not only high, but also dry—I read somewhere that New Mexico is so arid that 75% of its roads have been left unpaved. They never wash out.New York - always on the verge of a catastrophic subway floodThe trouble with really old cities it’s that it’s pretty dang difficult to modernize them. In New York City’s case, the subway system had to be built below the sewers and storm drains. Over 750 pumps prevent 1.3 million gallons of water from flooding the New York subway system every. Single. Day. I remember reading Alan Weisman’s amazing book The World Without Us, in which he said that the first thing that would happen if humanity suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth is that the New York City subways would flood, and the streets would collapse.North Carolina - flying, jazz, golf, and missing colonistsWhat do aviation, Andrew Jackson, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, and Thelonious Monk all have in common? They were all born in North Carolina. Oh yeah, and it’s also where Babe Ruth hit his first home run, where Arnold Palmer honed his swing (at Wake Forest University), and where the first English colony in North America was established (at Roanoke Island). Yeah, that colony. The one that mysteriously vanished. Oh yeah, and the state’s motto is “Esse quam videri” (“To be, rather than to seem”). How cool is that?North Dakota - protecting “mom and pop shops”Aside from being home to the geographical center of North America (located in Rugby), North Dakota has also become a symbol of the fight against Big Pharma. By North Dakota law, pharmacies must be owned by local pharmacists. You can scour North Dakota from one end to the other and you’d be hard-pressed to find a Rite-Aid or a Walgreens. The law is intended to protect small business owners from being squeezed out by big chains.Ohio - infrastructure galoreYou might say Ohio had the best interest of its citizens at heart. The city of Cincinnati inaugurated America’s first professional fire department on April 1, 1853. Twelve years later, that same city started up the nation’s first ambulance service. A Dayton shopkeeper invented the cash register in 1879 to keep his customers’ sticky fingers off his profits. The city of Akron was the first to use police cars (or rather, police carriages) in 1899. The city of Cleveland installed the nation’s first traffic light in 1914. Ohio also has a long and loving relationship with rock-’n’-roll and aviation—the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland (and the official state song is “Hang On Sloopy”). Ohio is the birthplace of the Wright Brothers and also Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.Oklahoma - birthplace of the electric guitarWhen you think of the phrase “coolest state in America,” Oklahoma probably doesn’t spring to mind. But did you know that that’s where the electric guitar was invented? By a fellow called Bob Dunn in 1934? Didn’t think so. I don’t think even he knew what he was kicking off. Fun fact: the invention of the electric guitar predates the invention of the parking meter (also invented and implemented in Oklahoma) by a year.Oregon - home of the world’s largest (and most terrifying) organismI could say a lot of things about Oregon—the beautiful coastline, the dormant volcanoes, that really deep lake, the wines, the full-service gas stations—but what I really ought to say is that this state is home to the largest organism on earth. It’s a fungus 2.4 miles wide. It’s called a “honey fungus”—an innocuous and dangerously misleading name, in my opinion—and it’s spread itself out over Oregon’s Blue Mountains. I’m sorry, I don’t trust any living thing more than a mile wide. Kill it with fire.Pennsylvania - home of “The Raven” (yes, that raven)Yet another of those old northeastern states rich in history and “firsts,” Pennsylvania is the home of Hershey’s chocolate; the first daily newspaper (1784); the first zoo (1859); the first baseball stadium (1909); the first automobile service station (1913); and the first computer (1946). But Pennsylvania’s claim to fame may be even more profound than that. If you go to the rare book department of the Free Library of Philadelphia, you’ll see a taxidermied raven. It was once the pet of Charles Dickens. But the stuffed bird most famously inspired a certain melancholy Baltimore poet named Edgar Allan Poe to write a poem called “The Raven.” EDIT: This answer previously said that Pennsylvania was part of New England. I've corrected that error on the suggestion of another Quoran.Rhode Island - founded by a true AmericanYes, Rhode Island is the smallest state—let’s get that out of the way. But it’s so much more than that. The colony of Rhode Island was founded by a man who just might have been the most moral American who ever lived. His name was Roger Williams. He was a Puritan minister, author, and theologian who pretty much laid the foundation for the Bill of Rights. Williams was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, firmly supported the separation of church and state, and wanted the colonies to deal fairly with the Native Americans. He was also one of the first abolitionists, way before it was cool. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both acknowledged Williams as a major influence on the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. After being excommunicated by the Puritan leadership for espousing “new and radical ideas,” Williams founded the Providence Plantations in 1636, offering what he called “liberty of conscience.” If that’s not American, I don’t know what is.South Carolina - shakin’ and quakin’California by no means has a monopoly on earthquakes. On August 31, 1886, an earthquake believed to have registered 7.6 on the Richter scale rocked the city of Charleston, killing over a hundred people, leveling the city, and causing $5.5 million in damages—about $136 million in today’s currency.South Dakota - dyin’ place of a Western legendAmong its many claims to fame—the location of Mount Rushmore, birthplace of Tom Brokaw, homeland of the Sioux nation—South Dakota is also famous for being the place where the legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok met his end. ’Twas in Deadwood, in 1876, when jealous gambler Jack McCall shot Hickok in the back of the head at point-blank range while Hickok was playing poker. In Hickok’s hand were aces and eights—known forever after as “the dead man’s hand.” Though Hickok’s star had faded over the years, his folk hero status was such that Jack McCall’s trial was swift and merciless. In 1877, he was convicted of murder, hanged, and buried in an unmarked grave in Yankton.Tennessee - home of the braveTennessee’s history is a martial one. Tennessee earned its nickname (“the Volunteer State”) due to the valor exhibited by Tennessean volunteers who fought under Andrew Jackson during the Battle of New Orleans at the close of the War of 1812. Davy Crockett, the famous American frontiersman, soldier, folk hero, and politician, was born in Tennessee and went on to die a glorious death at the Alamo in 1836 during the Texas Revolution. Tennesee sent more soldiers to fight in the American Civil War than any other state—120,000 to the Confederacy and 31,000 to the Union. Alvin C. York, born in Pall Mall, became one of the most decorated soldiers of World War I. More than 3,600 Tennessee National Guardsmen participated in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. Aside from its indisputable martial prowess, Tennessee is also famous for whiskey (Jack Daniels, anyone?) and music—it’s the birthplace of country music (and Dolly Parton), the location of Elvis Presley’s home of Graceland, and the home of the Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running live radio program in the world. It’s been going nonstop since 1925.Texas - a pretty damn big placeI’m afraid I’m going to have to go with the most obvious interesting fact about Texas, guys. Texas is big. Like, mega-big. The state’s King Ranch is larger than the state of Rhode Island. The city of El Paso is closer to Needles, California (two states away) than it is to Dallas. The state is home to the country’s largest population of whitetail deer and is estimated to be home to 16 million head of cattle. Texas makes up 7.4% of the United States’ total area all by itself. Texas’s largest county (Brewster) is 6,208 square miles—larger than the state of Connecticut (and the nation of Montenegro). Texas itself is 268,597 square miles, which would make it the 40th largest country if it was a country by itself—slightly larger than Burma, and slightly smaller than Morocco.Utah - addicted to gelatinThe state seems to be a little bit obsessed with Jell-O. Salt Lake City has the highest per-capita consumption of the gelatinous stuff in the entire world.Vermont - milk and maple syrupVermont seems to be a bit…removed from the rest of American culture. A mere 22% of Vermonters attend church regularly. The state capital, Montpelier, doesn’t have a McDonalds. Like, anywhere. And until 1996, there were no Walmarts in the state either. (Vermont, much like North Dakota, tends to favor local businesses over nationwide chains.) Vermont has the highest proportion of dairy cows to people—its 1,000 dairy farms and 135,000 cows produce 2.3 billion pounds of milk per annum. Vermont also produces more maple syrup than any other state. (And they’re pretty snobby about it, too.)Virginia - steeped in historyNo discussion of American history is complete without Virginia. It was the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America (Jamestown—sorry you disappeared there, Roanoke). It was the location of the first Thanksgiving. The birthplace of eight U.S. presidents (and six president’s wives). The site of the British surrender during the Revolutionary War (Yorktown). The location of numerous battles of the American Civil War, and the location of the Confederate capital (Richmond). The home base of the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic fleet (Norfolk). Rumor has it that 50% of the people in the United States live within a 500-mile radius of Richmond, Virginia…in which case the Old Dominion would be the “center” of the United States, even more so than Rugby, North Dakota.Washington - home of the world’s biggest buildingWhile Washington State is famous for a number of things—being the only state named after a U.S. president, growing fantastic apples, having more glaciers than the other lower 48 states combined, being the birthplace of both Jimi Hendrix and Bing Crosby—Washington is probably best known for being the headquarters of some of America’s wealthiest and most well-known corporations, including Amazon, Microsoft, and Boeing. It’s also home to the largest building in the world—the Boeing assembly plant in Everett, which is a staggering 4,280,000 square feet in area and 472 million cubic feet in volume.West Virginia - birthplace of the ballsiest test pilot in historyYet another piece of the state of Virginia that broke away, West Virginia split away from its mother state in 1861, after Virginia voted to secede from the Union. Only 17 of the 49 delegates from the northwestern corner of the state were in favor of secession, so a convention was held in Wheeling and the notion of becoming an independent state was floated. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation formally admitting West Virginia to the Union, making WV the only state to be admitted to the Union via presidential proclamation. The state is probably most famous for two things: producing 15% of America’s coal and producing Chuck Yeager, the heroic WWII triple ace and test pilot who broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 in 1947.Wisconsin - milk, cheese, cranberries, and…ginseng?Wisconsin sees Vermont’s 1,000 dairy farms and raises ’em 9,920. Wisconsin’s cows produce 25.4% of the country’s cheese and 13.5% of its milk. Wisconsin’s abundance of arable land allows it to grow 60% of the nation’s cranberries and 97% of its ginseng. Wisconsin also grows plenty of green peas, snap peas, carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, cherries, apples, and corn. The city of Milwaukee was once home to four of the world’s biggest producers of beer: Schlitz, Blatz, Pabst, and Miller. Only Miller remains, but Wisconsin’s craft brew scene is thriving. Wisconsin is also the birthplace of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, entertainer Chris Farley, actor and producer Orson Welles, author Laura Ingalls Wilder, painter Georgia O’Keeffe, circus impresarios Charles and John Ringling, and pianist Liberace.WyomingUniversal suffrage! Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote, in 1869–51 years before the 19th Amendment was ratified.And there you have it, Quora. Fifty exhaustively researched (heh) facts about the American states. Hope you enjoyed it. My information may be out of date, so please suggest any corrections in the comments section. And thanks for reading.

Best things about StatesFor over fifty years, I have traveled to most states during my careers with IBM, Control Data and Digital Equipment Corp. I found the US to be a great nation minus the regional politics that are quite different.Like everywhere on the planet there are places more inherently dangerous than others. I've traveled all over the U.S. and have never felt threatened. The simple rules are crime happens at night for the most part, get to your Hotel at a decent hour, don’t wander around unknown/unfamiliar areas unless it's a public function, don’t get too drunk you lose your awareness, stay out of bad areas, there’s nothing to see there anyway, don’t project yourself by being flashy with cash or jewelry.Republicans live in the rural areas which are less than 1% non white and I'd dare say that these areas are as safe as your living room. Democrats live in the cities in racially and ethnically diverse, multi cultural, more educated open minded environments. Liberal Democrats, live in nice predominantly white neighborhoods” like San Jose CA. Beverly Hills CA. Upper West and East Side of Manhattan, the Hampton’s Long Island NY, Martha's Vineyard MA. These are the whitest, whitey, white neighborhoods in all America. They got great schools. The only minorities are the domestics. Rural people feel that they’re losing the culture war to diversity, ways of life and basically the 21st century’s progressive social and scientific dynamics.In major metropolitan areas like New York, the split is likely to be 50/50 with people having very firm opinions on their beliefs (however wrong they may be). You know what though? We typically are mature rational adults who can have discussions with people we disagree with without hating them, spitting on them, or disparaging them (except in good nature), and even be friends with them. Because that’s what grown ups and the MAJORITY of people do. I realize this differs in other areas of the country. I have a friend who is VERY loudly left wing in his work, on social media, etc. And it’s all fake. He’s a pure conservative . . . more so than me. But his workplace is very clear that they don’t hire people of a certain political tilt. So he’s “not.” This might hold true for other economic demographics and go the other way in other regions. My general experience throughout the areas I lived in is that people LIKE talking about politics, love the debate, and ultimately judge you based on your politics as much as they might your hair color. (Of course you get single issue people, but by and large that holds true).From what I've observed, big cities tend to have lots of Universities, high tech, industry and immigrants. States that have big immigrant populations include: Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, Texas, and New York, Florida. So where are good places to live in the United Stares if you don’t want the hustle of places like New York but not want to live in the middle of nowhere? Places with good schools, decent job prospects, low crime rate and not stupidly expensive? I would suggest the middle south, like Tennessee, Kentucky or Georgia. There are great towns with lots of diversity, low cost of living, good jobs, not too crazy at all, plenty of outlying neighborhoods and small towns to live in that are low crime, traffic isn't horrible except on maybe 3 roads but there are ways around it, everyone gets along for the most part, we don't have all the craziness of the big cities, nobody gets too worked up about anything. The downside is the weather; hot and humid for about 6 months out of the year, chilly and rainy for 4 months. The birth of the Rust Belt was created by the loss of industries to automation and the flight of low-skill high-pay manufacturing abroad; the flight of the middle class to the suburbs; and government neglect. Many Black communities were stuck on the sinking urban ship, and (to keep the metaphor going) were already in the bottom holds of the ship to begin with.Each state has pretty and ugly parts. For example, I went on an 1100 mile road trip from Wisconsin to Florida, passing through Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida. Each state is pretty and ugly. As the song says, West Virginia has pretty mountains, but a lot of the state is run down and in poor repair. There’s not much zoning with the housing, so anything goes from property to property. Lots of tin roofs, rusted. There is a good deal of poverty. It’s not quite South enough to be warm in the winter. Unlike other states, there really isn’t a major city there (with what can be described as attractive buildings, pro sports stadiums, etc.); though maybe the college town is better. I haven’t been through the whole state. One can say states like Montana, the Dakotas, Alaska and Wyoming also don’t have major cities, but they generally seem to have more money per capita so conditions are better. The area is an utterly empty, desolate, under populated, pancake flat, wasteland with nothing to catch the eye and where you’ll see an elk or two coming closer for seven miles. I live there and it’s the only state I’ve driven in where you’ll get lost on its straight, flat highways.Easily one of the most depressing places on Earth, I drove through Iowa and I thought it was so boring, farmland all around. Nevada is a desert wasteland. When you drive deeper into it, especially the northern area, everything is roped off. Yes, everything. Nothing lives, no plants, animals, or anything; only miles of salt off the highway. It's all roped off, which makes me believe the government does some weird stuff there; miles of nothingness, just beige rolling hills. I felt claustrophobic; absolutely nothing redeeming out there. Las Vegas has its vague charms, but it really is a mess. Northern Nevada is an entirely different world. The Lake Tahoe area is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been to. New Jersey has both the ugliest sights and some of the prettier sights. The ugly side includes vast refineries. They also smell terrible but it does have the best part, the Jersey Shore.Pretty much the worst drive one might take in the US would be like starting out from San Angelo (a dreadful town) and going north, up to Amarillo and into the panhandle of Oklahoma and across the border into southwest Kansas and southeast Colorado. It’s this sort of flat and dry scrub land. It looks like shit, basically. And it sucks to find yourself anywhere within this red zone. It’s Satan’s Vacation Land! In terms of being unappealing to the eye and sheer uninspiring views, Kansas takes top place for me. It’s a boring rectangle in shape, its highways are arrow-straight and it’s under populated. Oh, and it’s anvil-flat. If your wife leaves you, you can spend three days watching her walk away. Ohio usually has an overcast sky. When the sun comes out people get excited. It’s part of the rust belt. Industry has left and so have the young people. What’s left are retired union workers who are getting their pensions cut and people who don’t work. The infrastructure is crumbling. All of the roads need repaved but the cities don’t have money because no one pays income tax because no one has income. You have a few places like Columbus and Dayton that are booming, but much of Ohio isn’t a place you’d want to visit, unless you’re a historical photographer. Some of the country areas are beautiful though.The deep southern states have a despicable history of racism which is something I can never forget. You will see the Confederate3 Flag flying though out the south, it’s not illegal as long as it’s on private property, or on a car,, etc... but there are moral and ethical reasons why you should not as many people take offence to a Confederate flag because it stood (in part) for slavery. To many it’s just like flying a Nazi flag or one with a swastika, again not definitely illegal, but not appreciated either. They all have the worst national education systems, highest crime, out of wed lock births, drug addiction and religiosity of any other states. They want someone who will fight for their “American way” no matter if it’s intolerant of immigrants and people of color. Even if that person is indecent, all that matters is that he stick it to the liberals and all the better (and more fun) if it’s a blatant lie or breach of norm/protocol.I am a fairly average Joe; middle class income, believe religion is a private thing that needs to stay out of the public sphere, politically moderate and consider myself a libertarian. I am a New Yorker which means I am comfortable in a competitive, highly educated, diverse multi cultural society. For the most part people com e to me and I have always been a manger where ever I go. It’s in the look of intelligence in the eyes. People who are intelligent have a shine to their eyes others don't have. Then once people see that you are outgoing they feel like they should get to know you better or sit closer. People often want advice or to tell their tale of distress.They want both sympathy and advice. How about this?Benevolent racism and reverse racism are both just plain old racism. Hindering people of other races is no different than giving preferential treatment to them because both actions make race the focal point. It's rather irritating that conservatism, these days, is synonymous with racism and white supremacy when it's the liberal left who treat non-whites like they are all oppressed victims.White privilege isn't the only racial privilege. Each race is privileged in ways that others are not.Gays and trans folks need to tone down their overt sexual expressions. We get it, you're here, you're queer, and most people are used to it. But do you really need to march down the street in assless chaps? Do you really have to make out with, and dry hump, each other in front of little children? How do you expect the straight community to believe you're not just mentally ill sexual deviants when you go on prancing around in booty shorts and a leash on a workday? I love my gays, and I'm bisexual myself, but c'mon, dial it back some.Israel's holy claim to the territory they occupy is ridiculous. So, you say you have a claim because an old, dusty scroll said your ancestors lived here? Seems legit. Maybe I'll write a book saying my ancestors always lived in Hollywood mansions and stake a claim to George Clooney’s pad. However, I will concede that they have managed to defend themselves against all comers and by the rules of conquest and occupation; they technically do have a fairly legit claim. I just think it was unfair to the Palestinians for the UN to just give away land that didn't belong to them.The term glory days is coined by and referred to the commonly accepted and large social and economic advantage white men have (had) relative to “minorities”. The term seems to have come to popularity since non whites were getting enough help to succeed and be valued enough to threaten white men’s ego.Here are a few observations by state:New York - Best thing – The food, pizza and the best bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches one can get (oftentimes from a gas station that happens to have a grille); worst thing – crazy people, trashy streets and subways.New Jersey - Best thing – the cheap gas that someone else actually pumps for you (major perk in the winter months).Connecticut - Best thing – the really good cheeseburgers. Worst thing - They let the Whalers leave Hartford.North Carolina - Best thing – Research Triangle Park. It’s a little commercial New York in the south.Tennessee - Best thing - 3 amazing and distinctly different cities; Nashville, Memphis, and xxxxxxxxxxx.Florida - Best thing - Disney, the Gold and Gulf Coast; worst thing - the rest of it.Washington - Best thing - Another tie between Cascades NP and Neah Bay. Both are amazingly beautiful. For those of you searching for Sasquatch, start near Neah Bay; even as a skeptic, I couldn’t help but think “yeah, I could see that as a possibility” while I was there. Worst part - Traffic (I’m looking at you, Microsoft).Oregon - Best thing - The town of Astoria. Worst thing - The small towns along the coast don’t feel as small as they did when I first visited. It may have something to do with me telling everyone how cool it is there, but that’s my own cross to bear.Nevada - Best thing - The Mountains are not as popular as mountains in other states, which makes for peaceful climbing and hiking. Worst thing - pronounce it wrong and find out.New Mexico - Best thing - Green chiles on EVERYTHING!! New Mexican food is truly amazing and hard to imitate.Arizona - Best thing - cheap gas; worst thing road quality. I suppose the heat contributes to buckling, but we have people living in outer space. How can we not get a few scientists to study the effects of heat on different road surfaces (or more accurately - how can we get politicians in Arizona to read those studies?)Kansas - Best thing - You’re almost to Colorado. Kidding (I’m getting tired). Despite people calling it a flyover state, driving through the amber waves of grain is something everyone should do at least twice; after the boredom comes serenity; worst thing - toll roads. Really, bro? Tolls?Colorado - Best thing - The Flying W Ranch (a real working ranch part of the King Ranch in Texas) and the Sons of the Pioneers singers, the Garden of the Gods and Cog Railway to Pikes Peak.North Dakota - Best thing - the town of Medora. Drive there and see why. Worst thing - sleeping in the rest area just east of Medora may lead to an unfriendly and unnerving close encounter with a bison.South Dakota - Best thing - Crazy Horse and Badlands NP. I chose two best things because by now you’ve already chosen which way you will be voting on my post; worst thing - paying for parking at Mount Rushmore. Your National Parks Pass won’t help you in this situation.Idaho - Best thing - It’s hard not to see a bald eagle flying around in the northern part of the state during the summer months. Worst thing - There is a never-ending construction project happening on Interstate 90; this slows traffic considerably.Maine - One of the last states I visited, Maine — and more specifically, the town of Lubec — has a special place in my heart. The town is small, welcoming and friendly. I would later realize that this feeling is common throughout the parts of the state I’ve visited.Montana - Best thing - out of all the things I immediately think of when I think of Montana, the fact that drivers wave at each other is my favorite; it adds a true sense of community to the entire state. It’s something I miss everyday of my life. Worst thing - getting stuck behind a heavy vehicle (or nervous driver) going over the pass on US-2 in the middle of tourist season.Wyoming - Best part - The Tetons/ Jackson area. The views are amazing. The air is fresh. Just don’t try to go over Teton Pass in bad weather (or if you are a nervous driver). Worst part - the idiots in Yellowstone who get too close to extremely dangerous wildlife. These animals will kill you, and people will be videotaping your death. Don’t be that person.Pennsylvania - Best thing – Pittsburg is second city with most water and pleasure boats, Ft Lauderdale is first, has best bars, is a great American city, the Pocono’s, amazing sports fans.Ohio - Best thing - friendly and prideful people. Worst thing - Ohio State University (not really, but Lendale White thinks so).Utah - Best thing(s) - Outdoor activities. Zion and Moab are both in my Top 10 list of favorite places in the country. Worst thing - the bugs that stick to your windshield near Salt Lake.Massachusetts - As a New Yorker, we are taught not to like Massachusetts (namely Boston) for silly reasons like there base ball team. With that said, it is difficult to narrow down my favorite part of Massachusetts, but I will go with Fenway Park. If you have never been (even if you don’t like baseball), it is a thrill. Sporting arenas with that much history are a dying breed. Worst part - Parking near Fenway. Pro tip - drive into a neighborhood that doesn’t have permit parking. Park there, and walk to the stadium. Honorable mention - taxes.Illinois - Best part – My nemesis Great Lake Naval Training Center where I did Boot Camp. Again, NY pride shouldn’t allow me to say this, but the pizza in Chicago is amazing. Wrigley Field is amazing. The buildings in Chicago are amazing. The people are awesome. Worst part - the people in the rest of the state are forgotten about (much like NYers not living in NYC), so to them I show sympathy.Indiana - Best part - What little woodland they have is beautiful. People don’t often associate Indiana with outdoor activity, but they have it. Worst Part - Gary can be a scary place if you find yourself there without a quick way back to the Interstate.Michigan - Best part - Flint. I have a friend with whom I worked from Flint who gave me a pretty cool over-the-phone tour of the town back in the early 2000’s. If you find yourself there, appreciate what it once was, and that the people are what will make it better again. Do yourself a favor and go to Halo Burger. They seem to only hire very personable people. Worst part - extreme poverty. Be it the cereal manufacturing towns or the once-thriving auto manufacturing towns, there is a feeling of helplessness. If you don’t see it firsthand, you can never truly understand the plight of Michiganders.Vermont - Best part - As an ice cream fiend, visiting Ben & Jerry’s flavor cemetery is really cool. A close second would be the hiking in the Green Mountains.New Hampshire - Best part - the beach. Yes, New Hampshire has a beach (about 18 miles worth, if I remember correctly). This little known fact makes it a really cool place to be.Rhode Island - Disclaimer - I’ve only spent a few days out of my entire life in Rhode Island, so I can’t give a good “worst” about it, and my “best” is from a rather limited list. Best part - The police department of Providence. They had an old school vibe. They were friendly, but stern, and never gave the impression that they would abuse authority, while at the same time, never giving the impression that they were pushovers. It was a good balance of what I think police should be.West Virginia - Best part - Harley road trip to Charlotte and the West Virginia State Fair. Aside from the Georgia National Fair in Perry, GA, this is probably my favorite fair. The grounds are beautifully maintained, the fair board brings in a great mix of vendors, and the people are really fun to be around.Virginia - Best part – I will never forget the most ‘infamous” street in the 1950s world, East Main Street. I served on a Destroyer out of Norfolk and then became an IBM Main Frame Engineer at the Naval Base. There were also memorable times, getting involved in Civil Rights, working for Jack Kennedy and the March on Washington, hunting in Dismal Swamp and fishing on Chesapeake Bay for six years. The area that borders Tennessee and Kentucky. It is amazingly beautiful and out of the way. Skip Skyline Drive and go here instead. Worst part - if you’ve been following along closely, you know I hate traffic. Any road in Northern Virginia (especially during rush hours, and increasing exponentially with respect to proximity of I-495) can become a nightmare.Georgia - Best part - The Georgia National Fair. The grounds are beautiful, the board is amazing, and since it happens toward the end of the carnival season on the East Coast, most of the vendors and workers have a rare happiness to them (almost like high school senioritis). They also have a great lineup of free concerts. This last year I saw Boys II Men; the year before I got to see Charlie Daniels perform The Devil Went Down to Georgia in front of actual Georgians, while in Georgia. In case you are wondering, that is going to be a deathbed memory upon which I will smile widely; worst part - not being able to buy roadside peaches at certain times of the year.Alabama - Best part - The town of Gulf Shores. Visit in the off season and enjoy some of the coolest people you’ve ever met. Worst part - Not enough Auburn fans outside of the actual town of Auburn, which in turn actually leads to my second favorite thing about the state — Hearing Bama fans reply with “Roll Tide” after I shout “War Eagle.” I really like Alabama as a place and as a culture.Louisiana - Best part - I love New Orleans, very friendly people and good service. If you pronounce the word “boudin” incorrectly, they will happily correct you while laughing and announcing your silly pronunciation; it’s all in good fun and made me feel very welcome.Arkansas - Best part - You can pay a small fee at a state park and actually dig for diamonds. This is not just some novelty; there are actual diamonds here, and you can keep what you find. Worst part - If you travel to the area where former President Bill Clinton lived, you will see examples of extreme poverty in a forgotten community.Kentucky - Best part – The Kentucky Derby every year for IBM and the never-ending country roads flanked by rolling grassy areas used for horse stables. The lawns are manicured beyond meticulous, the horses all look like they came out of a painting; worst part - the poverty in the neighboring areas of Churchill Downs.Missouri - Best part - Meats. Plain and simple. There is an abundance of fantastic meat in Missouri. A close second is the fresh-made ice cream. If you can make it out of a cow, go to Missouri to get it. Worst part - The Cardinals (I’m a Dodger fan; the Cards ruin my happiness).Oklahoma - Best part - The Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial is one of the most powerful memorials I’ve experienced. With that said, I’d rather there not be a need for the memorial in the first place.Wisconsin - Best part – The Boy Scouts camping and canoeing, YMCA horse back riding instructor, Washington HS, Harley Davidson tours and tailgating at a baseball game! I love the Packers! The smells in the parking lot will make any carnivore salivate uncontrollably. As if that’s not enough, the people want to show off their cooking skills and often offer samples to passers-by. Wisconsin people are among the most genuine and pleasant people I’ve experienced in the United States.Minnesota - Best part - Juicy Lucy cheeseburgers. Someone in Milwaukee actually told me about them, and suggested I go to a place called The Nook to get one. I’m glad I did. There is much debate over who invented this amazing feat of mankind’s ability to satisfy hunger, and I do not wish to be part of that debate. I can recommend eating at The Nook. Eat downstairs and watch people bowl while you eat for added enjoyment.South Carolina - Best part - CHUCK TOWN! To be honest, I really only like the name. The city is cool and all, but I enjoy Mt. Pleasant a bit more thanks to its even more relaxed feel. Worst part - While most of I-95 is extremely boring, the stretch through South Carolina sucks a little more for some reason. Maybe it’s the way the sun beats down on the concrete. Maybe it’s the never-ending signs for South of the Border (sorry, Pedro, you just don’t have the appeal you once did). Honorable mention for worst part - Sand fleas on Parris Island. Semper fi.Texas - Best thing - obviously difficult to come up with one favorite thing in Texas. I loved Gilly’s in Pasadena, the North Fork Ranch in Dallas and Houston wasn’t bad either! The Marfa Prada store is pretty cool, but far from the best thing. Texas is a flat New York state. After thinking for a minute, I’ll go ahead and say the work being done on the infrastructure of the Dallas/ Fort Worth area is the best thing.Mississippi - Best part - Coastal driving. I love beaches, I love driving, and the Gulf Coast is my favorite coast. But the worst place for me would be Mississippi; very racist, poor and religious; worst median income in nation, worst home values, high unemployment, and terrible public education.I think I’ve missed Delaware, Nebraska and Iowa. I’ll have to consult my journals to give my points about those. Aside from Rehoboth Beach in Delaware, nothing really jumps into my mind for any of those states.