Largest ancient tomb found of a prominent Macedonian

[spitfire]

The ancient Macedonian government used Koine.

Κοινή Ελληνική is what is called. Meaning common Greek. It's a good effort to make it sound being something else, but it's not.
Most of you don't know what that means. You don't even pronounce it properly.
It's probably the same miscomprehention with Katharevousa and Dimotiki.

You sound moronic when you do that.

[Philosopher]

Κοινή Ελληνική is what is called. Meaning common Greek. It's a good effort to make it sound being something else, but it's not.
Most of you don't know what that means. You don't even pronounce it properly.
It's probably the same miscomprehention with Katharevousa and Dimotiki.

You sound moronic when you do that.

Well, considering I know what Koine is and how it is pronounced, and that for a very long time, I would have to conclude, that, if anyone sounds moronic in this thread, it would be you Spitfire.

You just keep carrying that excellency from thread to thread to thread.

[spitfire]

Well, considering I know what Koine is and how it is pronounced, and that for a very long time, I would have to conclude, that, if anyone sounds moronic in this thread, it would be you Spitfire.

You just keeping carrying that excellency from thread to thread to thread.

Well it turns out that you don't know. Or you are deliberately avoiding the complete term. Which is rather interesting given that you declare being aware of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine_Greek

Actually, you think you know. You can't unless you speak greek. In which case you wouldn't use half the term.

[Philosopher]

Well it turns out that you don't know. Or you are deliberately avoiding the complete term. Which is rather interesting given that you declare being aware of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine_Greek

Actually, you think you know. You can't unless you speak greek. In which case you wouldn't use half the term.

Spitfire, no person on this thread, with any sense of knowledge or integrity, denies that Koine is Greek.

[spitfire]

Spitfire, no person on this thread, with any sense of knowledge or integrity, denies that Koine is Greek.

That's good to know. I take it that all persons with a sense of knowledge and integrity understands that Greek is the same language regardless of era.

[Philosopher]

That's good to know. I take it that all persons with a sense of knowledge and integrity understands that Greek is the same language regardless of era.

We are specifically discussing Koine Greek, not individual dialects.

[Amphipolis]

The ancient Macedonian government used Koine.

Koine was probably formed a century later, AFTER Alexander's conquests. I don't think there are saved documents of the Macedonian Court.

Spitfire, no person on this thread, with any sense of knowledge or integrity, denies that Koine is Greek.

Thank God, Risto Stefov is not around.

[Philosopher]

Koine was probably formed a century later, AFTER Alexander's conquests. I don't think there are saved documents of the Macedonian Court.

Not according to Wikipedia (a terrible source, I know):

It developed through the spread of Greek following the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC, and served as the common lingua franca of much of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East during the following centuries.

Koine Greek arose as a common dialect within the armies of Alexander the Great.[7] Under the leadership of Macedon, their newly formed common dialect was spoken from Egypt to Mesopotamia.

This appears to be about right.

Thank God, Risto Stefov is not around.

From memory, I think there is a misunderstanding. Risto understands Koine is Greek, but he is arguing that Koine was also the lingua franca of the Mediterranean, and it was used by both Greeks and non-Greeks.

Look at the New Testament, for example.

[Nikolaj]

From memory, I think there is a misunderstanding. Risto understands Koine is Greek, but he is arguing that Koine was also the lingua franca of the Mediterranean, and it was used by both Greeks and non-Greeks..

This is exactly what he was doing in his justification that it doesn't mean they were Greek because they spoke Koine Greek. He was not trying to label it as a non-Greek language merely explain its use.

[Constellation]

Borza (for instance) agreed with her. You should start making a list of scientists (historians or archaeologists) who disagree with her.

Do you agree with her?

[Stojacanec]

lol...I think you are setting the bar high by thinking that you actually negotiate with Greece.

In other news widespread media reports in Greece again by Dr.King and a Cypriot prof. who both claim that the skeleton belongs to Hephaestion.Currently this is what is receiving the most publicity in Greece as a hypothesis.

I am not setting the bar high SN. If I can quote you from the Australian photographer Alex Cherney regarding the 12 Apostles:

“That’s fine to make a mistake, but coming up with an excuse or an explanation like that is funny,” he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. - See more at: http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/vi....b8ceFMl7.dpuf

Mr Cherney's concerns can be applied to many concoctions greeks come up with nowadays.

[SoutherNeighbour]

Have you seen this video?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BM1_htRhZP0

[George S.]

for some reason i can't open this video SN.

[Amphipolis]

A drawing of the burial chamber by... Makis (a member of a Greek forum called phorum.gr).

http://www.phorum.gr/download/file.php?id=22369&mode=view

[Amphipolis]

LOL, and a satirical video mixing the official excavation video with some... unexpected findings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4gdiB_vEzQ

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