In his biography of Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C.), Peter Green explains. He says the Greeks held the following against the Macedonians:
- Hercules
The Macedonians made up a story about being descendants of Hercules, - Animal Cruelty
The Macedonians sliced a dog in two for the purposes of ritual, - Speech Snobbery
The Macedonians used a less prestigious dialect than the Greeks, - Politically Backwards
Macedonia ran the country with "retrograde political institutions" (that is, the Macedonians were more like so-called feudal Europeans with noblemen acting like feudal barons owing personal service to their powerful king), - Primitive Fighting Skills
The Macedonian fighting style was ineffective (until Alexander the Great's father, Philip, learned from the Thracians among whom he was sent for education and as a youthful hostage), - Lack of Honor/Honesty
Macedonians were oath-breakers, - Dressed Like Barbarians
Macedonians dressed barbarously, in bear pelts, - Intemperate
Unlike the Greeks who valued knowing their own limits, the Macedonians regularly drank to excess, - Assassins
Macedonians were assassins, and - Incest
Macedonians were incestuous.
