Today we celebrate Alexander’s birthday, a date I could never forget.
I still don’t
know if the ancient Greeks and Macedonians celebrated their birthdays, although
the people of
In antiquity, people did not live by a calendar with a recurring yearly date as we do. Celebrations occurred following some astrological events making time very elastic.
The only way to
be sure of Alexander’s date of birth
is that the
Legend has a more elegant explanation for the fire. The story goes that Artemis was far too busy helping Alexander into the world and neglected her duties in the temple.
Whatever the story, scholars so far all agree on the date of 20/21 July for Alexander’s birth.
Happy birthday Alexander!