Minority report. (Greece and Macedonia) (Column)

The Nation | May 2, 1994| | Copyright

It was concerning Crete that Saki's Arlington Stringham made the remark that its inhabitants produced more history than they could consume locally. That was in the early, Edwardian phase of "the Eastern question." A better illustration of the same point today can be found in this city, Macedonia's historic capital and chief port. "Nike" means victory, and the city was probably named for Philip of Macedon's triumph over the rival kingdom of Thessaly. Not far distant is the village of Vergina, where a few years ago Professor Manolis Andronikos, one of the greatest archeologists ...

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