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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 9, 2010 - Introduced by Senators Kanavas and Plale, cosponsored by
Representative Danou. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR60,1,3
1Relating to: proclaiming that the ancient Macedonians were Hellenes and that the
2inhabitants of the northern province of Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic
3descendants.
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Whereas, Philip of Macedonia, his son, Alexander the Great, and his son's tutor,
5the philosopher Aristotle, were born and raised in the northern province of Greece,
6Macedonia; and
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Whereas, the language and culture of the ancient Macedonians, the ancestors
8of the inhabitants of northern Greece of today, were Hellenic; and
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Whereas, the Macedonians, like the rest of the Hellenes in antiquity, believed
10in the 12 Gods of Olympus and participated with their fellow Hellenes in the Olympic
11Games; and
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Whereas, Pella, the palace where Alexander the Great was born, and Vergina,
13the burial site of the Macedonian kings, are all located in northern Greece; now,
14therefore, be it
SJR60,2,4
1Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
2Wisconsin legislature proclaim, for all of the above reasons, that the ancient
3Macedonians were Hellenes and that the inhabitants of the northern province of
4Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic descendants; and, be it further
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5Resolved, That the history of ancient Macedonia has been Hellenic for 3,000
6years and continues to be today; and, be it further
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7Resolved, That the senate chief clerk shall transmit a copy of this joint
8resolution to Panos Spiliakos, Supreme President, Pan-Macedonian Association,
9Inc.
