Macedon's royal structure created chronic succession conflict because many royal sons could claim the throne and foreign powers backed rival claimants to keep Macedon divided.
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Foreign Intervention
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Sam says diaspora support for Pahlavi is meant to echo the voices of Iranians under blackout, not replace them, and argues foreign help has freed countries in history even though wars do not resolve everything.
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"Well, I stopped believing in fairy tales before I became a teenager. This guy's now in his mid -60s. I have to say to..."
"Iranian people that rose up and spoke on everything that was happening in Iran before this war, and even now, was to be the..."
"And, you know, if you take a look at the Iranian regime, the regime is, is stacked with layers on the way this regime..."
"These are mountainous people who live in fortresses. It's almost impossible to invade them, and it's easy for them to come and attack you...."
"And the thing is that these sons are always supported by another foreign power, okay? Because the foreign powers want Macedon to be always..."
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The interview begins as a fight over whether the Iran war has helped anyone, then turns into a harder question: what happens when a regional war reveals that waterways, energy corridors, diaspora hopes, and...
Greek culture did not spread because everyone recognized its beauty.
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