The statue, which faces Alexander, is not only ugly and obstructs the view, she said, but also “really annoys Bulgarians.” She is not a big fan of Alexander the Great either.

Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. but he remained a popular figure for hundreds of years and under the Roman Empire, which ruled this region at that time. (Image credit: Düzce Municipality) ...

Thessaloniki, capital of Greece's province of Macedonia, has long had a statue of Alexander, and in January the Greek and Iraqi governments agreed to put up a statue of the conqueror near the port ...

Thessaloniki, capital of Greece's province of Macedonia, has long had a statue of Alexander, and in January the Greek and Iraqi governments agreed to put up a statue of the conqueror near the port ...