![Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.](/assets/img/quote-photos/your-ancestors-came-to-macedonia-and-the-rest-of-hellas-greece-and-did-us-great.jpg)
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