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by dean
Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Herculaneum papyri
Replies: 3
Views: 1995

Re: Herculaneum papyri

Hi, thanks to both of you for drawing my attention to this. It coincides with some questions I have been thinking about in the last few days... One of the books I was reading recently was talking about how we have been handed down certain books of old(in this case, the author was talking about the n...
by dean
Wed Sep 20, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Was Alexander the Great poisoned by arsenic?
Replies: 12
Views: 5558

Re: Was Alexander the Great poisoned by arsenic?

Hi, This topic has inevitably been touched on numerous times. First topic of poisoning, I read that Theophrastus had written about stryccnine, its uses and how its effectiveness could be over several days and with wine the taste could be disguised. With Alexander’s reaction to Cassander when he reac...
by dean
Sun Sep 17, 2023 5:25 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Itanes - Roxane's brother
Replies: 2
Views: 3780

Re: Itanes - Roxane's brother

Hi , just reading what you have written about Roxane. I had always kind of assumed that she was an only child for some unknown reason but of course it would have been ususual if that were the case. Sisygambis had lost 80 brothers who had all been "butchered" on the same day by Ochus.(Curti...
by dean
Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality by Daniel Ogden
Replies: 4
Views: 1726

Re: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality by Daniel Ogden

hi there, With regards to genesis the story of Nectanebo paying a visit to Olympias to engender Alexander it is unusual as you say given the Siwah background. Pharoah's were living gods in the eyes of their subjects and no doubt Alexander was keen to propagate this idea as that of his invencibility....
by dean
Tue Sep 12, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality by Daniel Ogden
Replies: 4
Views: 1726

Re: Myth, Genesis and Sexuality by Daniel Ogden

Hi there, The topic is interesting and certainly has been explored by several writers. With the source material we have, I am amazed he was able to pull out of thin air a book. With regards to sexuality, Philip had a fresh wedding with every campaign- Philinna of Larissa, mother of Arrhidaeus. There...
by dean
Sun Sep 03, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Robin Lane Fox Alexander the great
Replies: 6
Views: 2979

Robin Lane Fox Alexander the great

Hello, I have just finished reading Alexander the great by Robin Lane Fox. I would give it a five star rating as he has certainly done his homework and written a wonderful book to boot. I know Alexander's story but the detail was quite impressive that he brings to the table in this tome. There were ...
by dean
Sat Aug 26, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Ancient Babylon 3D reconstruction
Replies: 8
Views: 2346

Re: Ancient Babylon 3D reconstruction

Hi,

Thanks for the post.
The images are wonderful. Must have been simply amazing for Alexander to visit- the zigurrat, hanging gardens, Gate of Ishtar, not to mention the palaces.

Best regards,
Dean.
by dean
Mon Aug 29, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and her names.
Replies: 3
Views: 3788

Re: Olympias and her names.

Hey, yes but not too old!!! :wink: Anyways, thanks for the reference. One usually thinks of people as generally having one name and that it is fixed pretty much for life but with Olympias it doesn't seem to have been the case. Although there are many famous examples I suppose- Octavius and August Ca...
by dean
Sun Aug 28, 2022 2:04 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and her names.
Replies: 3
Views: 3788

Olympias and her names.

Hi, Been reading an excellent historical novel by a Spanish writer, Santiago Posteguillo about Julius Caesar. Throughout the book there are many references to Alexander. The antagonist in the book is the Macedonian governor Dollabella and a fine piece of work he is too. In the book it mentions a det...
by dean
Sun Jan 03, 2021 12:27 pm
Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
Topic: HAPPY CHRISTMAS!
Replies: 2
Views: 9132

Re: HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

Thanks a lot!
Happy Christmas and wishing you all a great 2021!!

Regards
by dean
Mon Aug 24, 2020 8:42 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Barbarian.
Replies: 6
Views: 6093

Re: Barbarian.

Hi Sikander, Jeanne, Thanks for your comments. Yeah it's interesting to see how certain words don't always mean what you think they do. I was thinking about Persepolis and other wondrous creations must have been respected, not to mention the Babylonian astronomical records thanks to which we know th...
by dean
Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:41 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Barbarian.
Replies: 6
Views: 6093

Barbarian.

Hi! Whilst reading another book regarding the post Roman Hispania, the topic of barbarians appeared with regards to some of the tribes who invaded and of course I had to run it through my Alexandrian filter and was looking at the etymology of the original word "barbarian". It clashed with ...
by dean
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:48 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Alexander the Great visits the studio of Apelles
Replies: 2
Views: 6850

Re: Alexander the Great visits the studio of Apelles

What a great painting!!!
In some of the paintings within the painting there's so much detail.

Thanks for sharing
Best regards
dean
by dean
Fri Jul 03, 2020 4:34 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire"
Replies: 2
Views: 9834

Re: Dividing the Spoils: The War for Alexander the Great's Empire"

Hi, Just finished this book a couple of days back. Was certainly not disappointed. The books delves into the wars following Alexander's death. After reading the book I found on the last pages, a list of personae dramatis which would have helped with so many similiar names throughout the book. I coul...
by dean
Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:24 pm
Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
Topic: Demosthenes by Ian Worthington and buddies
Replies: 7
Views: 11158

Re: Demosthenes by Ian Worthington and buddies

Hello, Yes, this is mentioned in the chapter dedicated to Demosthenes and his *in*activity during the reign of Alexander the great by Ian Worthington. Demosthenes sends his friend Aristion to stay with Hephaestion. During the 330 to 324 period, Athenians and Greeks as a whole came to enjoy a period ...