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by SKY
Sun Feb 07, 2010 3:27 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Book Club: Conquest and Empire
Replies: 135
Views: 69023

Re: Book Club: Conquest and Empire

One silver tetradrachm was a soldier's monthly pay.
No wonder he had so many mints going at once.
by SKY
Fri Jan 29, 2010 5:29 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cicero on Philip Letter to Alexander
Replies: 3
Views: 1833

Cicero on Philip Letter to Alexander

Cicero in his "De Officiis" mentions a letter Philip sent to Alexander rebuking him for handing out money to citizens.

Is this letter mentioned any place else?

Thank you

Sky
by SKY
Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:01 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Book Club: Conquest and Empire
Replies: 135
Views: 69023

Re: Book Club: Conquest and Empire

[ Hi, no, the book of David Lonsdale's that I have read is called 'Alexander, Killer of Men: ATG and the Macedonian Art of War'. I can't recommend it highly enough, especially for anyone who, like me, looks at diagrams covered with arrows with a certain bemusement. He's not a historian, he's a strat...
by SKY
Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Book Club: Conquest and Empire
Replies: 135
Views: 69023

Re: Book Club: Conquest and Empire

Hi Fiona - I trust you have read Lonsdale's book (Lessons In Strategy?) Can you (or anyone else)
give a short review? Is it worth getting?

Thank you kindly
Sky
by SKY
Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:53 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Alexander and Linen
Replies: 10
Views: 3975

Re: Alexander and Linen

Thanks for the site rocktupac.

How much does a regular size linen body armor weigh?
by SKY
Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:53 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Alexander and Linen
Replies: 10
Views: 3975

Alexander and Linen

Greetings - I found this very interesting.

http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/l ... armor.html
by SKY
Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:19 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander's landscape
Replies: 8
Views: 2948

Re: Alexander's landscape

Bravo Marcus - keep them coming.
by SKY
Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:21 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Book Club: Conquest and Empire
Replies: 135
Views: 69023

Re: Book Club: Conquest and Empire

re: the subjectivity of rivers, etc.

ever been to the Jordan RIVER - i thought i could jump across it.
by SKY
Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:28 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: The Wars Of Alexander's Successors
Replies: 6
Views: 3210

Re: The Wars Of Alexander's Successors

Thank you all for the comments, greatly appreciated.

I was perusing vol. 1 of this book (in a bookstore) and it seemed very well written, vol. 2 was nowhere to be found.

Cheers,

Sky
by SKY
Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:52 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: The Wars Of Alexander's Successors
Replies: 6
Views: 3210

The Wars Of Alexander's Successors

Greetings,

Has anyone read or have an opinion on the now two volume set by Bob Bennett and Mike Roberts
"The Wars Of Alexander's Successors"?

Worth getting or just stick with Heckel and Bosworth? I do not see a review in the book section.

Thank you.

Sky
by SKY
Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:36 am
Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
Topic: Philip II of Macedon: Sent by Apollo
Replies: 2
Views: 5837

Re: Philip II of Macedon: Sent by Apollo

Hi James - what happened to parts 3 & 4?
Enjoyed parts 1 & 2.

Best,
SKY