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Hi all, just was wondering how close is Erbil to all the fighting now going on in Iraq..that I believe is the modern name for Gaugamela right?
Twenty four centuries have past and we still fight there......rgards,
George

Hey Nick, let's not forget "Alexander" by Dodge,
i find it a bit tough reading 19th century idioms, but it is very informitive....regards,george

Hi All, I read an article in NY Times that an American based Alexander the Great foundation out of Chicago, is going to carve a likeness of ATG 240 feet high (73 meters)high built into a Greek mountain! This carving will be 4x'x the size of Mt.Rushmore. The site is a Aegean fishing village of Asprov...

Hi All, I read an article in NY Times that an American based Alexander the Great foundation out of Chicago, is going to carve a likeness of ATG 240 feet high (73 meters)high built into a Greek mountain! This carving will be 4x'x the size of Mt.Rushmore. The site is a Aegean fishing village of Asprov...

Hi all,I know that stirrups we not used in ATG's army, but were metal bits used to control the horses?After the Macedonian horses were used up what were their choice of horse, from what lands?George

Hey Nick, that's a great idea I would like to go back to June 323 to see if ATG was poisoned or died of the mosquito bite. if he were poisoned who, when, and why? I think we all would be shockingly suprised!All the best,George

yes, in Michael Woods Book " In the footsteps of Alexander the Great' he shows photos of the Kalash dancing in Greek ceremonial dress.and points out the Greek facial profiles among them.these profiles are also seen through out Afghanistan, and even in countries north of Afghanistan! I guess 11 ...

Hi, I don't know that Olympias played any role in those affairs, however she did lead an army out of Epirus to Macedonia to reclaim it in the name of her son, in full armor she went against the Macedonians who could have killed her and her army, but they threw down their arms at the sight of the ban...

Alexander is NOT dead he still lives and is King, ask any Greek fisherman, or Macedonian sheep hearder...

Well thank you all for such great answers to a question I kind of felt most would ignor, or think had no merit. I feel proud to belong to such a group

George

Hi all, got to thinking about the non conqueror side of Alexander, that is to say ..what did they or he do for enterainment? yes I know they loved to eat, drink, and he played the lyre, but what of dance, did they have a band at these weddings and parties ?.Was there dancing?
George

Hi all, I know the two knew each other from child hood,but was it a one sided affair? How could H spurn A if he wanted to, him being king and all?
What proof do we have to really prove H's love for the King.
G

hi all , if indeed we have a choice to pick who and what we might be in a reincarnation senario...then was Alexander's pick as king of the world an easy one? Or one that stressed and caused great sacrifice, for him. Then if he willingly made that pick, to be wounded 23 times, suffer unimageable hard...

hi john, very well put, and I too believe that our soul chooses its fate.
George

Hi all, looking at our new question on alexander today got me thinking. What caused Alexander to be the great man, and conquorer he turned out to be, was it his genes or environment? I'm sure some would say of course both. Then lets change it a bit supposed his father Philip was merely a captian in ...