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by rollsrite
Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:37 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: the last of the wine
Replies: 3
Views: 1284

Re: the last of the wine

thanks for the info....i ended up buying 3 books but it was for a great cause....i tell myself. tina
by rollsrite
Tue May 24, 2005 10:11 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Male paramours in antiquity
Replies: 46
Views: 10360

Re: Male paramours in antiquity

marcus, where are you? why let this crap get out of hand? tina rollrite
by rollsrite
Tue May 24, 2005 10:06 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Ilya Salkind movie
Replies: 7
Views: 1981

Re: How my book's coming

single big question, wow this sounds very exciting. the question i hope is " who do i belong to?" and i a child of a god or a mortal man? he lived and died a god in his mind. tina rollrite
by rollsrite
Tue May 24, 2005 9:56 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: non-combat life
Replies: 3
Views: 1452

Re: non-combat life

hi, really enjoyed your ideas about non combat life. and rightly so.. i can only imagine how tired and bored all the normal everyday wear and tear a soldier went thru. seems like a real job though and you had to be really fit. no wonder when the soldiers got a chance to bust loose they did conquer, ...
by rollsrite
Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:25 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Stone's Q & A on 'Alexander' at UC-Berkeley
Replies: 6
Views: 1831

Re: Stone's Q & A on 'Alexander' at UC-Berkeley

COULD NOT GET INTO THE SITE. I GUESS I DON'T HAVE A REAL PLAYER,WHATEVER THAT IS. I JUST WANTED TO READ AND I'M SHUT OUT. POOR ME. I'VE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE BUT LOOK FORWARD TO THE RELEASE. I'M TRYING TO WAIT BUT...........PATIENCE IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT A VIRTUE. ROLLSRITE
by rollsrite
Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:12 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: The Pothos Book Top 10 EASTER EDITION !!!
Replies: 12
Views: 3229

Re: The Pothos Book Top 10 EASTER EDITION !!!

CAN I HEAR ANY LITTLE THING ABOUT MARY RENAULT?
by rollsrite
Wed Mar 23, 2005 6:08 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander the foul-mouthed???
Replies: 11
Views: 3246

Re: Alexander the foul-mouthed???

GREAT DIALOGUE. I LOVED HOLY ZEUS. I CAN ONLY GUESS AS THE REST OF YOU KNOW BUT MY GUESS IS ANIMAL DUNG OF ANY KIND AND PROBABLY "COWARD" WAS THE WORST THING ANY ONE COULD SAY AND I REMEMBER ALEXANDER HATED SLAKERS.
by rollsrite
Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:23 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Why do you like ATG and how did you "meet" him ?
Replies: 8
Views: 2040

Re: Why do you like ATG and how did you

hi, this is such a great question. i first met atg via mary renault. i read "the last of the wine", loved her writing and continued to read all her books. as many of this forum know mary renault loved atg. i am again reading "the nature of alexander." as to why i like him...........
by rollsrite
Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:29 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Swann and Renault?
Replies: 13
Views: 2506

Re: Swann and Renault?

wow, am so happy that others have read and hopefully enjoyed "the last of the wine".yes, it was beautifully sad but beautiful nonetheless. i re-read it yearly and cry yearly. this was my 1st book that got me interested in alexander the great. mainly because of mary renault's writing. and i...
by rollsrite
Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:04 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: An Iranian perspective on the Alexander film's inaccuracies.
Replies: 3
Views: 1509

Re: An Iranian perspective on the Alexander film's inaccurac

dear sir and madam, i so enjoyed all the reading that you sent our way here at the forum. all info was greatly appreciated. to you and your wife, a special thankyou for your time and effort explaining all the differences between our peoples over the centuries. you are the reason why this forum is un...
by rollsrite
Tue Jan 11, 2005 9:17 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Eagles And Scorpions
Replies: 11
Views: 1934

Re: Eagles And Scorpions

hey there, reading all the info about the alex the great movie and happed to see your comments about americans being "light headed and delirious which is common with americans, so high up etc etc." please we are all educated human being sharing a planet. this is prejudice and unkind. and h...
by rollsrite
Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:12 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Nearchus & gastronomy
Replies: 5
Views: 1332

Re: Nearchus & gastronomy

actors always pick up a little quirk that helps them get into the character.this is what's happening with the food. the actor is finiseing..have you ever seen a "james dean" movie? he constanly moves to stay in the character. tina rollsrite
by rollsrite
Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:27 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: virgin territory
Replies: 0
Views: 1566

virgin territory

dear webmaster, this is my 1st forum experience. i have been browsing thru this forum for about 3 months and though i looked at other things on this site, well i'm in shear heaven when i take part in the forum...well usually i just read and learn but there are times when i can slip in a word or two ...
by rollsrite
Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:16 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: to alexander fans
Replies: 1
Views: 777

Re: to alexander fans

wow! now i'm more sikked than ever to see the movie. it must have been a great treat or you would not have wrote so beautifully. sorry that you only got to see one hour of the film but i'm sure you'll go back again and again as will many of us. thanks for the time in reviewing and giving the rest of...
by rollsrite
Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:58 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Gaugamela
Replies: 9
Views: 2446

Re: Gaugamela

thankyou jona for the pages that you graciously let me read. i was wondering how i could ever read your book when i only read english. also am tackeling THE ILLIAD, this is because of the inspiration from people like you and other members of the forum that have showed me to use my mind. tina