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by Jeanne Reames
Fri May 20, 2016 1:25 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film
Replies: 47
Views: 46379

Re: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film

Sean -- I'm not a great expert on metallurgy, but there has been some on the Hittite development of iron recently. I don't have citations. Check Snell's Blackwell's Companion to the Ancient Near East. That's rather earlier than Greek, however.
by Jeanne Reames
Tue May 17, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film
Replies: 47
Views: 46379

Re: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film

Some of the stuff being quoted here is sorta weird. Modern bibliography of import: Hanson, who most folks here seem to know, but also Hans van Wees, and while I may not agree with some of his conclusions, he has several key correctives to Hanson. Those are the two heading the different versions of h...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu May 12, 2016 7:53 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film
Replies: 47
Views: 46379

Re: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film

Amyntoros, that quote reminds me just a tad of Homer's epithet for Agamemnon, "a great spear-fighter." Also, somewhere in the literature is a reference not only to the aigis of Athena, but also her spear. Any quick glance at artwork, especially pre-Hellenistic, shows mostly spears with sol...
by Jeanne Reames
Wed May 11, 2016 6:54 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film
Replies: 47
Views: 46379

Re: The Sword of Alexander in the Batman vs Superman film

Mostly I see this as an indication that Hollywood doesn't understand ancient Greek/Macedonian warfare--which is not great suprise. They rarely do. Any sword of Alexander would have been his secondary weapon, and it's (probably) among the treasures from Tomb II at Vergina. ;> I *continually* have to ...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu May 05, 2016 8:48 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Conspiracy against Philotas By Waldemar Heckel
Replies: 42
Views: 51239

Re: Conspiracy against Philotas By Waldemar Heckel

There's a series of articles about this topic. At the risk of sounding arrogant and citing myself, see the link below. I note it because I cite the academic "conversation" in articles about the Philotas Affair. Waldemar was replying to Badian's, who was responding to Tarn. Rubinsohn write ...
by Jeanne Reames
Thu May 05, 2016 8:35 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: A terrible loss - Agesilaos; Karl
Replies: 22
Views: 12117

Re: A terrible loss - Agesilaos; Karl

Thank you for the flowers sent on behalf of Pothos. I hope he's smiling down from Elysion.
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:06 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: A terrible loss - Agesilaos; Karl
Replies: 22
Views: 12117

Re: A terrible loss - Agesilaos; Karl

I am very sorry to hear this. While I did not know him well, we interacted quite a bit, off and on, since he became active on Pothos. He knew his material, and I respected his intellect, even when we didn't agree. Not agreeing is, after all, the nature of scholarship. :-) He always struck me as some...
by Jeanne Reames
Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:26 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Hephaestion
Replies: 27
Views: 52144

Re: Hephaestion

Kahiel -- On my website under "Sources" (link below), you'll find a list of modern bibliography for Hephaistion, including several works by Sabine Muller, not mentioned here (in part perhaps because much of her work is in German). While Sabine and I do not agree on everything, nonetheless,...
by Jeanne Reames
Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:38 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Amyntor Amyntoros
Replies: 18
Views: 22275

Re: Amyntor Amyntoros

Will do, Alexias. I'm quite curious about where these names appear, and I'm currently doing a map-label for areas Mygdonia, Thessaly, et al., north. Although the region of the Black Sea, is largely Greek, and mostly divorced from Macedonia. I'm not just looking at Hephaistion, either, but all names ...
by Jeanne Reames
Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:25 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Statues of Alexander and Hephaestion, National Museum of Athens
Replies: 38
Views: 18397

Re: Statues of Alexander and Hephaestion, National Museum of Athens

This "Hephaistion" is arguably Demetrios (the Besieger). As for physical comparisons, Curtius has one, as well, which I translate (as exactly as possible): "And although he was around the king's same age, he was of a larger physique." That doesn't necessarily mean he was taller ,...
by Jeanne Reames
Sun Dec 13, 2015 4:24 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Amyntor Amyntoros
Replies: 18
Views: 22275

Re: Amyntor Amyntoros

First, there is no such thing as "capitalization" in ancient inscriptions; there was no distinction between "upper" and "lower" case. That's Byzantine and later. The inscription reads AMYNTOR GERONTOS MAKEDON, so you can't make anything out of it being capitalized. That...
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:26 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Hephaestion tomb II
Replies: 7
Views: 3939

Re: Hephaestion tomb II

http://greece.greekreporter.com/2015/10 ... reats-pal/

Pretty much confirming what I thought. ;>
by Jeanne Reames
Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:54 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Hephaestion tomb II
Replies: 7
Views: 3939

Re: Hephaestion tomb II

I'd like to see a great deal more evidence, but as somebody who's spent a LOT of time with Hephaistion and all textual evidence, color me skeptical. I see all sorts of questions. Neck-deep in university stuff, but just popping in to issue caution. IF it was originally meant for Hephaistion (big if),...
by Jeanne Reames
Wed Jul 29, 2015 3:39 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: The occupant of Tomb III
Replies: 49
Views: 32772

Re: The occupant of Tomb III

Forensic facial reconstruction was done on the remains found in Tomb II, now confirmed to be that of Philip II... Just a quick correction. There is no confirmation that Tomb II belonged to Philip II. That's been a contested assignment almost since Andronikos announced it, and in recent years, fewer...
by Jeanne Reames
Sat Jul 18, 2015 12:43 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: "Murder in Babylon" by Graham Phillips
Replies: 23
Views: 14110

Re: "Murder in Babylon" by Graham Phillips

You'd better get writing, Xenophon! :-D That actually sounds like a doable plot. I'd read it (even if I knew the ending)!