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thanks for posting this. I had no idea how much discussion there is over where exactly the lines were. What is interesting to me that everyone seems to agree that the battle must have been fought within a diamond shaped area defined by four landmarks: two low mountain ranges, the graves of the Theba...

so sorry the link didn't work. I changed the access settings. try again. if it still doesn't work I'll think of something else.

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Chris, I was looking for the URL as this project seemed very interesting (and massive). Do you still have working links? If yes, would you please share them? Hopefully, you have images as this project seems like an expression of admiration, persistence, and dedication. Thank you. thanks for asking....

it's a hefty tome and it's good that its been made easily accessible. but its a long read and before embarking on that, could someone more knowledgable than me put this text into context? what, if anything can be taken from it? is it a reference work, should I read it cover to cover?

interesting. I googled the original (English translation only, as I don't speak Greek or Latin) https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:abo:phi,0978,001:35:36 the translation says "prince". I can't imagine Pliny referring to Alexander as a "prince" after his ascensi...

Hephaiston was cremated, so we will never know, but I'll chip in as someone who spent 40 years in emergency rooms: remember if this happened today, Hephaiston would be bluelighted to the nearest ER, just like thousands of others each year. For ER docs, a case like his is bread & butter stuff. so...

... #9 that you put in Old German as "Kamenny-Most". It is actually in Russian not in old German. ;) It means "stone bridge". Maybe at the time of his travels there was a stone bridge or it was a local name for the place. Thanks so much for this, I uploaded the corrected file. Y...

This post is to share knowledge that might not be accessible to everyone: It is an article on Alexander's campaign in Bactra & Sogdiana, published in 1893 and written in old German. I found a reference to it while researching for travelling the region next year. I'm a native German speaker, so d...

a list of references for the bizarre tale of Souvlatzki & the Tomb @ Siwa. https://egypt.fitz.ms/newsdir/alex.html https://www.bibalex.org/alexmed/Attachments/Publications/Files/news%20letter%20issue%2010.pdf Olga Palagaia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Palagia) was around at the time and h...

thanks for the link. Toohey is always good for detailed comparisons of source material.

Hi Leonidas, I am on a trip retracing the route of Alexander and would like to buy your ebook as a travelling companion, so I bought your book from Kobo. unfortunately, it's in a proprietary format and I can't read it on the laptop. could you email me a standard pdf or similar universal format? than...

it's not as Michael-Wood-grandiose as it sounds - large sections of the route are out of bounds due to political instability. Sadly, that includes all of Iran: I had found a fantastic & very affordable way to trace the entire route - private car with driver / guide, self-determined itinerary - b...

For the travellers in this group: if there's anyone who is interested in retracing sections of Alexander's route and is looking for a travel companion, message me privately.

Greatest moment depends on the POV. Not sure what he would have said, if anything. My guess is he would have been puzzled by the question. Alexander doesnt strike me as a man who looked back, only forward. My own favourite is Gaugamela, although I think his decisiveness aged 16 going to war against ...

Hi Chris. There are not many contributors left, I'm afraid. We've had a couple of deaths, but the majority of people seem to have just drifted away. :( I knew Xenophon died, which was a great loss. maybe people drifted away for the same reason I did - life got in the way - and they'll come back. Ho...