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If Demetrios was his grandfather, we can only conjecture that his origins were not originally Macedonian (that and the non-Macedonian spelling of his father and possibly his briother). Possibly Hephaistion's family came up north or went west (from Samos or Magnesia or Samothrace, other places that ...

hi there, i was wondering if anyone knew where i might be able to find the literal (and fairly precise) greek versions of some of alexander's quotes, in particular, the quote "There is nothing impossible to him who will try". thanks steve Hi, This quote comes from the novel of Nikolaos Ka...

The association ofthis Neoptolemus as Cleopatra's son among modern scholars rests mostly in the assumption that the father of Alexander I was called Neoptolemus so it is logical to assume Cleopatra's son would carry also the same name as his grandpa. In Plutarch's 'Pyrrhus' there is mention of an Ep...

As far as i remember there were two opposing factions at the time fighting over Epirus' throne. From one hand we had Aeacides and his supporters while on the other hand was Neoptolemos. Aeacides supported Olympias which proved to be an unwise move as he faced the wrath of Cassander. This resulted to...

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And what was the word used by Romans? Was it different than the greek one at first place? Greek was spoken widely among the educated Roman world.

The word was Magno. For example Curtius Rufus wrote "Historiae Alexandri Magni".

Some points: - The correct name is Aeacides (=descedant of Aeacus) and he had 3 children (Pyrrhos, Deidameia, Troas) - Antigone was Pyrrhos' wife. - Neoptolemos was a common name in that house to honour Achilles' son, the founder of their royal house. I think that only Achilles's son was also named ...

Some quotes from Diodorus Siculus about Alexander's armour and weapons. [3] As the force of this attack seemed dangerous, Alexander turned his horse toward the satrap and rode at him.2 To the Persian, it seemed as if this opportunity for a single combat was god-given. He hoped that by his individual...

Slightly different wording can be found also in the Hebrew version of Alexander's romance. http://www.amazon.ca/Alexander-Romance-According-Bibliotheque-Nationale/dp/9072371623 Thereupon the child was raised and he did not resemble his father and also not his mother, but he had the hair of a lion an...

The issue seems to me at present inconclusive based on the scarce archaeological and literary evidence that doesnt allow us to know exactly the structure of the ancient Macedonian language. But from the available evidence like the curse tablet of Pella, literary sources, surviving vocabulary and the...

Well in a sense, yes, but in another sense, no. Let me explain it a bit. As you may know, "Persia" (that is, the ancient province now known as Fars, the name in Old Persian is 'Parsa') was divided up by two branches of the Achaemenids. One line said to be the "kings of Parsa", an...

Well now that i find time let me add a few more infos about the name 'Persia'. Greeks used the name "Persia" having a different perception than Achaemenids. In Greek's eyes when they refer to the "King of Persia", it meant the entire realm of the King, including the entire Middle...

Greeks refer to it as Persis, but did achamenids really refer to their country as Persis ? thanks in advance They didnt refer to their country as Persis. They referred to themselves as "King of Countries". For example Cyrus had the title "king of the world, Great king, legitimate kin...

The Greeks had their own idols, who as far as they were concerned surpassed any other foreign idol. And that is of course natural, but it has a solid explanation too. How could they have a Persian as an idol, since they defeated the Persians and their huge armies numerous times, and drove them back...

Better the acknowledgement should go to Jason C Mavrovitis who was the one who pointed it out in first place.

http://www.helleniccomserve.com/alexand ... sited.html

http://www.livius.org/a/1/alexander/ale ... aterus.jpg

I am not certain whether Alexander's sword is a kopis but the sword of "Craterus" is certainly a kopis, judging by its curved shape.