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I don't think Roxanne technically qualified as Indian. Her region - Sogdiana - encompasses modern day Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan etc. Pliny describes people from her general area as "flaxen haired" (which means blonde I think) and blue-eyed. Roxanne by the way was said to be surp...

Personally, my favorite Alexander book would have to be Peter Green's. Green created a colorful, rich book, which, as many have said before, is fairly easy to read. It tends to be disconnected (or at least I thought so) which allows the reader to make his or her own conclusions about the man. It's n...

We don't know for sure what he looked like and there are a lot more important things to focus in a performance than hair colour . I just couldn't understand the critics obsessing the Farrell's hair in the movie. Although, on a purely aesthetic level, I think Colin Farrell is a very attractive man w...

marcus wrote:How do we know?

No, I don't think anyone knows what his hair really looked like, but was it based on any particular statue or bust of Alexander the Great?

That made my morning in the humour department. Which, in my coffee deprived brain makes me long for a panel TV show, like the political ones on CNN (where they would yell at each other)... Lane Fox and Peter Green going at it over the table. "You sir, are an ignorant ass! and this is why...&qu...

II saw that History Channel bio and thought the sideburns were a nice touch. There was a lot of that one that bothered me, though...sensationalizing aspects. Though that goes with the territory. Yes, I suppose the History Channel did glorify him with heroic details, but he does deserve some glory, ...

There's a History channel documentary on Alexander where the guy who plays Alexander looks eerily like the figure in the Pompeii Mosaic. I was highly impressed with the casting! Anyone else thought so? Yes! I saw the History Channel's documentary, "The True Story of Alexander the Great". ...

Yes, I've also heard of the legend where Alexander attempts suicide by drowning. I can't quite remember where I've heard it though. Do you suppose there is any truth in it? Also, I love your line "achievement and Conquest were Alexanders mistress." It's a very beautiful line and not untrut...

While most of my history teachers have regarded Roxane (Alexander's wife) as a minor character in history, I couldn't help but wonder more about her. Could anyone provide me with more information on her life before Alexander? I'd also like to know what your opinion is on Alexander's reason for marry...

Of course some features would stay the same. We can all agree that Alexander wasn't the tallest Macedonian in the army. His skin, I would also say is fair and turned red often. His hair color is harder to picture. I always imagined him with brownish hair, probably because of the Alexander Mosiac - t...

Perhaps it's because I'm a newcomer, but would anyone agree with me if I said that one of the beautiful aspects of Alexander the Great is that no one is quite sure what he looked like? I mean, without a concrete image, everyone can have his or her own perception of this great man, and no one can rea...