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Tre wrote: "There are many who believe the armor found in Tomb II (those who believe this is the tomb of Philip Arrhidaeus) is Alexander's and I've been told by someone who had access to the actual pieces that they would fit a person quite small, say 5'2"."I've wondered since seeing p...

Hi Jan et al:No, there is no discussion or chat area on the site, nor plans to create one in the foreseeable future. (Maybe someday.) Tell the truth, the site both in an embryonic state, and in a state of flux -- not as ready for public consumption as I'd like. Nonetheless, apparently Google-able, a...

Hi Andrew et al:I know it's spelled ALEXANDROU on the coins. I think perhaps the confusion here is that Greek is a declined language, so that the ending of nouns -- including proper names -- changes, depending on how they are being used. E.g., if you were talking to Alexander you'd address him, &quo...

Nicator wrote:> I think these homoerotic scenes are weeder scenes to make sure the actors can act. What can be more difficult than pretending to be homosexual if you are hetero? I think these homoerotic scenes are weeder scenes to make sure the actors can act. What can be more difficult than pretend...

With all due apologies to Andrew I'd like to correct two points -- first, the second "inverted v" is not actually that, it's a triangle -- the upper-case Greek letter "delta". Second, the ending "upsilon" ("Y") is the possessive ending of the name, so that spe...

Hi all:Kal, I got it from a actors' trade website which offered script excerpts for a price, for actors to use in auditions. It was a buck a page, so I thought, that's not much, what the heck. I also have the one for Kleitos. There were several others and as I'm not sure they're still there, I'm som...

And here's the second. Happens sometime after A has killed Kleitos.L&P, Karen-----A: -- Have I become arrogant, Hephaistion?H: (gently) ...Sometimes to expect the best of everyone *is* arrogance, Alexander.A: Then Cleitus spoke true -- I am become a tyrant.H: No, but perhaps a stranger -- they d...

Okay, here we go. I hope this doesn't cause everyone too much agony.For Hephaistion auditions there were two scenes, first this one. Imagine Jared Leto and Colin Farrell all done up as you know who and you know who...L&P, Karen -----Hephaistion is struck once more by Alexander's almost heart-bre...

Not to worry, Marcus.Remember when they had script excerpts of the Stone on sale for auditions? I ordered the Hephaistion one, and as I recall it was correct. I emailed the guy who writes for the Yahoo movies site pointing out the mistake, so we'll see if he corrects it.If people on the forum are in...

Just wanted to add my congratulations to everyone else's. I enjoyed the excerpt.Love & peace,
Karen

Hi all:It's a good point you make, Dean, following O'Brien, about there being two categories of Alexander writers, and an interesting theory that this very duality is caused by a duality in Alexander himself. I don't think it's because he was literally bipolar, however, i.e. suffering from the disor...

Hi all:If you've looked at this site you'll know that it contains precious little information. I was curious -- was it about the Stone project, the Luhrmann project, or an independent? So I emailed the contact given, one Steven Mayas. He answered thus:----- This is an independent, which has been in ...

I don't think you can single out any one crucial moment that was do or die for the entire campaign. Because *every* moment on which a battle swung was. I had my fictional warrior-king say this in one of my novels. He's talking about the nation's prospects if they win the battle, and someone says, &q...

Hi all:The house in question would not have been that of Bagoas the dancing boy, but Bagoas the Vizier, the poisoner/king-maker who had been *technically* the second-most powerful man in Persia but perhaps in truth *the* most powerful, until Dareios III gave him a dose of his own medicine, so to spe...

Hi all:Tre, may I ask, how do you know this? From following movie news?I'm just thinking, if Robin Lane Fox is supposed to be working as historical consultant on this movie, how can he let this sort of thing go by!? The movie is being billed as "based on" his Alexander work.To me having Ka...