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by athenas owl
Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:38 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander the tourist
Replies: 13
Views: 6987

Re: And all on hoof or foot!

Alexander with a backpack, following the hippy trail to India ... yep, I can visualise it. :lol: If you're going to Gaugamela Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to Gaugamela You're gonna meet some gentle people there For those who come to Gaugamela Summertime will be a love-i...
by athenas owl
Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:30 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Enigma 2 (the truth)
Replies: 17
Views: 7184

Azara, I agree and I did not forget the Eastern Empire. However, would the Eastern Empire have existed in the form we know it as had not the Romans first conquered the region? The empire centered at Constantinople was founded by the Romans. If the Romans had already been conquered by ATG, a whole ot...
by athenas owl
Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:42 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Request for comments regarding Stone's Alexander
Replies: 56
Views: 32008

Without going back over the thread, did anyone mention Ptolemy calling Alexander "Magnus"? I'm unaware whether or not Aristotle taught Latin at Mieza. Thanks Kenny, your Magnus thread tickled the memory. He didn't call him Magnus, he called him Megas. :) I don't think Stone spoke confiden...
by athenas owl
Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:22 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Enigma 2 (the truth)
Replies: 17
Views: 7184

I lay no claim to scholarship, and I'm no big fan of "what if", but one thing I do ponder about an Alexander that had survived and was able to conquer western Europe and Africa. How would his conquering the Romans have altered the basic structure of Chrisitanity, assuming that it did rise ...
by athenas owl
Sat Jun 03, 2006 5:52 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Has Alexander Destroyed Colin Farrel
Replies: 12
Views: 6567

Thank you birdlover. Is the defunct site you are talking about "Epic-films" or something like that? I came across it and there were some interesing articles on the thinking that went into the film, changes, etc. Yes, I love using film, and any popular medium to get to my kids and pique the...
by athenas owl
Sat Jun 03, 2006 4:15 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Has Alexander Destroyed Colin Farrel
Replies: 12
Views: 6567

Terrance Malik makes beautiful films. "The Thin Red line" is one of my favourites. I want to see "The New World", but haven't gotten around to it. I am embarrassed at my fellow Americans and their desire for the rootin' tootin' epic that requires little thought. Colin Farrell was...
by athenas owl
Sun May 21, 2006 10:26 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')
Replies: 21
Views: 21019

And a note here to Athenas Owl: I still havenGÇÖt found any Ghandharan statues resembling the one in the credits, but I think the following one is worth mentioning. http://www.pitt.edu/~asian/week-5/2-5-buddha-G.jpg The lips are so overly sensual that theyGÇÖre almost evil GÇô a most unusual repres...
by athenas owl
Sat May 20, 2006 5:07 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')
Replies: 21
Views: 21019

Thanks!

To the person that moved my topic. I appreciate it very much. And to the kind reply, thank you as well. As to the Egyptian relief showed in the end credits. I am not sure that it is the exact one, but there is a relief of Alexander as pharaoh in a temple at Luxor. Someone with more knowledge can cor...
by athenas owl
Sat May 20, 2006 1:46 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')
Replies: 21
Views: 21019

Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')

I have been reading your forum with great enjoyment for quite some time. I didn't post this in the mainforum, because it is about Stone's film, sort of. Wasn't sure you all would want that dragged up again. :) For any of you that saw it, the end credits are over various sculptures and artworks that ...