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- Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:28 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Sex, power and punishment
- Replies: 64
- Views: 23555
Then there's Aristotle's advice on how the Barbarians should be treated. Which Alexander thankfully didn't follow. Not exactly practical advice from the great philosopher. :) But I truly believe that Alexander had a genuine admiration of the Persian empire and culture. Amyntoros mentioned in another...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:18 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Roxane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10254
Since Pliny lived and wrote after Alexander's time, maybe what he saw was the result of fusion Alexander dreamed of. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's an idea :D . That is a good idea... But I think people of that description lived in regions like Northern Iran, Central Asia, Northern In...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:12 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Clietus. Parmenio, Philotas,Strapal Purges. Chicken feed
- Replies: 80
- Views: 31833
Power and Terror
I personally think that if you're going to be a king and a conquerer, especially usurp thrones of other countries, you will have real enemies. Before Alexander, I think there was one single Argead king who had died peacefully in bed. All others were betrayed by those close to him (Carney). The Maced...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:50 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Sex, power and punishment
- Replies: 64
- Views: 23555
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:45 am
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Roxane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10254
Hehe... and to get even more trivial, there are blonde Indians anyway. I wasn't saying that Roxanne isn't Indian because her people may have had blondes... Just that Sogdiana's never been considered part of India. Just trying to find as much as I could on Roxanne's general area and the closest I fou...
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:48 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Roxane
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10254
I most doubt Alexander was in love with anyone. As its been documented somewhere I would say achievement and Conquest were Alexanders mistress. Although Ive seen many a delightful Indian women and there beauty is really something.If Roxane was the as said most beautiful. how could Alexander not hav...
- Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:05 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Most Comprehensive Book
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13290
Hi, On the subject of Alexander's conquest of Central and South Asia - Has anyone read ' Alexander and the East - the Tragedy of Triumph ' by Bosworth? It looks like a very interesting study. Bosworth only focuses on the period between 329 and 325, allowing him to go into a lot of detail the other b...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:54 am
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Sex, power and punishment
- Replies: 64
- Views: 23555
Hm.. I should've guessed that this thread would be a depressing one. Speaking of sex as power, perhaps that's why Alexander's good treatment of the Persian harem is such a big part of his myth? That he DIDN'T rape and humiliate them? Because as I understand, the expected behavior for a victor was to...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:37 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Most Comprehensive Book
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13290
This is in no way a criticism of Lane Fox. He writes wonderfully, like a novelist almost. I enjoyed his biography of Alexander immensely and it got drew me into ... shall we say Alexander World? :) His passion for the subject is amply demonstrated in his vast knowledge, careful attention to detail, ...
- Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:12 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Most Comprehensive Book
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13290
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:49 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Alexander's physical appearence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26003
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:44 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Alexander's physical appearence
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26003
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:31 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Gay Icon
- Replies: 91
- Views: 38493
Women in ancient Greece (and even today in the villages) were kept under lock and key, much like Muslim women are today. Men, on the other hand, were required to show an aggressive sexual nature and marry after many sexual experiences. That is a huge and inaccurate generalization about 1 billion pe...