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- Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:49 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Army numbers,demographics,populations
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11019
The Egyptian Army
The egyptians had a good army too.The indians too.Do you think that the persians could have conquered all these people if they didnt have a huge army?Do you think that they would have conquered these people with their light armors and their not so high morale and courage?Ponder about that a little ...
- Fri May 26, 2006 3:36 am
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21059
Bahariya
Marcus, when you visited Siwah did you by chance visit Bahariya, as well? That oasis is home to the only free standing temple of Alexander in Egyptian territory. Pics I've seen make it look in quite a state of disrepair. Zahi Hawass believes Alexander took the road through Bahariya on his way back t...
- Sun May 21, 2006 6:18 am
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Statues in movie credits (renamed from topic: 'Greetings!')
- Replies: 21
- Views: 21059
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 6:01 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: More Alexander myths needing to be debunked
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3375
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 12:44 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: An illegitimate son?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28892
Re: An illegitimate son?
It might be alternate history but it makes exceptional sense -- Alexander was no longer thinking on a solely Macedonian-centered level, but what was best for his empire as a whole. I wonder, too, if that might be the reason Barsine was sent back West, back to land where her family would have carried...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:05 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: An illegitimate son?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28892
Re: An illegitimate son?
I don't think Barsine would have been in any appreciable danger in Bactria, though, since from 329 it was her father's satrapy. I can see Alexander not taking her along into India if she were already pregnant; who better to care for her than her father? But, according to one reckoning Artabazus died...
- Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:16 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: An illegitimate son?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 28892
Re: An illegitimate son?
I believe much of the confusion among modern scholars comes from the alternate identification of Statiera as 'Barsine'. I don't know when it started, but during the course of writing 'Memnon' I came across several references to 'Barsine/Statiera' (Darius' daughter) and 'Barsine' (Memnon's widow). Dr...
- Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:55 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Arrian's quote-mistranslation
- Replies: 30
- Views: 8543
Re: Arrian's quote-mistranslation
This is really off topic but . . .Bob, you mentioned you have some facility with Aramaic. I'm looking for a word in Aramaic (transliterated into English) for 'immortal'. Do you have any idea?Thanks in advance ;)Scott
- Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:18 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Memnon of Rhodes: Alexander's only equal
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2569
Re: Memnon of Rhodes: Alexander's only equal
Though likely not Alexander's equal, Memnon was definately his most formidable opponent. Keep in mind, Memnon had recently defeated Parmenion in the Troad, defeat being something of a rarity for Parmenion's career. He knew how to fight the Macedonians because he had seen their army up close during h...
- Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:37 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: ..at the oracle of Siwah
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3413
Re: ..at the oracle of Siwah
The ancient Egyptians generally didn't use hieroglyphics on papyrus. It would have been a cursive variant called hieratic (the final stage of written hieroglyphs was called Demotic, but I'm not sure exactly when it came into widespread use . . . I don't have my reference books close at hand). Most c...
- Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:23 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Mieza
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1203
Mieza
Hi All,Hope everyone is doing well this summer! A question: while Alexander was studying with Aristotle at Mieza, would Philip have posted a garrison or some sort of bodyguard unit nearby to watch after the Prince's safety -- not to mention the safety of the sons of some of Macedonia's leading citiz...
- Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:45 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Egyptian relief
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1991
Re: Egyptian relief
The pic shows Amun (far left) watching as Horus (or Re-Horakty) bestows life and prosperity on the King (not, as the caption suggests, giving him the key of life). The cartouche above the king is too damaged to make it out; there's another cartouche to the left of Amun; I can't make out the whole na...
- Wed Feb 16, 2005 6:50 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Antipater and Parmenion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1563
Antipater and Parmenion
Hi all,A question for those who have access to Heckel's 'Marshals of Alexander': does it say what area of Macedonia Antipater and Parmenion are from? I've checked the bios here at Pothos and Jona's at Livius.org -- all I can find is a reference to Parmenion being from Upper Macedonia. Any help?Also,...
- Mon Jan 31, 2005 12:39 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: The Harbor at Pella
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2242
Re: The Harbor at Pella
Thanks, Ruth! I don't have a fax number, but if you see anything of interest could you scan and send it via email? Using info from Piraeus and Alexandria, I've been piecing together what might happen as a ship puts in to the harbor -- inspections, taxes levied, that sort of thing. Now, I have to mol...
- Sun Jan 30, 2005 5:52 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: The Harbor at Pella
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2242
Re: The Harbor at Pella
Thanks Ruth, Chris, and Angelo!Ruth, the second is coming along at a snail's pace, it seems. It's what this research is for, actually :) As you've been to Pella, what can you tell me about where the harbor is in relation to the city proper? I've got a map of Pella from an archaeology guidebook, but ...