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by Susa the Great
Sun Apr 01, 2012 5:39 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Droit du seigneur back there
Replies: 2
Views: 2036

Droit du seigneur back there

Hi there, I have this idea that Mary Renault, in Persian Boy, mentions something that resembles a lot this droit du seigneur (lord's right) in Persia somewhere (Babylon? not sure). Do you have any ideas about this being something that Alexander might have had to deal with being the king then? I kno...
by Susa the Great
Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:55 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Head of Hephaestion
Replies: 34
Views: 16968

Re: Head of Hephaestion

Lack of anastole, and shorter hair, you see. I admit that the head tilt is very similar; but we know that the successors (and others) often modelled themselves on Alexander. I don't think we could say with the certainty that you profess, that the sculpture was mis-attributed! Hello Marcus - it's be...
by Susa the Great
Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:48 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Head of Hephaestion
Replies: 34
Views: 16968

Re: Head of Hephaestion

Alcibiades was depicted clean shave with anastole and wild hair too, (from a named Roman copy, pictured on a thread here somewhere); the head of Lysimachos from Ephesos-Gocek looks more like Alexander to me, my avatar is meant to be Lysimachos; it is all quite subjective. Yes, wanton destruction is...
by Susa the Great
Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:53 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Head of Hephaestion
Replies: 34
Views: 16968

Re: Head of Hephaestion

Agesilaos quotes the literal sources data that are a standard when it comes to Alexander sculpture heads and of course the Azara herm is the only inscribed source we have that helps us identify them. In addition there are coins depicting Alexander from the side of course but they do give a certain ...
by Susa the Great
Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:32 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Head of Hephaestion
Replies: 34
Views: 16968

Re: Head of Hephaestion

agesilaos wrote:..... Nor is this a modern phenomenon, ancient dealers were more likely to make a sale in Rome of, say 'Plato', than 'anonymous man with beard'!

Hello!
Well people never really change!
Thanks for your clarification.

Susa
by Susa the Great
Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:14 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Head of Hephaestion
Replies: 34
Views: 16968

Re: Head of Hephaestion

Hello, I am not new to the forum, but been away for a long time. There is something that I wanted to understand, which would be: How is it identified, in general, the heads of Alexander? I mean, archaeologists/treasure hunters from the past dug up one head, and how is it that that they say it is (or...