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- Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:56 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: what was alexander the great's religion
- Replies: 6
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Re: what was alexander the great's religion
Hi Alexander's fans. I am interested to learn more about the religion alexander believed. Were his religious beliefs same as all other greeks or he believed in other deities like egyptian and Persian In a general sense you could say that he shared the same religious background with those living in ...
- Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Athens, the forgotten savior
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3318
However I think that your statements about Agesilaus have no point here. This was another time, 60 years afterwards . Spartans thought they were the masters of Greece (they always thought so), and like always all the other greeks were against the master. Athens suffered same luck when was in top of...
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:47 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: A Few Questions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3810
Re: A Few Questions
1. Yes, Alexander of Lyncestis was executed, most probably at Prophthasia. He wasn't Alexander's cousin, though - his cousin was Amyntas, who was done away with on Alexander's accession. Maybe Ambrosia refers to a theory invented by Hammond that Alexander the Lyncestian was most likely a Temenid, d...
- Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:27 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Athens, the forgotten savior
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3318
Re: Athens, the forgotten savior
Despite of this almost all people think that was Sparta because of the famous and useless battle of Termophilae. All that wanted lacedemonians was surrender Greece to Persians and refuging in Peloponnese, to conserve his home, ridiculous. Besides this, Sparta became afterwars a Persian customer, ta...
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:08 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexanders body/height
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4089
The following quotes are from Alexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation By J C. Yardley, Waldemar Heckel, p 39. While [Hephaestion] was the king's age, in stature he was his superior, and so the queens took him to be the kind and did obeisance before him after their manner. Whereupon so...
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:43 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Justin's comparison of Philip and Alexander
- Replies: 100
- Views: 31240
These Bloody Lyncestians...
Besides, you said Makedonians were much less pleased with Alexander at his end compared to Philip. It's specifically that that I'm challenging. Philip's end was brought about by a Makedonian who was clearly not pleased with him (understandably, imo). Unlike in assassination attempts against Alexand...
- Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:22 am
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Confusion about the number of Bagoases
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6104
Firstly, the Egyptian Bagoas isnt the first recorded historical person, owner of this name in Persian empire. There is at least a notable Persian governor of Judaea in the reign of Darius II, apparently not being an eunouch. The name Bagoas seems to have as its root the Persian word baga = ' God '. ...
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:05 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Confusion about the number of Bagoases
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6104
- Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:22 pm
- Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
- Topic: Confusion about the number of Bagoases
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6104
Lets clear it up with a brief description of each one. 1. Bagoas the Egyptian Eunouch. He is famous for murdering Artaxerxes Ochus and Arses. 2. Bagoas the Persian Eunouch. He is the most famous one. Firstly he was said to have sexual relationship with Darius and later he became as you said a flatte...
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:45 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Why Did Darius Take Alexander So Lightly
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2664
Most likely Darius believed the Macedonian threat was eliminated with the death of Philip. Persians could hardly knew initially whether Philip's successor continued his father's ambitious plan or not. They knew pretty much what was going on Philip's court from the high-ranking officials of Darius wh...
- Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:34 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Justin's comparison of Philip and Alexander
- Replies: 100
- Views: 31240
Ancient sources on Alexander's drinking. 334 BC. Dium (D.17.16.3-4) a nine-day festival sponsored by Alexander [probably Olympia] ends in a banquet. 333 BC Phaselis (P.17.9) Alexander drunk, crowns a statue. 333 BC Issus (C.3.12.2) Alexander invites close friends to a banquet after the battle. 330 B...
- Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:17 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Did Alexander learn the persian language?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3746
Alexander's interactions with Persians begin as back as the first years of his life. At the time being, there were found in Philip's court exiled, high-ranking officers of the Persian king such as Artabazus, Memnon of Rhodes and the Egyptian Menapis. A little later we are also given by literary sour...
- Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:56 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Did Alexander learn the persian language?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3746
He made use of interpreters. From the top of my head i can remember at the time Darius, fled abandoning his relatives to Alexander, someone had informed the prisoners that Darius was killed. Curtius at least (cant recall right now if other sources verify the same) mentions Alexander senting Mithrene...
- Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:20 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Concrete Evidence
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4412
http://www.csad.ox.ac.uk/Chios/Tod192.jpg From king Alexander to the people of Chios, written in the prytany of Deisitheos: All those exiled from Chios are to return , and the constitution on Chios is to be democratic. Drafters of legislation are to be selected to write and emend the laws so as to e...
- Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:44 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: City of Perita???
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4658