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Nikas, Are you talking about Amyntas whose father was king before Phillip? Then technically speaking - Amyntas had a more legitimate claim to the Argead throne than Alexander, didn't he? When Amyntas' father Perdiccus III died, Amyntas should have become king. Phillip, to put it bluntly, stole the ...

I think I should have put this quote in...it lays out the politics a bit more clearly. An exhibition on the ancient Macedonian royal lineage of Alexander the Great that presents evidence that his family and kingdom were firmly rooted in the culture and civilisation of ancient Greece Oh, what's wron...

It totally sounds out of character for Alexander. Especially seeing as his logistics seem to have been almost impeccable, so he had a pretty competent staff that probably didn't need a slaying to stay on top of things. Oddly enough though, these quotes sometimes appear where not expected. A few mont...

I guess this all leads back to the original question then, should he not have kept Amyntas alive and with him as a prudent, responsible, and fully Argead and Macedonian King? Yes, even assuming he could show off his sarissa prowess to some Macedonian dame before his Asian world tour, it would have b...

Hi Alexias For what it's worth, a few thoughts: Alexander and Philip's relationship after Chaeronea appears to have taken a nose dive, and not just because of Philip's marriage to Attalus's neice and the Pixodorus affair. Alexander wasn't given any major command after Chaeronea despite his performan...

Hello Pothosians, Something I have been wondering about for a long time and would love to hear some of your opinions on, is why Alexander had his cousin Amyntas IV executed? I mean, I certainly can see his motives for it, a perceived threat to the throne, but it seems like a very short sighted decis...

Not sure if this had been already been posted? Greek archaeologists uncover ancient tombs Thu Sep 16, 3:00 pm ET ATHENS (AFP) – Greek archaeologists on Thursday announced the discovery of 37 ancient tombs dating back to the iron age in a cemetery near the ancient Macedonian capital of Pellas. Discov...

Hello everyone, A long-standing little irritant for me seems to have been finally solved. Ever since reading Robin Lan Fox's Alexander the Great, I have been searching high and low to find a quote apparently attributed to Alexander (unfortunately the author does not cite his source). The quote? &quo...

The argument about heirs is ridiculous as everyone knows each killed each off faster than flies, so it meant nothing since Alexander's own children were killed at early ages...that is a most unjust criticism...There is no such thing as a prince having to be compelled to marry just to insure a succe...

Hi Nikas, I wouldn't want to take away from Philip's achievements, which were of course considerable. I was thinking more of inspiration and imagination-capturing down the ages, really. Your post made me wonder if there was a pattern to spot - one ruler/leader or whatever who lays the foundations, ...

If Philip and Alexander's generations were reversed, I wonder what each of them would have achieved? Of course it is only idle speculation, but to me it is interesting to think about, because they were both highly talented. Could Alexander have united Macedon and built an army that used the latest ...

Nothing really to do with mollifying Athens; more retaining and usurping her supposed reputation as a cornerstone of the “Greek resistance” to the filthy despotic and effete Persians. Ditto Sparta. The propaganda of a righteous war of retribution – a necessary cloak for Macedonian imperial aims and...

Poor Alexander, he goes off to avenge those Athenians for those Persian outrages and still gets nothing but grief from those ingrates... :wink: What was it he was supposed to have said in India? Ah, yes, found it (Plutarch 60.6): "And here it was that he is said to have cried: "O Athenian...

Hi Nikeas, I found something quite interesting about those Phoenicians and their Carthigian progeny the other day. I don’t know if you’ve come across this study. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature2/index.html It turns out that fewer than 20% of modern-day Tunisians (“Carthigians”) s...

Well indeed, as it always was. Back in Phil’s time the terrorists – after other pretenders, Illyrians (and sundry other neighbours) and Thracians – were the Persians: he was going east to teach them all a lesson for destroying Athenian temples. Thus it might not have been at all convenient to destr...