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I agree with you Kenny, I believe that the Persians would have never got through Thermopylae without being able to outflank the Greeks. Something I have never understood is why they didn't use a fleet action to drop off a large contingent behind the Greeks and attack from both sides at once. The alt...

@ Efstathios - Though I am not one to just 'go along with everything that's fed me', I am wise enough to know that my knowledge of this area is not nearly as complete as I would like it to be. In the absence of the time needed to learn Greek from scratch and read everything I can get my hands on reg...

Two little things I always find amusing, someone correct me if I remember wrong: When Darius' mother mistook Hephaestion for Alexander, Alexander is recorded as saying 'He too is Alexander'. I find this funny personally. After one of the major battles (can't remember which, probably Granacus) Alexan...

WE start a post about 300 and get on about Greek art. Is it that Porthonians cant Answer the [edited - Moderator] Question. What was the question? 300 Hundred Is breaking bow office records and the reviewers are mostly on fire with this movie. It comes to show audiences are sick of Teen flick Comed...

I was unable to really sit down over the weekend, but I see that this thread has come quite a way. Well since Paralus' last post I don't think I'll bother adding much more. :) I'll just answer some of the points that were directed specifically towards me. Kekoro, i have one remark. Have you read &qu...

Hmmm... the quote thingy didn't seem to work right. :oops: You've got after this. You can easily edit it now. :) I must admit that I also do not remember the film dwelling unecessarily on the Alex and Heph relationship. I just remember the meaningful looks between the two. But as I said before, it'...

The exceptionally close relationship between Alexander and Hephaestion is attested to in every source we have on Alexander. You only need to look at the lavish funeral arrangements made for Hephaestion to see how dear he was held. Do you think Alexander would have put so much into it if Ptolomy or ...

An essential part of Alexander's life? Where did this come from? Since when the friendship between Alexander and Hephaestion became an essential part for a movie about Alexander.Stone made it an essential part. When it becomes the only life-long rlationship outside of that with his mother. As I've ...

300 is a movie based on a comic, not history - hence the blood etc. Stone at least tried to stick to elements of the Alexander story that are historically justifiable. This may not have succeeded in creating a movie that is entirely comfortable viewing, but at least he tried. Like many I have a prob...

Hi Paralus, I believe they were more vulnerable to missile fire than, in fact, the sources state. Generally, in ancient engagements, the archers let fly when the enemy formations were within effective killing range of the bows used. This was not – as is often portrayed in films – thousands of yards ...

Ah yes, the shields. I hadn't thought to ask about these. I've always assumed that the petzhetairoi shield was fixed to the upper left arm, though I have no idea why I had that picture in my head. A strap round the arm and back to hold the shield and allow it to move from front to back would make se...

It does ring a bell for me. Her name was Pancaste - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancaste . Campaspe Campaspe, also known as Pancaste, may have been the mistress of Alexander, if so one of the first (and only) women with whom Alexander was intimate. She was thought to be a prominent citizen of Laris...

I've just caught up with this thread after some confusion (probably my fault :roll:) over how the forum worked. Thanks for the input everyone. When Alexander crossed into India Arrian says he took the hypaspists, the so-called asthetairoi and half the Agrianes and archers, or something along those l...

Hmm, maybe you're right. I've just revisited the thread, and I seem to be able to go onto the second page now and read all the replies. I'm used to posting on a different style of forum to this, so maybe I just got mixed up.

Thanks Marcus,

Hi Marcus,

Thanks for the swift reply, I'll wait for word from Thomas. It's a little frustrating to know that there are ten replies in a thread I started that I can't read, but I'm sure things will be back to normal soon.

All my thanks.