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Professor Daniele Morandi Bonacossi (University of Udine, Italy) has found the place where Alexander defeated Darius for the second time at Gaugamela. The site is called now Tell Gamel and he found here many hellenistic reliefs with winged victories, horsemen, and Argead stars. See: www.archeostorie...

I found some maps of this campaign in the books of N.G.L. Hammond. The last of these books I bought is: 'The Genius of Alexander the Great', London 1997. The maps are at page 33 (the Balkan area) and 38 (The manoeuvres at Pelium). Sorry, I'm not able to post a photo...

Yes, you are right, homonoia is connected also with "alla agathà", because it is impossible to do otherwise. The sentence indeed is made to stress that "Alexander, besides the normal good things he was accustomed to pray for", prayed also for two new and special things, i.e. &quo...

I'll try to answer to your last question:"Yes, the two words homonoia and koinonia are related IMHO to " Makedosi kai Persais". Don't mind if the standard given by LSJ or other dictionaries shows only the construction of homonoia with "pros + accusative". Dictionaries show v...

Very interesting, thank you Pauline! I tried to read the inscription but I miss some letters. I'm not very good with III c.B.C. cursive writing.

Oddly enough there is a daughter of Alexander even in the Romance. She is called Kalè and her mother is a concubine (pallakè) of Alexander. She is introduced during the search of the spring of immortality; after drinking the water of eternal life by mistake, she became a daimon and was called Neraid...

I knew nothing of the Hebrew Romance of Alexander, but it's very likely 'the King's son, Alexander, who died at nine months' isn't an invention. Why, otherwise, invent a nine month death of his son, when Alexander is alive and victorious? This is an interesting piece of information, really. Thank yo...

I think that a son of Alexander (either named Heracles or not) did exist. Perhaps he was the same son by Roxane who died (according to Metz Epitome 70) in Autumn 326 b.C. during the Indian campaign. But the Heracles who Polyperchon tried to pass off as Alexander's son was most likely a fake. But wha...

I think we'd take care when we say words like 'wife', 'concubine', 'legitimate' or 'illegitimate' heir, referring to the law of ancient Macedonia. The succession of a king, for instance, wasn't strictly arranged previously, but depended on various elements, i. e. his ability in winning a war, his we...

Xenophon, I think we cannot mark as propaganda the stories we don't believe were true according to our own standards. We have to demostrate it , or leave for good to study ancient history

Thank you, Alexias, for your post: you said exactly what I wanted to reply to Xenophon. But let me add some words about ancient sources. Most recently Alexandrian historians don't divide ancient sources in two schools anymore, but like best to test each element as they turn up. A "good" so...

Really amazing! Many years ago I bought the book of Nanno Marinatos on the religion of Thera and many other books on the finds in this gorgeous island, but I never saw photos so realistic. A lot of thanks to you, Pauline, for sharing with us things so beautiful!

Hi, Yearning of Atum! I want to strike a blow for your last post. You said the charge of rapist for Alexander isn't proved and you are right. Instead there are many proofs in ancient sources to uphold the opposite point of view. 1) Plutarch (Vita Alex. 22, 4-5) writes "When he [i.e.Alexander] k...

Hi, Pauline thanks for this post! The ring is really gorgeous, but what caught my imagination is the fashion of the women's skirts. I never saw before flounce skirts and plain skirts together in the same ring. Generally the latter are considered old-fashioned in comparison with the former. Perhaps i...

Now I can see at least this huge work of yours! Really grand, thanks for sharing!