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Hello, Yes I am amazed how he could have made such a comment. I think that Plutarch mentions that Alexander, in his spare time, would read a lot and that he even slept with the Iliad under his pillow. As for the comment about theatre being very important, I totally agree. I think that the Greeks use...

Pindar's was the only house in Thebes(?) that wasn't sacked- because of Alexander's respect for the written word, art and the memory of a special poet- Alexander like Octavius Caesar were patrons of the arts. Alexander read Homer throughout his life and knew the work of Euripides- and Xenophon. Did ...

Hola, Also the Canary Islands- Las Palmas- we love Alexander as well here ya know! Best wishes, Dean.

Hi Susan, I really envy your son on his "once in a lifetime" trip, Best regards, Dean.

No prob's Marcus, hope you enjoyed your visit at the weekend, Regards, Dean.

Hi, I had a cat but it never ate my homework. I look forward at the weekend to reading the answer, Dean.

Hi and thanks very much for your answering my question- I am really am very curious about this- and if you remember at the weekend, and have time, I would really appreciate it! Cheers, Dean.

Hi- did the celtic dagger have any symbolic meaning? (I refer to the one used to dispatch Philip II)(5 brownie points) Thanks and best wishes. Dean

Hello Rick,it is me again. Yesterday afternoon I had my copy of the Iliad to hand and was reading when suddenly I read something that may also be of interest. In book 10-Dolon, son of Eumedes a Trojan spy appears- he is subsequently killed by Diomedes. Would it be possible that Alexander was aware o...

Hi, thankyou for correcting me- after my grossly hyperbolic sentence. The life-threatening wounds/illnesses are much less than I attempted to infer. Although I still think that his stoic resilience is exemplary, especially considering the vast distances he travelled and explored. From an anthropolog...

Hi Rick, nice to hear from you. This paper of yours regarding "intelligence"seems to be a really good idea-good luck! Olympias- the queen of espionage must have taught Alex a trick or two. The following may or may not be of use. I realise that Signori Manfredi got a slamming on this forum ...

Hi there! You seem to have grasped perfectly what I was talking about. Today people have a little cold and are bed-ridden for days. Humans I think are these days quite susceptible to illnesses and give in too easy- don't get me wrong I don't think that every ill person is faking I just think that we...

Hi, thankyou for your comments. I too look forward to your forthcoming article on the site regarding Alexander's blurred/confused/mysterious(I can't think of anymore adjectives to describe it)death. I honestly was unconscious of the fact that the drinking picnic by the River Cydnus- although it must...

Hi, Ruth, just to thankyou for your reccomendation of the book "The invisible enemy" when we were talking about Alexander's drinking habits. I have to wait for a while for the book- got to order it and was curious about your comment about "addictive medicines" that Alexander took...

Hi, no matter what I read about Alexander- one of the areas of his "superhumanity", that I find most fascinating is his constitution.He was unbreakable. Just a couple of days ago was reading about the arrow injury- the one that Perdikkas intervened in. I won't go into the gory details but ...