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- Wed Mar 13, 2002 8:54 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Sources
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3184
Re: Sources
There are two main reasons why we don't have the original sources. First, it was fashionable in the ancient world (as it has been throughout history) to write epitomes and digests of other writers - to show one's literary skills, as much as anything. Hence, for example, we have Justin's epitome of T...
- Tue Mar 12, 2002 3:40 pm
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: Re: Alexander's movie
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20853
Re: So what is the
The Macedonians of Alexander's time almost certainly did *not* speak a Slavic language, but a dialect of Greek. It was distinct enough from what the rest of the Greeks spoke (as far as we know, and we know nothing about the language for certain) for the Macedonians to be considered "not Greek&q...
- Fri Mar 08, 2002 8:55 am
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Religion and Alexander
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5334
Re: Religion and Alexander
I hadn't thought about the Jove / Jehovah (or even Yaweh) connection. I was about to make a point about Indo-European linguistics, but then remembered that Hebrew is a Semitic language... but there might be something in it. Then you started to go on about Einstein and Prometheus... and I reckon the ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2002 5:11 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: alexander dancing
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4165
Re: alexander dancing
Thanks for that, Sikander. Very interesting - an area I know (or knew) nothing about and, if I'm honest, hadn't spent any time thinking about before.
All the best
Marcus
All the best
Marcus
- Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:57 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Religion and Alexander
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5334
Re: Religion and Alexander
John, This is obviously a reference to Ammon, though, isn't it? I'm not sure (and I'm *really* not sure - not just tactfully disagreeing with you) how far we can see a synthesis with Jehovah who appeared to Moses in Egypt. It's an interesting question, whether the geographical location of mythical (...
- Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:51 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Strength and Weaknesses
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7224
Re: Strength and Weaknesses
Not sure I agree about 'dependence on close friends' as a weakness - as far as I can see none of Alexander's generals let him down. I don't know what my choices for his weaknesses would be (I need to think a lot harder for a lot longer), but I would probably include an inability to gain acceptance o...
- Thu Mar 07, 2002 9:00 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander and Aristotel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12623
Re: Alexander and Aristotle
Oh, right, so it is in Afghanistan! <g>
All the best
Marcus
All the best
Marcus
- Wed Mar 06, 2002 1:24 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Religion and Alexander
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5334
Re: Religion and Alexander
This is a difficult one to answer, I think. I don't have access to the relevant books at the moment (the problem with having to work!), but I seem to recall that it wasn't an 'interpretation' as such - ie. Zeus Ammon was *not* 'perceived' to be Olympian Zeus. I know this isn't much help, because I c...
- Tue Mar 05, 2002 8:53 am
- Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
- Topic: His fathers' death
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2543
Re: His fathers' death
There's a very good section on Philip's death in the Information section, which you might find useful to read. At the end of the day, there was so much propaganda, after Alexander's death as much as before, that it is extremely hard to come to a firm conclusion about the assassination. For my own pa...
- Mon Mar 04, 2002 9:07 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander and Aristotel
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12623
Re: Alexander and Aristotle
Ah! It's a while since I read Lane Fox, so I don't remember that specifically. But if it's Khodjend (or Leninabad) in what is now Tajikistan, then that is accepted to be the site of Alexanderia Eschate. It is, of course, on my list of "places that I'd love to visit but have too great an interes...
- Fri Mar 01, 2002 5:33 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Gay or not ?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 31610
Re: Gay or not ?
Linda, >>even Craterus's friends had to ask why the King needed Hephaestion's love. This was perhaps to protect Hephaestion's political status, (see Pausinas) or perhaps not to upset group dynamics in the command hierarchy.<< This is an interesting point, which perhaps ought to move to a different t...
- Fri Mar 01, 2002 1:04 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: What were his goals?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15386
Re: What were his goals?
I think you have a good point when you say that none of the sources is clear about Alexander's guilt in the killing of Kleitos. It is another of those situations that makes discussion difficult because of modern morals - in our eyes, *nothing* (hopefully) justifies killing a man - whether it is perc...
- Thu Feb 28, 2002 5:27 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Gay or not ?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 31610
Re: Gay or not ?
Couldn't agree with you more, Tre!
All the best
Marcus
All the best
Marcus
- Thu Feb 28, 2002 4:12 pm
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: Alexander movies
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5261
Re: Alexander movies
Thanks Nick.
It just goes to show that, if you bother to look, all the information you might want is there. I confess I didn't look, but time is money, y'know... <g>
Marcus
It just goes to show that, if you bother to look, all the information you might want is there. I confess I didn't look, but time is money, y'know... <g>
Marcus
- Thu Feb 28, 2002 4:12 pm
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: Alexander movies
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6112
Re: Alexander movies
Thanks Nick.
It just goes to show that, if you bother to look, all the information you might want is there. I confess I didn't look, but time is money, y'know... <g>
Marcus
It just goes to show that, if you bother to look, all the information you might want is there. I confess I didn't look, but time is money, y'know... <g>
Marcus