OK, wait a minute. I'm not sure why he says "Assyrian king". Any Assyrian king would have lived and died long before Alexander came along. Isn't that right? Or am I missing something?Tantalus wrote: "...it is also backed up by accounts attributed to an Assyrian king"
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- Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:49 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander floods Ecbatana?
- Replies: 6
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- Tue Dec 12, 2006 10:25 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander floods Ecbatana?
- Replies: 6
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- Tue Dec 12, 2006 8:58 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander floods Ecbatana?
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Alexander floods Ecbatana?
I saw this on rogueclassicism. Hegmataneh is Ecbatana. Alexander at Hegmataneh I don't know what to make of this but I thought it interesting enough to post. But besides not being mentioned in any sources, which of course doesn't necessarily mean anything, a problem I see with this story is that I d...
- Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:16 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Contingency plans
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8827
Re: Persian Romance versions
Interesting posts here, but one of the things that struck me interesting when I read the Persian story about Alexander were all the prophecies made to Alexander that he would die, and that he seemingly knew it. Again, at this moment, I am forgetting the title and author of the book.... Maybe this i...
- Sun Oct 01, 2006 2:42 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: "Alexander's Tomb" by N. Saunders
- Replies: 19
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Re: "Alexander's Tomb" by N. Saunders
I too am among Saunders’ victims. So am I. I bought the book! I bought it a couple weeks ago. When it arrived I was somewhat disappointed. A quick look through gave me the impression that this was "Alexander's Tomb Lite " And especially so when compared to Andrew's definitive "The Lo...
- Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:58 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Tombs of the Greek Heroes conference
- Replies: 13
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- Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:06 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Tombs of the Greek Heroes conference
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4509
Re: Tombs of the Greek Heroes conference
I would really love to read it. Any chance you will be posting it on your website?Taphoi wrote:I will be presenting a paper entitled GÇ£Famous Alexandrian Mummies:
The Adventures in Death of Alexander the Great and Saint Mark the EvangelistGÇ¥
- Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:16 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Library of Alexandria info?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2504