Cheronea , exhibition Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:22 pm
So, too much death and sorrow.And defeat , but also eternal glory
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Cheronea (2) exhibition Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:34 pm
The first ''polyandrion '' not profaned by ancient robbers in Hellas
Re: Cheronea exhibition Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:36 pm
Thank you! I so wish I could get to that exhibition! 
Cheronea 3 Exhibition , Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:44 pm
The Macedonians cut them in pieces , first a blow on the feet , second blow on the back of the head
Cheronea (4) exhibition , Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:55 pm
Not a pleasant sight .The Macedonians allow only strigils and simple cheap vases for them .They were defeated , so non buried with their weapons
Cheronea (5) exhibition ,Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:05 pm
And the hands. Who was him ? his name ? his lover ?
Re: Cheronea 3 Exhibition , Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:25 pm
Thank you for the photos, Pauline, and I hope you enjoyed the exhibition.
Tiny question. I know we've had various discussions here https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6943 and here principally https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2841 about whether Alexander led the cavalry or the phalanx against the Sacred Band and I'm still not sure of the answer. But I have some questions.
1/ How did a cavalryman reach low enough, and with sufficient force, without the benefit of saddle or stirrups to keep him on horseback, to slice through a man's lower leg bone? Yes, he could have sliced his leg, but not chopped right through the bone. That must surely have been the work of a sword-wielding infantryman (not a sarissa-wielder), and if the man had been felled by his leg being broken, then the head wound could equally have been an infantry injury and not necessarily a downward slash from a cavalryman.
Alternatively, if the head wound came first, then that might indicate a cavalry charge, followed up by an infantry attack.
2/ How representative of the other bones is this combination of injuries? There appears to be a few head wounds to the skulls shown.
Tiny question. I know we've had various discussions here https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6943 and here principally https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2841 about whether Alexander led the cavalry or the phalanx against the Sacred Band and I'm still not sure of the answer. But I have some questions.
1/ How did a cavalryman reach low enough, and with sufficient force, without the benefit of saddle or stirrups to keep him on horseback, to slice through a man's lower leg bone? Yes, he could have sliced his leg, but not chopped right through the bone. That must surely have been the work of a sword-wielding infantryman (not a sarissa-wielder), and if the man had been felled by his leg being broken, then the head wound could equally have been an infantry injury and not necessarily a downward slash from a cavalryman.
Alternatively, if the head wound came first, then that might indicate a cavalry charge, followed up by an infantry attack.
2/ How representative of the other bones is this combination of injuries? There appears to be a few head wounds to the skulls shown.
Cheronea 6
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:39 pm
The skull of a warrior of the sacred band
Cheronea 7
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:43 pm
About the skull of the warrior of the sacred band.Sorry for this up-down and the 2 identical photos
Cheronea 8 exhibition Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 8:56 pm
Only poor stigils for the defeated ,given by their parents . To the eyes of Fhilip they were (now) only citizens
Cheronea 9 ,exhibition Athens
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:04 pm
About the stigils of the warriors of the sacred band. ( The exhibition post to be continued... )
Cheronea, 10 exibition Athens
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:14 pm
Part of one leg ,with wound
Cheronea 11 ,exhibition ,Athens
Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:27 pm
An answer to Alexias