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Greetings, Jona Lendering has taken a Persian persepective by studying Babylonian cuneiform tablets which hold relevant information....these are his views on this matter Gaugamela He thinks that Darius's men started to flee the battle after heavy losses....and the outcome of the battle was already f...

Greetings, as Alexander in various guises can be found in the religions of India, it is not difficult to surmise that he would find his way into the Koran. It seems a coincidence that the teachings of Mohammed come not long after Alexander's body disappeared from Alexandria (and maybe found their wa...

Khaire Dean and Marcus, Marcus your comment about it being 30 degrees made me think about the temp in Babylon in the month of June and a quick look on the web tells me we are looking at around 45 degrees. Here in the Canaries the temp. seldom exceeds 35 in summer and we are all flocking to the beach...

IGÇÖve no problem with the suggestion that Alexander went to the river to cool down, but do you think that it is plausible that he did this in secret? Taking a look at Karl SoundyGÇÖs translation from SusanGÇÖs Alexander sources , But when night had fallen, Alexander ordered Rhoxane, his wife, and ...

Oh dear... I think some should take the names of the Diadochi while battling this one out... :lol: Hanson hasn't only written about Alexander in his articles. In the book "Carnage and culture" he compares him with Hitler. I haven't read the articles or book in question....but how can Alexa...

Hi, Paralus Hitler is world famous too. I just don't think Alexander would have wanted that kind of fame - or the kind of fame that he's got. He wanted to be a new Achilles. Instead he's, at best, a mad, delusional, paranoid drunk who possibly wanted to have sex with his mother and possibly was behi...

Hello, To most everyday people today I think that Alexander sufficiently eclipsed all of Philip's achievements- but I don't mean to underestimate Philip. I mean, ask people today who was Alexander the great and most people will immediately tell you something - but ask about Phillip II of Macedon an...

I'm no longer able to tell if people are serious or not with their responses here. Ah, Thomas, what have you wrought? :roll: :) Best regards, I did come across the 'time travellers' .... but I do not believe Alexander was an alien....! Or is being an alien in Alexander's case, the fact that he did ...

well, er......there are two ancient time travellers by the name of Alexander and King Darius.....!

Well, there was the story that in 329bc fiery flying 'shields' were bothering his men in India....!!!
Alexander was probably mortal otherwise he would not have succumbed to the afterlife....but definitely had a certain 'something' that makes you wonder...!

Greetings, a difficult one to answer, as you had to think as Alexander would have done. I eventually went with No.3. Alexander's beliefs probably changed through the years...... He obviously believed in and honoured his ancestors, who included a demigod and a heroic son of a Nymph, whom he idolised ...

Greetings, I know this thread is a little old...but I came across something just recently. Waldemar Heckel, J.C. Yardley, Alexander the Great. Historical Sources in Translation. Blackwell Sourcebooks in Ancient History .. Reviewed by Jona Lendering..... http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2004/2004-02-13...

Hmmmh, well take St George and the dragon......a 'hero' because he rid the people of the destructive dragon...but what would have made him more of a ' perfect hero' 1...doing as he did and killing the dragon 2...facing the dragon and overcoming it without killing it and making it a captive or/and al...

Well said Karen, but how many modern leaders are as straightforward and upfront, in more ways than one, as Alexander was..... It's all very well sending out the fighting men with rousing speeches....and Col Tim Collins's has an echo of Alexander about it.. You will be shunned unless your conduct is ...

Greetings Kennyxx, that is true....how many computer games are of a romantic nature.....hehehe The difference between our world and Alexander's is a simple word 'civilised' our 'civilised' being perceived as somewhat different from Alexander's 'civilised'.....but has it really changed that much. The...