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Linda,Gotcha. Thanks for that. Very neat resource.

Thank you all.Nicator: Yes, I think Green sourced the thunderbolt painting from Curtius. Halicarnassus, I'd hazard. Apelles' assistants sniggering at Alexander is a well known - and cheerfully retold - anecdote amongst some of my painter friends.Alejandro: I haven't read Manfredi. But if he uses tha...

Afternoon all.Long time since I was last about. No wane in interest, just no time to indulge it.Quick question, one which has me vexed and is quite important for my current purposes. I recall an explicit mention of Alexander getting ticked off with Apelles' rendition of Bucephalus in a painting. Ale...

Agreed.He did counter with a circumspect offensive at Pelion. I think it was Napoleon who stated that this sort of response was the most effective form of defense. The point being, for me at least, that he was wrong footed, and, unlike Issus, had to withdraw from the face of the opposition . . . 'bu...

Kenny, I still can't find the site - even with google. Any chance of a URL.Andrew, It's Aengus actually. Havent been around for a while, and can't use my old username as I've completely forgotten the password for it. Like the notion of a debate very much, although think it would be better to conduct...

Kenny,Do you have a web address for these people?I'm feeling beligerent, and could do with a good laugh.

Here's a groaner for everyone.A pal of mine who lives in Rome found herself having dinner with Val Kilmer and a few others a couple of weeks back, fresh from his Philip experience.Talk moved round to the great man, and what an extraordinary fellow he was. Incredibly, Kilmer hadn't the foggiest notio...

A bad habit of tearing out the page with the crossword on it, before anyone else could read the paper.What do you think?

Kenny,I sort of answered this one in a previous post. Have a look.One thing is certain. Hannibal would have been very circumspect indeed about trying it out on Alexander. The Carthaginian's greatest strength was his cavalry, and they were not tested properly by their Roman counterparts until Zama. A...

Karl,That's not like you; you've usually got perfect recall.He was put on the defensive at Pelion; initially by the Dardanian Illyrians under Cleitus, and then even more so with the arrival of the Taulantians under Glaucias. His nibs opted for the famous drill display and withdrawal (after a few man...

As an afterthought . . .I presume you haven't asked these geniuses about siege craft. If Alexander doesn't rate on that front who on earth does? Furthermore, Napoleon thought the batle of Hydaspes one of the finest ever executed in military history. Then again what would a jumped up Corsican know ab...

You got to love these odious comparison thingies. They are very silly indeed. However, as Karl has mentioned Hannibal rated both Alexander and Pyrrhus above himself. One mo . . I'll go and do a quick chop and paste from the archives; save you the bother.The story goes that late in life, effectively ...

It's an old habit.We're told that Roman Matrons for decades, indeed centuries, after the Punic wars, used to scarify troublesome kiddies with the words 'Hannibal ad Portas.' Hannibal is at the gates. Apparently it would work too!

Finally, perhaps most importantly, because this was not going to be a seasonal expedition but an extended campaign, new manpower had to be bought, hired or compelled into labour to make sure that MacedoniaGÇÖs rural economy didnGÇÖt collapse with the long term disappearance of vast levies overseas. ...

Karl, There are two major factors in determining the expense of kitting out for an expedition: the length of time you intend to be away for and distance from home (length of supply line). In this instance both were far greater than anything the Macedonians had prepared for before. Even allowing for ...