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You guys are hilarious

Now I have to move up the ranks myself

Thank you, Marcus! I'm really old fashioned and I have to admit looking online slipped my mind... :oops: I have to admit I haven't, Lysis. Other than the fact that she was Illyrian (at least that's what I've heard) I haven't heard much of Eurydike. But when I get my hands on Carney's book, I'll read...

No need to apologise, Lysis! I was a little bit confused, but I understand now. :D I do hope that the ruins benefit, then. I think it's unfortunate when historical ruins aren't looked after or are damaged. Of course, between a choice of protecting artifacts and human lives I'd always choose the latt...

That does sound tricky, Lysis. I didn't hear anything about the ruins of Babylon being affected by pipeline construction. Why does that benefit them? *Goes off to do some research* Well, I have started a WIP on Alexander. Not exactly a novel, but a lengthy work looking at Alexander through the eyes ...

Good luck, Scott! I might also need your services, if I get my novel off the ground. And I finish it. Here's to hoping! :D I agree that practice and study is what truly teaches a writer how to craft a successful story. Personally, I enjoy the use of many editors-professional and personal friends who...

Intriguing article. Thank you for the link, Marcus!

I always did think Arrian's account of Persepolis was peculiar.

I'm so glad to hear that, Lysis! And I can believe that the second attempt is going better than the first-I've done a lot of writing myself and may or may not start an Alexander novel one day-and I find the more you write, re-write, re-do, discover, re-discover, etc-the better your writing becomes. ...

I would hope not!

I'm really into etymology, and it's fascinating for me to not only study the traces of Greek that have weaseled their way into English, but to study how Greek terminology changed over time.

So I'm posting three months too late. But I did have to say keep on going with the novel. Alexander is so versatile. He changes with everyone's perceptions. We each have our Alexander. This is what makes it fascinating to read different books of academia, and historical fiction as well as movie and ...

Okay, I've been two weeks out of ancient Greek class and that's enough to be rusty. I really should go back to my textbooks, and I could email my Prof. Basileus (that's the exact transliteration) was indeed the Classical term for Kings, and the one Alexander would have been accustomed with, and was ...