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Jeanne Reames wrote: ↑Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:37 pm
sikander wrote: ↑Sun Apr 13, 2025 11:19 pmOh dear.....
That pretty accurately sums it up, I think. LOLOL

Greetings Jeanne,

I tried. I truly did. (chuckle)

Hope your latest book is coming along.

Regards,
Sikander

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Oh dear.....

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Alexias wrote: ↑Tue Feb 25, 2025 8:44 am I'm sorry, Sikander, I've not seen or heard of these books. Are you writing something?

Greetings, Alexias,
No. I am helping someone extrapolate probable outcomes on culture from information. Wondered if anyone else had come to similar conclusions...
Regards,
Sikander

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Has anyone else read the following: Dance and Ritual Play in Greek religion by Steven lonsdale Dance and the Body Politic in Northern Greece by Jane Cowan Greek Historical Folksongs: The Klephtic Ballads in Relation to Greek History (1715-1821) by John Baggally Am asking for your thoughts on the boo...

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Greetings Emma, "Sorry I’m kinda late with this response. I do remember reading a chapter or two, and I didn’t really like the way Hephaestion was portrayed. (The poor guy, always needing protection from his friends—the one with the sensitive heart who feels bad about all the killing. I mean, c...

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Greetings Emma, You said: "...(primarily from an anachronistic point of view, I’ve already read too many books about Alexander that, with just a few changes in technical details, could have been written in modern times…)" I agree- reading some stories, I can see the modern world creeping i...

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Yes, Sikander. I read the latest installment of Argent Woods’ fictional account of Alexander’s life. While I liked it well enough, there was something about it, a note of underlying poignancy perhaps, that made me uncomfortable." I would appreciate hearing more about this. What made you uncomf...

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If you wouldn't associate the word 'feminine' with Alexander, certainly you don't know the book, The Madness of Alexander the Great and the Myth of Military Genius, by R. A. Gabriel! :mrgreen: Books are one person's opinion, as well as anything else. There are many stories about famous people that ...

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The problem with this is that it brings sex first and foremost in their relationship and ignores all the other elements - friendship, military comradeship, delegation, support of policies and so on. Greetings Alexias, Good point. I have the impression with several historians that their own biases p...

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Greetings Sweetmemory, I have finished the third book- Kings and Traitors- and feel Argent Wood has done a good job of getting inside the minds of a number of the characters; the flow of personnel new and old, the little rivalries,the factions carried through... the intrigue of politics is well-done...

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Greetings Alexias,

Thank you for posting the link. It was interesting reading about the damage the Roamns had done- reminds me of the Roman ruins throught the Uk- and how so many fences , farmhouses and barns have the pillaged stones from so many of the Roman buildings!

Regards,
Sikander

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A fairly well-written novel about the development of the close connection between Alexander and his emotional as well as spiritual rock, Hephaestion. Their relationship is portrayed as one of the mixing of souls that is beyond any earthly desire. The author’s central premise is that they were bound...

sikander

Greetings,
Just got word on the third of the quartet Argent Wood Alexander series (author Wood is good about replying to queries) . Title is "Kings and Traitors"; it should be out by the end of the month...
Looking forward to it.

Regards,
Sikander

sikander

Greetings Sweetmemory41, I just found out that the Argent Wood books are now going to be a tetralogy (quartet?). Got word Vol 3 is finished and going into publication soon, but there was so much material it was going to be 1000 pages or so, so the author was advised to split the books. I understand ...

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Greetings, The new site looks good- more what people might expect to see today. Hope it draws the attention of new people. Still in the working stages but I can see how it should work when it's full-on. Navigation still new to me but time will make it smoother. Thanks for your work on this. Regards,...

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