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Hello Amyntoros and Paralus . Thanks for the encouragement. And thanks for that link, Paralus. It did give me a chuckle. Still, these discussions do get to me in a way that I can't easily shake off when I turn off the computer (which is kind of typical for me - by now, I ought to know better). Under...

Hello Amyntoros While I still think Alexander's reputation is, to be frank, shit, and quite...no, I'm not saying that word again - you've kind of convinced me it's not quite as down the drain as I have thought. I have no doubt Alexander would still have been very troubled had he had that peek into t...

Amyntoros Hanson hasn't only written about Alexander in his articles. In the book "Carnage and culture" he compares him with Hitler. Guy MacLean Rogers mentions this comparison in his book, and also a comparison by Bosworth with Cortez. The MacLean Rogers book, by the way, would probably ...

Hello Aspasia While I don't particularly disagree with your post, perhaps, though, I should also mention that I probably belong to a (strange and unusual) category of my own regarding why I visist this site at all. I'm not one of his "admirers", nor one of those who hate or loathe him. I r...

Paralus What waffle! As this site says, possibly the most famous secular person in history. Philip and Caesar do not compare. As for Pompey, that Anna Kournikova of empire builders, his claim to fame (apart from losing his head) was self-promotion. Hitler is world famous too. I just don't think Ale...

Paralus Again, much more fortunate than those who came before him. As to the money side of thingsGǪ Sure. Though I don't think I share your definition of "fortunate". In your opinion it's apparently a strictly relative term. But - more importantly, as I said in my post, the fundamental r...

He was not alone in that either theaccursed . His father spent an inordinate amount time replenishing the equally inordinate amount of money he spent both on the professional army and slings to Greeks ever happy to see his "bearer of gifts". Philip had problems with money his entire caree...

amyntoros I must be reading the wrong books! Evidence please. Which modern historians consider Alexander to be a worthless soldier, a worthless commander, and a worthless king? And yes, I know you said that not all of them are as extreme as this GÇô but if they are in the same ballpark then it must...

Paralus: Strike me bloody sideways theaccursed , there's a chip there the size of an Idaho potato farm. I gathered you had a dislike for "historians" but was unaware it was an active hate. Worthington's view is one extreme, an extreme you wish to paint all historians as being a party to. ...

rjones2818 HI theaccursed. This is an interesting view point. Should a new topic be started? Hopefully not. That's what happened the last (and first) time I posted a reply in this forum. That time it was understandable, but I would prefer if it didn't become a trend. My reply to your question was o...

TheAccursed: That's an interesting term for him. Do you mind explaining what you meant? I can come up with at least 2 different meanings depending upon how you're using the term unfortunate. :?: I mean unfortunate as in "not favored by fortune" and "a person who suffers misfortune&qu...

What short descriptions/explanations do you use to explain Alexander?

The most unfortunate king in history.

It is not my opinion that Antipater was trying to provoke Alexander at all. I adhere to your GÇÿreasonable interpretationGÇÖ that he was trying desperately to appease him in every way. Given that, I can see Antipater hedging his bets and I was wondering on what he could reasonably depend to defend ...

Two answers: yes you misunderstood; and no, the above scenario was not ever postulated. (I too liked the letter). What I have said though, was that Antipater was in no way serving himself up as the next course in Alexander's pre-Arabia banqueting. Given what had transpired to date, he well knew wha...

Hello Paralus and Jim. Apparently, I've misunderstood you two. So, just to make sure I understand you correctly now: In your opinion, Antipater was trying to lure Alexander to return to Macedon - the "inevitable retaliation" (that, however, proved not to be inevitable), raise as large an a...