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Stelius wrote: Roxane was beautiful and the most powerful man in the world saw her and he wanted her. And guess what, he got her.

Not entirely sure what the "higher purpose" was, though - can you elaborate? :? ATB I don't mean higher purpose in the way we think of it today: eg. clothe the poor, help the sick etc. His higher purpose had to do with what he'd been taught and what he'd been brought up with. I.e. Achille...

As these are the days of Alexander the Great's birthday, I thought it would be a good time to finally watch the 'Alexander' film. Not meaning to sound negative but I was really disappointed! I mean I was really disappointed. I don't know how else to put it but I was just really disappointed! To thin...

He didn't kill for the sake of killing. Alexander had a purpose in mind, a higher purpose perhaps, but you couldn't say those he fought weren't expecting it. All soldiers went into battle with the full knowledge that they could and probably would die. Alexander also accepted this. I'm quite sure he ...

Mmmh, Alexander the military genius; it would be as well to remember that in all of the major battles there was a conference of the commanders and it would seem highly likely that the old heads, such as Parmenion, who as Philip's 'only general' , must have possessed as much savvy as the new kid on ...

Is anyone on this forum Greek by any chance? If not, what is your background(s)?

I think I posted something on this topic somewhere else. The Greek word for fair is xanthos/xanthe . This is anything from medium brown, to auburn, to chestnut, to light-brown, to golden-blond. Anything that isn't black is basically xantho . Also, if someone has brown hair and light eyebrows and fai...

(Btw, just received "The True Story of Alexander the Great" DVD in the mail from Amazon. About to put it on to watch it; very excited! ).

I was discussing this very theme with my father tonight and we were talking about the difference between the way the Greeks and Persians did battle. It would seem that the Persians expressed their kingship by staying well away from the battle because the king was thought to be too important to get i...

There's a History channel documentary on Alexander where the guy who plays Alexander looks eerily like the figure in the Pompeii Mosaic. I was highly impressed with the casting! Anyone else thought so? Yes! I saw the History Channel's documentary, "The True Story of Alexander the Great". ...

The Issus Battle mosaic from Pompeii is thought to be the most faithful representation of Alexander. It shows the young commander with fair skin, light-brown, sunstreaked hair, a large, straight nose, a curling, angry lip and jutting chin. He is thought to have had large, deep-set eyes as well, alth...

You could, in your studying through the sources, look for some of the following: Trust between Alexander and his men; Natural affinity and compatibility by virtue of having the same blood; Fighting for the same cause (the glory of Greece); A common enemy (Persia); Traditional virtues of respect for ...

I'm wondering which book all of you think is by far, the most comprehensive book on Alexander out there. (By modern or ancient, all opinions welcome) Which book has the most information about Alexander, his family, his men, the battles, the logistics, terrain, weapons, various enemies, etc? I'm jus...

Yet another idea of mine shot down. Don't worry, I enjoy learning. :) Anyway, I do believe that fair haired people were around for quite a long time. If you feel like reading about the first blondes (yes I've done some research!) here's an article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article73...

The Persian culture was way more advanced than the Greek. In fact, cultures deteriorate over time and not vice versa. Just as the British admire the Romans and the Romans admired the Greeks, likewise the Greeks admired the Persians, just as the Persians admired the Babylonians and the Babylonians th...