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A bit like Macbeth when he sees Banquo's ghost, I imagine...All the bestMarcus

Excellent! I shall do that search and purchase one forthwith...Thanks for the info - what a great source this forum is, eh?All the bestMarcus

Jolly good.However, could you remember to take your 'caps lock' button off? It's deafening...All the bestMarcus

Absolutely - very good idea.I have to say that I'm not aware that anyone has used our e-mail addresses for spam, but as you never know when someone *will*, it's a good idea to guard against it.Nice one!Marcus

I think it's sad news about the miniseries - I reckon they might have done a pretty good job of it.I've heard about these T-shirts, and I have to admit that I would definitely purchase one.I'll have to do a bit of searching!All the bestMarcus

Crikey, Tre, I'm not sure that I can! I always defer to *you* on the artefacts question!I have to admit that I get more and more confused about who is supposed to be buried in the various Vergina tombs - but I think you're right that the Greek government is unlikely to change their current view.Actu...

The Greeks certainly didn't make it as far as Rome - and the Romans were already there, albeit living in squalid mud huts and putting their children out to be suckled by wolves... .All the bestMarcus

That's true, John. Still, it didn't stop Pyrrhus from popping over and whooping their backsides in the early 3rd century, did it?If I recall correctly, the Trojan business didn't really start until Virgil wrote Aeneid. I suppose the legend could have been around for much longer, though. Of course, i...

Well, John, Roman *legend* said that they were Trojan refugees - supposedly descended from Aeneas who, being under Aphrodite's protection, was able to escape from Troy. But that was just legend, in the same way that the (pre-Anglo-Saxon invasion) Britons were said to be descendents of Brutus (the so...

Looking good, Sikander, looking good!There's still an awful lot to do, though, isn't there! I'll have to get reading to provide you with some reviews to plug the gap!All the bestMarcusPS: Don't hold your breath on the Manfredi books - let's face it, they're terrible!

Sorry, Linda, in future I'll write "flippant" just to let you know when I'm being so... All the bestMarcus

In Alexander's time, of course, the city was called Byzantion. So it's all rather academic...All the bestMarcus

Have the ladies not *always* known *exactly* how to communicate with the male of the species, Susa? Then again, until relatively recently the gels weren't supposed to communicate - just so long as the tea was on the table...All the bestMarcus

Have the ladies not *always* known *exactly* how to communicate with the male of the species, Susa? Then again, until relatively recently the gels weren't supposed to communicate - just so long as the tea was on the table...All the bestMarcus

Darn it, Nick... I can't find fault with any of that posting . Nope, agree with everything you say there. I reckon that, had he wanted to, Philip could have completely crushed Athens after Chaeronea. Maybe he even wanted to (heck, I would have done were I in his position) but he was too consummate a...