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Hi Andy,Bukephalus nature as a colt is well documented but I wonder if he got better. Some animals are always jumpy but others get over it. Bukephalus I don't think was fully broken when he was brought to Philip, so I wonder if he calmed down. I don't think its fair to introduce that argument as muc...

Hi Marcus,I disagree, the Romans knew more about battle then a modern society. The chances of lossing a cherished companion/pet in battle would be all too real. There is arguement that ATG would have wanted to use a horse he trusted in battle, but surely h would have had a few horses he could trust....

That is a long bow to draw and pressumes alot. Which battle is it? Is Guagamela because it was the last great battle or Issos. You would think Guagamela but that's not a given, you would also think it Bukaphalus but again not necessarily. Can you explain the absence of the white mark on his forehead...

Animal behaviour is weird at the best of times. We had a sheep that ate devon, a 10 stone bull mastif who was afraid of beer bottles, a goat that ate cigarettes in the packet from peoples pockets, and a ram that ate chillis sandwiches. The weirdest thing I have ever seen and swear to the gods this h...

Sorry GA, I responded to the wrong post. This was for Nick. What I wanted to say to you was, if I read fiction I would love to give your book a bash. You sound as if you have done your homework which means your book is even more dangerous to me. The closer fiction is to factthe more likely it is to ...

Hi Nick ,I have been in the same situation many times. My wife is not a classicist and "all that antiquity stuff is dumb, they are all dead, who cares".. "Get over it" is a common arguement. However having said that she tolerates it and me and is a great mum to my two kids (Alexn...

pommy noun (Derogatory) 1. an English person. --adjective 2. English. Also, Pommy, Pom, pom. [probably from pomegranate, rhyming slang for `immigrant'. Definitely not from the purported acronym POME, supposedly standing for Prisoner Of Mother England]Macquarie Dictionary.We aussies do like a bit of ...

Andy, you cant resist a public brawl can you. I agree the movie was very bad bad but Limeys? come on are'nt we above name calling. I know you yourself have been a victim of prejudice and don't like it. Dave (non limey). Oh and Karen I have never heard any of my fellow Aussies call the English Limeys...

I have read the book on argriculture. I though it was a little better than reasonable. For one thing it convinced me that it was impossible for Sparta to destroy Attica's complete crop production, Until Declaea of course. I love his style, he is enjoyable to read, even if light on sources. One more ...

I hope not Or Mel Gibson will be hauling him through the courts. Gibson owns the rights to Renault's books. Or at least last I heard.

It has been a while since I have done anything on the Punic wars. So I am leading with my chin expecting somebody to deck me. As I recall Sicily was vital to blocking the transport of Troops and supplies to Hannibal in Italy. Effectively tying one hand behind his back, with the Scipios occupying the...

I think I am with yoou on this one Andrew. the Romans had a similar problem. They had only Twelve first names, Gaius, Gnaius, Tiberius etc. and the problem was further complicated by the fact that some daughters had to share the feminised version of daddy's name. The Poor girls end up beig number he...

No Marcus you aren't dense, I would'nt expect most people to know. It is Diabetic Keto Acidosis. Symptoms include excessive thirst, Hunger, Confussion and Rapid breathing. The sufferer goes into a coma and dies. One of the most pronounce signs of the disease is sweet smelling breath and flesh. The t...

All in time Tre, but thats is the first clue. I believe the wound suffered in India was not his lung but in fact his Pancreas or gall blader. This trauma could have triggered it. I have heard the argument before about his cleanliness being the cause of his sweet smelling flesh and also the allusion ...

Apology accepted. Good luck proving Karl wrong, he is a walking source book.Mercenary soldiers are different I agree with you but they are still soldiers. Its like the old 'all Poodles are dogs but not all dogs are Poodles' argument.I am not sure the standard for Spartan boys were too high; there wa...