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Paralus: I really recommend Pyrrhus of Epirus by Jeff Champion. I've read it twice now. I couldn't agree with you more when you say he would have differed with Antiochos dispositions. I am pretty sure he would have won, though. Antiochos had a fairly good chance of taking the cake that day, and it ...

Sean and Paralus Vastly interesting views, of yours, on this topic. I enjoyed reading it so. The thing that continues to stick in my craw is how unlucky the macedonian phalanx system continued to manifest itself against the romans. Magnesia, Pydna, Cynosephalae... Undoubtedly, the most clever of the...

Thank you Sean for an excellent and comprehensive answer! I read it twice. :-) Lets not forget also that Antiochos had a pretty good advantage on his right wing but he should have kept on charging instead of heading down to the roman camp. Very carelessly done... Pyrrhus had some great success again...

Thank you so much for the links! )


But what do you think the phalanx should have done?

Hiphys, my post is offtopic yes, but I figured it still belonged in the realm of Alexander's world since it was Antiochus, a hellenistic king, who commanded an army employing macedonian warfare and moreover ruled the Seleucid empire founded by Seleucis I Nicator - a general under Alexander. I look f...

Hello dear compatriots I wonder if anyone here has an interesting take on the battle of Magnesia. What exactly went wrong there? How the hell could they fail even with Hannibla himself as counselling? Hubris on Antiochus part? Pride perhaps, not fully taking into consideration his advice? And why in...

But does the skull belong to Philip then? Or could it just as well be Arrhidaeus? I am currently reading Ian Worthington's Philip II of Macedonia, and it would really assist the imagination putting a face to the man you read about...

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Well, his face should be just a tad prolonged, harking back to the most realistic portrait of him by Lysippos. I don't know if he looks anxious, could just as well look focused..

Clicked on the link - its all greek to me!

Greetings from Sweden 1. So now they've concluded it is not Philip in Tomb II? But what about the skull they found from which they reconstructed the famous face of Philip II?? Is that Philip or is it Arrhidaeus?? 2. Where did they retrieve the skull? Tomb I or II? Either way, the skull showed markin...

The photo bears an uncanny resemblance to Alexander... it feels so right... it really feels like him...

But where does this picture come from? What waxwork??? Where did they derive this picture from of the blond guy???

Hando, you said: 1)Since the only Persian troops that fought at Gaugamela were the cavalry which totaled 18,000 to 20,000, Forgive me for going off on an tangent here, but are you saying that Alex's army only fought the totality of said number at Gaugamela? Anyone, do you agree with him? To me it so...

Thanks, Agesilaos!!

Does anyone know how Bagoas died? When I speak of Bagoas I naturally mean the eunuch lover of Alexander.

A very cool, illustrative re-enactment animated video of the clash between the two military systems... of course, it's the battle of Pydna, and there are several inaccuracies and embellishments, but even so, it gave me goosebumps... :D The animation clip commences about a minute into the vid'. ENJOY...