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I am unsure if anyone has mentioned this, but is it possible that, if these engravings do represent Hephaestion's name, they are some kind of official seal? Arrian says of Alexander's letter to Cleomenes whom he had left to build Alexandria The chapels were to be exceedingly large and to be built at...

Thank you for the translation, gepd.

Well, this 'official' photo shows a completely different interpretation of the rosette.



http://www.thousandnews.gr/index.php/ep ... siopliktoi

The second rosette http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/kizzikat/11326101/111956/111956_original.jpg PS - I don't know if a new thread needs starting here as it seems no more photos can be uploaded. PPS - I've just tried starting a new thread and still can't upload a picture so it looks like a website pro...

Ok, I may be being dense, but all I see is an 'H'. How do we know this relates to Hephaestion? Do we have any prior evidence that this monogram relates to Hephaestion? Why is it not just a mason's mark? Or just graffiti?

Hephaestion just seems too neat an answer - the possibility of the Athenian/Macedonian blend, port and Admiral, Alexander's favorite and a major centre for returning Macedonian veterans which Alexander had earmarked as a site for a cult closely associate with the army, even the cultic elements of f...

Just a question. If we recall all the key figures at the moment of Alexander's death- who would take the long way to bring bones of Hepahestion to Amphipolis? And why? To fulfill wish of Alexander? Not sure that Alexander would wish that. And then- why Amphipolis? Why not Babylon, even Egypt? I can...

This is a Google translation of this page http://www.tovima.gr/culture/article/?aid=742162 New elements imply that the tomb cast Amphipolis was constructed, at least initially, in honor of Hephaestion, the chiliarch corporate cavalry (and Admiral), at the behest of Alexander gave a speech at AUTH th...

Heredotus says that the city had seven concentric walls, although whether he means the palace or the fortress is unclear. Jona Ledering says here http://www.iranchamber.com/history/ecbatana/ecbatana.php that this may have been a mistake for a ziggurat. Lindsay Allen in 'The Persian Empire A History'...

I came across this by Lorna Oakes, Pyramids, Temples and Tombs of Ancient Egypt Greek influence can be seen in the decoration at Jabal al-Mawta, a short distance from the centre of Siwa. Of these, the tomb of Si-Amun is the most beautiful. The decoration is a mixture of Greek and Egyptian styles, ex...

I think the hairstyle must be to hold some kind of wreath in place.

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http://www.hermann-historica.de/auktion ... r/A_01.pdf

Is there any indication of how rapidly the bones would grow to fuse to that extent? Is 3 years sufficient? I know someone who has had ankylosing spondylitis of the spine for over 20 years and although modern medicine might be reducing the effects of the disease, I don't think his spine is a solid ma...

Better picture of the hole in the knee, which makes it look as if it is from the front

'Tomb of Alexander the Great: In search of the final resting place of Alexander the Great' This might have come up before https://youtu.be/w6OoVATMa-E , although Prof. Spawforth discounts the Greek archaeologist's claim that she has found Alexander's tomb at Siwah, saying that she has rediscovered a...