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Chris -That is a great answer. Yes, it must be absolutely fascinating to be there in Babylon - hot summer months ! - and check if the corpse really was not decaying? Thanks for the input.Nick

Stavros, can you be more specific? You only have four weeks - Alexander's campaign against Darius lasted four years... So, what would it be? Issus, Gaugamela... Any other event?Nick

Hello Companions -It is (presumably) Alexander's birthday today (July 20th 356 BC)... or anyway, somewhere in between the 19th and 22nd of July... So happy birthday!To celebrate this occasion, I have this stupid idea. Already had it for many years - but maybe it is good fun now.Suppose that a real &...

Hi Amy -I know of none. The problem is that when following Alexander's route nowadays, you will be ending up in one political sensitive area after another. Let's see:problem 1: you can't cross from Lebanon into Israel. Frontier closed. You also may face problems entering Syria after your Israel-visi...

Hello Companions -For the last few days Thomas has been working really hard to improve pothos.co.uk - I had the privilige to assist him every now and then.Now that the new menu is working properly, and editing has been restored, I feel we could do much to improve the basic information provided. I al...

Hi Linda -Yes, that is the right thing! Arrian is a boy's book, a story of brave men and hardship. Not Green - that is academic talk! And Curtius should come later.Why not edit the "Books to Read" section on the site rather than posting your list on the Forum?Regards - NickP.S. Have spent ...

Try http://www.wargamer.com - Great Battles section