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And this one too:http://www.techcomforces.com/alexander_ver5.jpgFor those who don't yet: I check out http://www.techcomforces.com/alexander.htmlon a daily basis now. Almost everyday there is something new, including great new footage.I don't know what to think about the Alexander & Roxane violen...

I suppose that someone who has achieved everything he has planned and wished for in his life, indeed will feel sad and tragic after all.Regards ---Nick

Yes, I thought it was Delbruck who has shown that, if indeed Xerxes' army was as large as e.g. Herodotus claims, and if we assume that the Persian army moved in approximately the same marching order as the German infantry in WW I, then the first ranks of the Persian army must have been arriving in G...

The difference between Parthian and Persian armies must be explained as follows.The Persian army was not primarily aimed at delivering battle. It also had a symbolic meaning: including levies from all satrapies stressed the unity of the empire, the obedience of all peoples to the great king. Above t...

Hi Luis -I don't know much about Parthian armies, so I'll stick to the Persian one."1. The society of the Parthian was a rural society and the Persian a well centralized empire. Because Persia was well organized it could easily bring a large number of men into arms."That is partly true, bu...

Hi Companions ---I restyled our "New Movies" page: made it much simpler and modest. After all, pothos.org is not a movie site (but we can not afford not to include the movie).See: http://www.pothos.org/alexander.asp?paraID=110For those who haven't seen it yet: Warner released the first mov...

Hi Jan, hi Andrew ---Let me tell you my story. In July 1999 I went to Pakistan for a holiday. Well, I am a university lecturer and so I can afford a four week holiday. I am fully aware that most people can't.As a long time admirer of Alexander I decided not only to visit the Hydaspes shores and Taxi...

Hi Companions ---Today I received a free (!) copy by mail from Jona Lendering with one of the first copies of his new book "Alexander the Grote - De Ondergang van het Perzische Rijk" (in Dutch; 'Alexander the Great - The Demise of the Persian Empire'). I am extremely grateful to Jona for t...

Hi Marcus ---Just curious: what were the questions? (And the answers?)Honestly, I have no clue what the plain near Troy was...I always like the distinction between History of Events and "Longue Duree" (if my French is correct).Many greetings ---Nick

I don't want to put at limbo my 'status' (hahaha!) here as a moderator, but during a quick shopping spree in a nearby (Dutch) city today I bought two second hand books about Alexander."Da Weltreich Alexanders des Grossen" by Droysen, 1934 (in German, yes, but I can read German if I take th...

Hi Halil ---It has been a long time since I've seen pothos.org statistics. The last time there were 22.000-plus unique hits per month. If the movie generates more visits, if, then it really doesn't make any difference how much paragraphs are included or how long they are: people just read a few that...

Hi Susan ---Great to hear from you. My answer is: if it is good, we should publish. A simple jpeg-file still needs more computer space than a simple 10,000 words text file. So size should not be the problem.Regards ---Nick

Hi Babara ---Although you invited Sikander to answer, I am perfectly happy to provide you with some examples.*** In 414 BC Mania, widow of the ruler of Dascyleion, convinces the local satrap that she is her husband's equal, maintains and extends her realm and takes part in Persian military expeditio...

Hi Sikander ---Exactly. That is my intention. I don't mind doing the editing work.I will admit that a few months ago I tried editing the "Bucephalas" paragraph. After a few lines and some research I gave up. Apparently I didn't love horses that much or I wasn't fascinated enough by the Gre...

Thank you, Sikander. You have a way with words.Regards ---Nick