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by sikander
Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:19 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Alfred Church book on Internet
Replies: 1
Views: 1369

Abbott

Greetings

It appears to have several old books reproduced

http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?a ... ory=_front

Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:15 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: Alfred Church book on Internet
Replies: 1
Views: 1369

Alfred Church book on Internet

Greetings, I just got sent this URL from a friend, who thought I would enjoy reading a 1905 (I think it was) book about Alexander. It is part of the Baldwin Project. I've posted it on AE and Pothos.. Is anyone familiar with this? http://www.mainlesson.com/display.php?author=church&book=macedonia...
by sikander
Wed Feb 07, 2007 8:37 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Gedrosian and Animal Sacrifice
Replies: 26
Views: 8477

Animal Sacrifice

Greetings, Amyntoros said: " suspect that in the Greek cities the consumption of all four-legged creatures was related to sacrificial victims. That seems to be the implication in The Cuisine of Sacrifice Among the Greeks anyway. I also recall reading that animals which were hunted were NOT eate...
by sikander
Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:59 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Gedrosian and Animal Sacrifice
Replies: 26
Views: 8477

Animal Sacrifice

Greetings, "When a sheep yeaned a lamb which had upon its head what looked like a tiara in form and colour, with testicles on either side of it, Alexander was filled with loathing at the portent, and had himself purified by the Babylonians, whom he was accustomed to take along with him for such...
by sikander
Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:56 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Did Alexander have a named Dog?
Replies: 13
Views: 8341

Peritas

Greetings All, I hope you will enjoy exploring these sites.. just a quick overview of possibilities and wishful thinking... (Laughing) If I recall correctly, there were three primary dog types: the heavier Molosser type, a hunting type dog and a smaller coursing type. Statue: http://www2.flickr.com/...
by sikander
Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:07 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: In Spite of Philip
Replies: 14
Views: 4321

Philip and Godhead

Greetings, Thinking out loud, here: Amyntoros said: "I admit the spin doctoring, but there's a difference between believing one was already a god, and believing one had earned the right (due to great achievements) to sit amongst the gods once one was dead. Alexander believed it or he wouldn't h...
by sikander
Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:40 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Olympius Jelousy ?
Replies: 14
Views: 7030

Dionysius

Greetings, This is an interesting topic.. Amyntoros said:" and I think it’s interesting that no ancient writer accuses Olympias of sexual misconduct no matter how much they seem to dislike her." Exactly. I would tend to think that the rites involved not orgiastic behaviour as in sexual mis...
by sikander
Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:38 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: New article on Pothos.org
Replies: 2
Views: 1886

Women..

Greetings Marcus,

Thank you! Now if we can get people to *use* the sections, it will add immensely to the everlasting debate

Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:37 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: On the AE site ..
Replies: 12
Views: 4667

Laughing...

Greetings, Mea culpa! I was trying to reach AE members, many of whom are on this site... but the url is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alexandriaeschate/ I have also invited several other AE discussion group members to join Pothos; I feel this is one of the best resources on the Internet! Accidents a...
by sikander
Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: On the AE site ..
Replies: 12
Views: 4667

On the AE site ..

Greetings, On the AE site there is a gentleman asking questions about Alexander's image and also a query about a book. I have invited him to come to Pothos and join but in the meantime, could AE members who are members here go over and take a look at his questions? He is realtively new to Alexander ...
by sikander
Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:30 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: In Spite of Philip
Replies: 14
Views: 4321

Gods

Greetings, Interesting comments regarding Philip and the gods. An additional thought: If I recall (and I may well be remembering incorrectly), there is evidence to suggest that it would not be hubristic for Philip to claim his place among the gods because there was already a folk tradition in Makedo...
by sikander
Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:24 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Gay Icon
Replies: 91
Views: 37244

Greetings All, I would like to support another dimension to this discussion. Some posters seem to be assuming, somewhat, that "effeminacy" applies only to homosexual men and/or applies to all homosexuals and nothing could be further from the truth. Setting aside that fact that even many wo...
by sikander
Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:23 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Gay Icon
Replies: 91
Views: 37244

Cultural/Environmental Mores

Greetings All, First, thank you Amyntoros, for the file.. I look forward to reading it again. Second, yes to so many of the posts that repeat that a person's orientation has nothing to do with his or her capabilities. I had the fortune to grow up in an environment where orientation was simply not ev...
by sikander
Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:34 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Gay Icon
Replies: 91
Views: 37244

Regarding Alexander's Sexuality

Greetings All, Marcus, thank you. I see it as a worthwhile project as a reference source and one which would allow people to quickly access sources they could look into, rather than having to weed through everything themselves.. especially considering that not everyone *has* access to all sources. I...
by sikander
Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:30 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Gay Icon
Replies: 91
Views: 37244

To Amyntoros

Greetings Amyntoros, You said: "I freely offered on this forum (more than once) to send it as an email attachment, figuring that anyone truly inclined to assess the evidence for themselves would welcome the opportunity." I believe I received one of these attachments (but would not mind rec...