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by system1988
Tue Mar 05, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.
Replies: 6
Views: 214

Re: Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.

To Marcus .I shall visit the exbition and taking the more possible fotos .Of course is another feeling being there , and see the remains of the men of the Sacred Band and the remains of the Macedonians ! Anyway , as you probably heard from the podcast the battle was a real slaughter-Alexander was th...
by system1988
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:33 pm
Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
Topic: A modern greek song (but with eng. subtitles)!
Replies: 1
Views: 269

A modern greek song (but with eng. subtitles)!

If the moderator would be inclined to allow this, I am sending to you all this modern greek song. Dedicated to everyone who wants to spend a summer in Greece! Again, i found a version with english subtitles which is rare!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ba3fOvlruU
by system1988
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.
Replies: 6
Views: 214

Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.

There is an exhibition going on in the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, Greece and it's dedicated to the Chaeronea battle where Alexander 18 years old then crushed the sacred band of Thebes. There's a lot going on there which I hope to post here, as well as the skeletons of the deceased. https://vi...
by system1988
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: EXCAVATION IN EGYPTl. LIMNEOS PAPAKOSTA
Replies: 3
Views: 145

Re: EXCAVATION IN EGYPTl. LIMNEOS PAPAKOSTA

I am glad you found it interesting .The excavation of Limneos-Papakosta is of great importance ,because regardless of whether or not she finds 'something' from the tomb of Alexander ,the excavation has reached the ground level of the Ptolemaic era , something -as she said- that is rarely done in oth...
by system1988
Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:53 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: EXCAVATION IN EGYPTl. LIMNEOS PAPAKOSTA
Replies: 3
Views: 145

EXCAVATION IN EGYPTl. LIMNEOS PAPAKOSTA

https://www.lifo.gr/culture/arxaiologia/den-xeroyme-poy-brisketai-soma-toy-alexandroy-omos-o-tafos-toy-einai-sigoyra I am sorry this is in greek , its about the excavation of Limneos Papakosta in the park of Salalah ,and i think we all know about it , any way if i send this , is about the little pie...
by system1988
Sat Feb 10, 2024 10:15 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Making of a God
Replies: 6
Views: 595

Re: The Making of a God

mavra 22 :This is the scene in the second episode,where Alexander and his mother are in the desert with a tree in the background.In the series ''Porus'', this scene is an entire episode that lasts a long time,here a little
by system1988
Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The Making of a God
Replies: 6
Views: 595

The Making of a God

The more i watch this ,the more i miss the indian film/series ''Porus'' (of which they copied a scene )
by system1988
Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The ''staircase'' of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 1886

Re: The ''staircase'' of Alexander

The underline as designed by Alexias ,is the correct one , except that it does non include the modern (1970 ?) built path by the current residens -those who want to bypass the modern roads,The path made by the engineers of the army of Alexander is indeed in the center- it was a zig-zag .It took one ...
by system1988
Thu Jan 18, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The ''staircase'' of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 1886

Re: The ''staircase'' of Alexander

i am really very sorry my compiuter refuses to cooperate. In the photo the same route Alexander took ,the path made by the odiern locals for their safety .The historian Friedrich Stahlin located the exact point of the crossing of Alexander .6,5 kl, 900 height.
HΧΑΔΙΝ 2016 , Υanis Pikoulas
by system1988
Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The ''staircase'' of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 1886

Re: The ''staircase'' of Alexander

After his proclamation as King of the Macedonians Alexander in 336 began his descent with his army towards central and southern Greece , and the first hegemonic region was Thessaly He found the passage to it guarded by strong army and the Thessalians told him to wait there until they decided whethe...
by system1988
Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:07 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The ''staircase'' of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 1886

Re: The ''staircase'' of Alexander

In Greece , Tessalia .But wait the text tomorrow please
by system1988
Sun Jan 14, 2024 2:23 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The ''staircase'' of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 1886

The ''staircase'' of Alexander

to be continued...
by system1988
Thu Jan 11, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: The making of aGod ,Netflix
Replies: 1
Views: 863

The making of aGod ,Netflix

https://www.athensvoice.gr/life/tv-seri ... r-netflix/
The face of this actor is not convicing , for this role (Alexander ) Too weak , almost totally insignificant. Anyway lets see