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by sikander
Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Philip and Alexander's predecessors
Topic: Was Philip II Even Greater than Alexander the Great?
Replies: 4
Views: 3714

Re: Was Philip II Even Greater than Alexander the Great?

Greetings, Good question. In a way, the two cannot be compared because the accomplishments were so different. Philip was a local king who used various means, both fair and foul in all likelihood, to build up a kingdom that was also shaped from the work of other men. Alexander was a king of an empire...
by sikander
Tue Mar 07, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Kleopatra
Replies: 4
Views: 2546

Re: Kleopatra

Greetings Paralus,

Thank you for the link.

Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:00 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: Abou the historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings , "Regarding remark no 1 : When i mention the word 'gay' , i mean 'man' not 'gay man ' I am sorry if you took it that way. I am aware of the current bibliography on the subject ( very expencive hobby !) so i sincerely hope your teaching is aimed at younger readers. " Hmm, my comm...
by sikander
Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:57 pm
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Kleopatra
Replies: 4
Views: 2546

Re: Kleopatra

Greetings and thank you!
Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings, Interesting. It's obvious that you read the book in an entirely different way, seeing a worse scenario than I did. And nothing was said about being "gay"... the word isn't even in the book, because 1) the word wasn't in the culture (although sexual behaviors between men and boys...
by sikander
Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:31 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Kleopatra
Replies: 4
Views: 2546

Kleopatra

Greetings,
Is anyone here familiar with Meeus's paper on Kleopatra and the Diadochi? Thoughts?
Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:25 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Excavations in Alexandria
Replies: 11
Views: 4258

Re: Excavations in Alexandria

Greetings,
Thank you for posting these!
Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Wed Mar 01, 2023 1:21 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings, Just to reassure people about the book... Phillip did not have sexual feelings for his son. That was not the story plot. It was a different scenario, a play of power to drive a different reaction from his son. It was manipulation but not attraction. The theme, so to speak, is power, polit...
by sikander
Sat Feb 25, 2023 12:49 am
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings Alexias, Understood. I suppose all fiction has to have a large element of "made up" because we can't know the thoughts, conversations of people long dead. All fiction is supposition and conjecture. I felt the author did a fair job of bringing in characters and giving them individ...
by sikander
Fri Feb 24, 2023 10:43 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings Alexias, Interesting. I just finished it and my reaction was quite different. Aside from the servants and minor characters, the people of importance are historical. Any story is going to have some "made-up" characters. The relationships are complex but intriguing. It's obviously ...
by sikander
Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:22 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings,

Yes.
Wasn't sure where to notify members of a new book, thought this would work.

Regards,
Sikander
by sikander
Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander's Hair Color
Replies: 24
Views: 33059

Re: Alexander's Hair Color

Greetings, It's a good question with no easy answers. However, not all Greeks were dark-eyed and brown-eyed. If I recall, some of the Homeric tales also featured some blonde gods/goddesses, red-headed persons, etc.. And I suspect that between slaves, migrations and maritime trading, the population w...
by sikander
Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: Book reviews
Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Replies: 30
Views: 112529

New historical fiction on Alexander and friends

Greetings, This is Book 1 of a trilogy following Alexander and friends from start to finish. First book is childhood to Thebes. In The Company of Friends by Argent Wood Available on Amazon and other booksellers as well as some digital sites. Author says second book should be out this year and third ...
by sikander
Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:10 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Franz v Schwarz: Alexander in Turkestan
Replies: 4
Views: 6975

Re: Franz v Schwarz: Alexander in Turkestan

Greetings and many thanks for posting this article.
Sikander
by sikander
Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:19 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: New members: Ask a question
Replies: 15
Views: 13028

Re: New members: Ask a question

Greetings!
Glad to see some old and new posters here! Maybe 2022 can be a renewed, refreshed year!

Regard,
Sikander