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A few pictures/videos on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pompeii_parco_archeologico/

I keep hoping they will find a new mosaic, painting or statue of Alexander!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68777741 The three-part series, Pompeii: The New Dig, begins on Monday 15 April, 21:00 BST, on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. It will become available internationally. There is also an Open University website connected with the series. iPlayer link https://w...

That is interesting, thank you, although I think it borders a little too closely on the notion of Hephaestion being Alexander's 'wife' or spouse, a notion which is far too modern, and judging by Ogden's comments in the chapter in A New History, he would agree with that. Their relationship must have ...

Thanks for the link, Jeanne, I'll add it to the resources page.

Yes, sorry, I recall that now.

I came across this in Strabo Excerpt from Book VII. Chapter III. 8. Getae. …But what occasion is there for me to speak of such as belonged to the times of old? for Alexander (the Great), the son of Philip, in his campaign against the Thracians beyond Mount Haemus,(1) is said to have penetrated as fa...

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book II. Chapter I. 14. Taprobane Let us then transport ourselves to the land opposite the Cinnamon Country, and lying to t...

Wonderful photos, System1988, thank you! Young Philip was a handsome devil, wasn't he?

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Hi, thanks for your post and welcome. I think most academics do not take Souvaltzi's theories seriously, partly because the temple she discovered was a rediscovery of something that had been found at the beginning of the 20th century. There is also nothing in the sources to say that Alexander was bu...

The section on the relationship between Alexander and Hephaestion seems particularly lacking. The implications of their actions and public statements deserve in-depth analysis, particularly with regard to the social perception of their mutual affection. Yet, in the book I reviewed here https://poth...