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Everyone has their own opinions of Ptolemy and I've even read some that called him 'self-serving'. At any rate, in doing all my research for Shadow of the Lion, I concluded that he was trustworthy and well thought of not only by Alexander but by other members of the Companions and the court. At one...

I will try and remember where I learned details of this. I believe his mother was either one of the court ladies or another of Philip's romantic conquests. She later married a man named Lagos. But Ptolemy was always accepted in the Macedonian court. Ptolemy's mother was Arsinoe, a noble woman. Ther...

Thank you all who respoded and before proceding, I would like to clarify that I am looking for the information where and by who the fact was first mentioned, regardless whether it's true or false, or even if it was feasible (age wise) but of course thanks for additional info and fruit for thought. ...

Paralus wrote:And I haven't seen an attestation of Aristonous being the first or among the first up the Sogdian Rock anywhere.

I don't recall, off the top of my head, that any of the climbers are mentioned by name. They are just "300" men, of which "30" fell to their deaths.

ruthaki wrote:And history points out it was seen in Egypt at the time of Caesar and Cleopatra so this is very unlikely.

And later even than that!

More to the point that Adams makes great play of the dangers of travel in the areas he's "researching" (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and of course Afghanistan). He seems never to forget to remind us that westerners could "be shot" here and such all the while decrying that this makes...

Ha! I was just about to post that very link!

I'd like to see some more dating evidence before even hazarding a guess, to be honest.

I very much doubt it's Alexander. What intrigues me is that it is near Amphipolis, rather than anywhere near Aegae.

Hope you are feeling better, Marcus. I'm in the process ofuploading episode 4 of the David Adams series - it has a bit of archaeology in it about Alexandria on the Oxus. Fab! I haven't been able to watch any of the programmes yet, as I had a dodgy wireless router and consequently couldn't stream-vi...

Well, there was nothing in the biography of Woolley. I didn't really think there would be, as it was a biography rather than a detailed site report ... but I felt it was worth looking. (Apologies for the delay in actually looking - I have just recovered from an unprecedented and particularly virulen...

Didn't get a chance to do any more digging yesterday, as I was out until late. But I'll see what I can find this weekend.

I (finally) got to the Pompeii exhibition yesterday, and of course I took a good look at the statuette. Yes, it is rather a generic face, and *extremely* young-looking. But the anastole is clear, and what isn't apparent in the photo is that he is wearing a diadem. Just adding a couple of extra point...

Again the tyranny of distance sees Oz miss out. For those in North America though... http://canada.greekreporter.com/2013/08/02/alexander-the-great-in-u-s-canada/ I saw something about this on FB this morning. Looks as if it will be rather good. Don't feel too put-out, Paralus - the distance is a b...

A very quick search tells me that Woolley found it at Ur.

I'm literally about to step out of the door to go out for the day; but I do have a biography of Woolley, so when I get home I might be able to find a reference to it.

Again the tyranny of distance sees Oz miss out. For those in North America though... http://canada.greekreporter.com/2013/08/02/alexander-the-great-in-u-s-canada/ I saw something about this on FB this morning. Looks as if it will be rather good. Don't feel too put-out, Paralus - the distance is a b...

ruthaki wrote:Hi Marcus, It's Medias Arias Publishers. I'm waiting for the contract and they are aiming for a publication for summe 2014.

I don't know them, Ruth, but will have a look. Congrats, again.