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- Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VII
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VII
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VII Book VII. 276 f – 277 a Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander were apple-lovers, according to Dorotheus in the sixth book of his History of Alexander. And Chares of Mitylene records that Alexander, finding that the best apples were in Babylonia, filled his ship...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:47 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VI
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VI
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book VI Book VI. 223 d – e In like manner we, Timocrates, merely restore to you the morsels left by the Dinner-Sophists, we do not give them: so quotes the orator from Cothoce in his tirade against Demosthenes. He, when Philip offered to give Halonnesus to the Athenians, ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book V
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book V
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book V Book V. 206 d - e With regard to the construction of the ship built by Hieron of Syracuse, which was superintended by the mathematician Archimedes, I hold it not right to be silent, since a certain Moschion has published a treatise on it which I have recently read ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 8:13 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book IV
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book IV
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book IV Book IV. 128 c – 131 e In Macedonia, as I have already said, Caranus celebrated his marriage with a banquet at which the number of men invited to gather was twenty; no sooner had they taken their places on the couches than they were presented with silver cups, one...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:28 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book III
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book III
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book III Book III. 73 b - d Phylarchus says: “Never before, in any region, had Egyptian beans been sown, or, if they were, did they grow anywhere except in Egypt. But in the reign of Alexander, son of Pyrrhus, it chanced that they sprang up in a swamp near the Thyamis riv...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:18 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book II
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book II
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book I Book II. 42 f. In the dominion of Carthage there is a well in which the water at the top is like oil, but of a darker hue; they skim this off in globules and use it for sheep and cattle. Among other people also occur springs with a similar oiliness, like the one in...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:24 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Ancient Greek music
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Ancient Greek music
There was a programme on BBC 4 last night about, mainly, ancient Greek music. For anyone with access to BBC iplayer, you may be able to catch it on there, or perhaps it will turn up on PBS America. It was called Discovering the Music of Antiquity. Anyway, a small piece of folder papyrus was found in...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.
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Re: Chaeronea 2 August 338 BC: The day the world changed.
Look forward to seeing some photos, Pauline!
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 9:48 pm
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: A modern greek song (but with eng. subtitles)!
- Replies: 1
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Re: A modern greek song (but with eng. subtitles)!
Coincidentally, I watched a programme on television last night about ancient Greek music!
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book I
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Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book I
Athenaeus - Deipnosophists Book I Book I. 3 d The rest of your rich men ought to be like that. For to those who do not practise such hospitality one may say, “Why are you so niggardly? ‘Surely thy tents are full of wine; spread a bountiful feast for the elders. It is fitting for thee.*’ ” Such was ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:25 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Netflix’s Alexander..
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Re: Netflix’s Alexander..
Can you give me a list of all the movies? I've seen a lot but it seems there are many movies I've missed. Oh Lord, that's a big ask! There haven't been that many movies with a cinematic release that I am aware of. The main ones I know of are Oliver Stone's Alexander, Richard Burton's Alexander the ...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 7:42 pm
- Forum: Alexander Sources
- Topic: Aelian - Varia Historia #3
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Aelian - Varia Historia #3
Aelian - Varia Historia Book 12.51 The doctor Menecrates became so arrogant that he called himself Zeus. One day he sent Philip of Macedon a letter in the following terms: “Menecrates Zeus greets Philip.” Philip replied: “Philip wishes Menecrates good health. I advise you to take yourself off to th...
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: Comments, help, suggestions etc
- Topic: New users
- Replies: 5
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Re: New users
I doubt it! Most new users are spammers or don't post at all.
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Comments, help, suggestions etc
- Topic: All the source material
- Replies: 2
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Re: All the source material
Hi, Marcus, yes I have restricted access to the two new forums as I didn't want them to be muddled up with random entries, as they are meant to be study aids, so some sort of order and coherence seemed essential. With the alexandersources site, I have been reading these through before posting them, ...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 8:32 pm
- Forum: Comments, help, suggestions etc
- Topic: New users
- Replies: 5
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Re: New users
Thank you for this, mavra. I think I have sorted it. I must have inadvertently changed something. My apologies and thanks again.