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by delos13
Tue Jun 18, 2019 3:05 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Visit to Vergina
Replies: 2
Views: 2885

Re: Visit to Vergina

Hi, Delos. Thank you for posting the link to this. I'm enjoying going through the images! Thank you. This time I fell in love with Vergina, despite all the drawbacks of restriction in taking photos. Though many love Pella better, Vegina's current advantage is that most of the finds are from time of...
by delos13
Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:56 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Chamber 4
Replies: 5
Views: 4397

Re: Chamber 4

Hi Delos In a conversation with the interviewer i suppose the archeologist wanted to avoid some difficult technical elements .The rectangular shape would originate from the ashes s shape that in turn , would have take the shape of the object containing it. We have seen this in other digs . It is ve...
by delos13
Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:43 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Chamber 4
Replies: 5
Views: 4397

Re: Chamber 4

The most early burial (chamber 4 ) was luxurious and housed a man of 33/35 ca years old ( parts of the skeleton were recovered) whose feet touched a rectangle object that contained Hephaestion s ashes that was in turn brought there from Babylon after his own burial/ cremation . The ashes have been ...
by delos13
Sun Jun 16, 2019 3:25 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Visit to Vergina
Replies: 2
Views: 2885

Visit to Vergina

Hello all, A few weeks after my return from Greece, I am delighted to share with you my pictures and impressions from my visit to Vergina. I will be happy to answer any questions you have. Below is the link to my page on FB or you can simply search for "Modern Geography of Ancient Greece" ...
by delos13
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:35 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Modern take on "He is Alexander too"
Replies: 2
Views: 8422

Modern take on "He is Alexander too"

First, a very important disclaimer. I know it is a hot political topic so I want assure you I am not posting it here in order to ignite any sort of controversy. While browsing Facebook I saw this caricature but almost scrolled down because my Greek is too poor to translate any political witticisms. ...
by delos13
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:15 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Re: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

I found some maps of this campaign in the books of N.G.L. Hammond. The last of these books I bought is: 'The Genius of Alexander the Great', London 1997. The maps are at page 33 (the Balkan area) and 38 (The manoeuvres at Pelium). Sorry, I'm not able to post a photo... Thank you, hiphys! I found th...
by delos13
Sat Apr 06, 2019 6:07 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Re: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

Thanks so much for the map, Alexias! Yes, I am going to Greece again, in one month exactly for 3 weeks. I am very excited! It is my forth trip to Greece. This year I go to Macedonia only. I arrive at Thessaloniki and then drive east (I hope to visit Samothrace, but not sure yet) with obvious explora...
by delos13
Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:59 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans
Replies: 8
Views: 4467

Map of Alexander's campaign in Balkans

There are many maps, both online and in the books, of Alexander's campaign after he crosses into Asia Minor but I can't find any map of his campaign in the Balkans which covers a very big area. Does anyone know of any such maps? Online would be preferable or if anyone knows a specific book that incl...
by delos13
Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:03 pm
Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
Topic: Alexander in the "Porus" series
Replies: 18
Views: 30739

Re: Alexander in the "Porus" series

I have to admit, when I compared the actor's real life images with the ones where he plays Alexander, the makeup artists of the Porus series did a far better job than their colleagues of Alexander. Let alone hairdresser/wig creator. :)
by delos13
Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:35 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Similarity of the images of Alexander and Asklepios
Replies: 2
Views: 2138

Re: Similarity of the images of Alexander and Asklepios

I have a better image of the Asklepios statue on my computer but unfortunately it is too big in size and I wasn't able to upload as is. I didn't know how to properly to decrease the size of the photo so that the sharpness of the image and the likeness is preserved. :( The statue of Asklepios was dis...
by delos13
Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:29 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Similarity of the images of Alexander and Asklepios
Replies: 2
Views: 2138

Similarity of the images of Alexander and Asklepios

I wouldn't think that there is ever could be any similarity between the images of Alexander and Asklepios especially since the god of medicine was usually depicted as a middle-aged man. However, writing a post about my visit to Epidavros, I was struck by the similarity, though I don't remember notic...
by delos13
Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:02 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Frescoes suspected of Alexander the Great
Replies: 12
Views: 4810

Re: Frescoes suspected of Alexander the Great

Thank you, Susa the Great, very interesting. I never saw this image before. I read through the comments too, quite informative.
by delos13
Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Visiting Vergina
Replies: 5
Views: 3322

Re: Visiting Vergina

Thank you, Susa the Great, I am glad you like it. I am trying to finish my "report" about the places I visited in May 2017 before embarking on the planning my next trip in May 2018. This time I will go to Boeotia and Thessaly and, time permitting, further north. Maybe Amphipolis. :)
by delos13
Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:35 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: AMPHIPOLIS 2017
Replies: 7
Views: 3201

Re: AMPHIPOLIS 2017

Thanks, system1988. I hope to be lucky enough to visit the region in 2018 and see Amphipolis for myself. :)
by delos13
Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:01 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Frescoes suspected of Alexander the Great
Replies: 12
Views: 4810

Re: Frescoes suspected of Alexander the Great

You can actually read the whole article -- if it interests you -- in Google Books: Thank you so much for this interesting link. I ended up reading the whole article; I remember reading some of the stories in the past, but some were completely new (or maybe simply very well forgotten). You are right...