Alexander's Bloody Arm?

[Nicator]

Hello All,I noticed in the pictures of Colin Farell that his character has a blood stained arm.Where is this information coming from?

[yiannis]

It's probably not HIS blood

[ruthaki]

Well I guess if you're in the middle of a battle slashing around with your sword you might get a knick here and there that would produce blood. After all, no matter what we might think of him, he really was human, not a god. (That Hollywood blood is fake. His must have been real!)

[marcus]

Because, as we know, it wasn't ichor...:-)Marcus

[beausefaless]

What happened later Nicator? Up till now you've always presented very tough and intelligent questions of thought on the study of ATG. Are you going off the deep end? Are you losing it? Or is this a trick question?

[susa]

Marcus you have surpassed yourself!

[marcus]

Why, thank you!

[Nicator]

What happened later Nicator? Up till now you've always presented very tough and intelligent questions of thought on the study of ATG. Are you going off the deep end? Are you losing it? Or is this a trick question? :-)I guess this was not a tough, or intelligent question...sorry all :(I've been more than a little distracted lately, with 2 moves in the last 2 months, and a roomate that does nothing but mooch, and then cry about it when I complain. I did get a new bevy of Alexander books a couple of weekends ago, and I'm brushing up now. For the most part it's been 2 months off while I got settled in on my new job and living arrangements, bought a new car, got a new cell phone, death in the family of my last living full greek relative...it never ends. So, thanks for the compliment, and sorry for the stupid question. Since I haven't read Curtius, I thought he may have mentioned something about an arm injury there...even though, none of the compilation sources mentioned it. I guess I should have known better. so, for you Andy...later Nicator ...'sides, a god doesn't bleed anyway...silly me!

[gb]

I saw a picture of Colin Farrell with a big (10 cm?) scar on his upper right arm (unless it was flipped) but the closest I can get as far as Alexander's concerned was a slight wound to his shoulder:"but during the operation he was wounded in the shoulder by a missile which pierced his corselet. The wound was not serious, as the corselet prevented the missile from going right through his shoulder."
During the seige of a town in the territory of the Aspasians, Guraeans and Assacenians (modern Bajaur and Swat = Pakistan?)Either that, or they had a *really crap* make up-artist, on one of his bad days, try to cover one of Colin's tattoos...