Cheronea , exhibition Athens

[system1988]

So, too much death and sorrow.And defeat , but also eternal glory

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The first ''polyandrion '' not profaned by ancient robbers in Hellas

[marcus]

Thank you! I so wish I could get to that exhibition!

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The Macedonians cut them in pieces , first a blow on the feet , second blow on the back of the head

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Not a pleasant sight .The Macedonians allow only strigils and simple cheap vases for them .They were defeated , so non buried with their weapons

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And the hands. Who was him ? his name ? his lover ?

[Alexias]

Thank you for the photos, Pauline, and I hope you enjoyed the exhibition.

Tiny question. I know we've had various discussions here https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6943 and here principally https://pothos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2841 about whether Alexander led the cavalry or the phalanx against the Sacred Band and I'm still not sure of the answer. But I have some questions.

1/ How did a cavalryman reach low enough, and with sufficient force, without the benefit of saddle or stirrups to keep him on horseback, to slice through a man's lower leg bone? Yes, he could have sliced his leg, but not chopped right through the bone. That must surely have been the work of a sword-wielding infantryman (not a sarissa-wielder), and if the man had been felled by his leg being broken, then the head wound could equally have been an infantry injury and not necessarily a downward slash from a cavalryman.

Alternatively, if the head wound came first, then that might indicate a cavalry charge, followed up by an infantry attack.

2/ How representative of the other bones is this combination of injuries? There appears to be a few head wounds to the skulls shown.

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The skull of a warrior of the sacred band

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About the skull of the warrior of the sacred band.Sorry for this up-down and the 2 identical photos

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Only poor stigils for the defeated ,given by their parents . To the eyes of Fhilip they were (now) only citizens

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About the stigils of the warriors of the sacred band. ( The exhibition post to be continued... )

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Part of one leg ,with wound

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An answer to Alexias