Descendants of Alexander?

[Tre]

There's quite a bit more than one sentence about Bagoas...

[Hamid Khan]

It is interesting you mentioned the Kalash tribes. It is said (confirmed by local Kalash history) that when Alexandar entered this valley these tribes had already existed and to Alexander's sheer astonishment, explaining the gods/religions of ancient Greek the tribal leaders informed him of their settlement in the valley century or so ago. Enraged with such an advance knowledge of Greek world it is noted that he put to death some of their leaders.
Anyhow, having done some research on this region, I can asssure you that history/arecheaology confirms that Kalash people and culture existed well before dear old Alex descended on this region.

[jan]

Hi Tre,I have read the section on Orsine since having posted that message. I used the character index to find information about each person and somehow or other omitted the section on the Persian who is innocent according to Curtius.It appears that Bagoas is painted as a very evil person in this narrative.But my point is that if the Amazon Queen can be considered as just so much romance, then so can the stories of Bagoas.First of all, I do not believe that either Bagoas or Alexander would share their personal life with anyone. That all the stories of their personal life is gossip, conjecture, and assumption.The same may be true of the Amazon Queen but as both stories persist, one must consider them.It is easy to understand court life, gossip, and rumor. Curtius just seems to be full of it.I find that according to my interpretation of Curtius's statements that he thinks ill of Bagoas as did Orsine whose comments again may be seen as based upon the life of Darius more than the life of Alexander. In other words, many jumped to conclusions about Alexander and his behaviour rather than having first hand knowledge of it. I can hardly imagine either Bagoas or Alexander telling anyone anything at all.Thanks, xxx.Always,Jan

[ruthaki]

Separating 'fact' from 'fiction'??? Do a LOT of research and then figure out the most logical stories. There are so many myths. And, when you are writing 'fiction', remember, you are not writing a history text so you can use poetic license to spin the best tale.

[ruthaki]

Bagoas's name actually appears on the ships list of the crew and passengers on Nearchus voyage. Somewhere in my files, I have it...There were two by that name though I think. One of them was a rather nasty chief eunuch in the Shah's court. The other was the young man allegedly invovled with Alexander. The one on the ship's list is the young one.

[jan]

Hi Ruth,I am inclined to believe that Curtius is pandering to the Roman audience. His comments seem to be directed towards satisfying Roman appetites. I really had to laugh when he finally described the place of Tyre as being under the protection of Rome. It confirmed what I had been thinking, that he is possibly applying patches of Roman life to Greek life. Even authors then had to satisfy the desires of the Roman public. Least wise, that is my belief so far.Good to hear from you, Ruthaki. I visited your site a while back to see your pictures, but as of that time, none were posted yet. I know you are busy. I found myself in a cave a while back where I could make out a rock like table or monument in the center of the room, and two plaques on the walls, which were leading to other rooms. I could see that the writing on the plaques were in Greek, and I could see a bright light from what may have been the entrance, causing me to believe that in that place of light was an amount of vast knowledge. I had wondered if I could have been in Aristotle's classroom by chance.My best to you,Jan