book written by Alexander the Great.

[abaconw]

Thank you all for your inputs. I think in this case the satisfaction will not be giving the name of the book but rather proving that the story that there was such a book is something similar to urban legend on an intellectual level. Thank you all.

[THE LIGHT 7000]

RE:abaconw, book about Alexander -III-The Great Macedonian (not written by Alexander)...... Among many there is a book, it is as we are told authentic one written by Alexander biographer and later re-written by unknown Byzantine writter...
The title is "ALEXANDER-THE KING OF MACEDONIANS", AND PUBLICATION HAS TWO VERSIONS... I had one in my hands... To best of my knowledge, to avoid any mystery and misinterpretations...,as you are saying and you are partly right, I could only advice you to check with SOROS (SOROSH)Foundation, because I think one of this versions was translated and published by them... Good luck with your search,... it is not just one other urban legend... The Light 7000

[susan]

I think you're talking about a version of the Alexander Romance that has been circulating on the Internet for several years - it originated with Angelo Spiropoulos, and can be referenced from
http://www.geocities.com/~losalexspirop ... ion.htmlIs this the one you mean ? If so, it was based on the Byzantine version of the Alexander Romance, but much modified.
Can you give us the reference from the Soros foundation ?

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Susan,
... No this is not that book... This book is very rare and the heart of the message is about Universal Brotherhood of Man, not with that words but with bigger picture describing Alexander who was going to seaparate "clean from unclean people..., those who belived in one God and those who not...". Apparently in that time there were tribes who use to eat foetuses... and simular miseries with no faith... So Alexander was like conquerer and educator, "unificator.... Very interesting is the description made in book when Alexander is describing "...huge green field north of his kingdom... and he was locking it with blackberry tree...but one day someone will ccame from there to panish mankind for immoralitty..." So reading it I was wandering how one could give so precise description about Seberia, which could only be described in that way only from space ! Very very interesting. About his statment for person panishing mankind in future comming from there, is almost truth with Gengis Khaan... So suddenly in everything about Alexander one could and will find one other dimension of his noble being and everything seems so different... That is why i am using some , lets say phylosophical expresions, becouse our way of communication is very rough to explain our inner beauty, emotions, feelings...Thanks for your info., I have no contact link with Soros, but it is very easy to find out becouse he is very popular philantrop...All the best The Light 7000

[susan]

The book you are describing is almost certainly the Alexander Romance - probably the Syrian version. Several members of this forum went to a talk last december by Richard stoneman, authour of the Penguin 'Greek Alexander Romance', where we discussed these themes, and Dr Stoneman showed slides of medieval illustrations.Susan

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Susan/friends,... Maybe there are some simularities in the books, and maybe we are talking same, but translation, individual thinking/beliefs, misinterpretation... and you name it, are distorting the truth, so we are "talking differently" but for one truth, that is why I am not going in deatails with certanity,if I am not shure, but as always I am giving space for some other interpretations to get near the reality... So again, even there are simularities I am not quite positive in my view if this is the same book. The eg. of misinterpretations are the main couse to our "differences", laid by somone long time ago. Eg. in Jewish Bible there was eg. for the fact proven by scientists, that Jews use to worship many God's & Goddess. There was Goddess MA from EDONIA, central part of today R. of Macedonia which is found in original manuscript of Jewish Bible. After period of time this Goddess was replaced with Goddeess ASHARA, and after that it was misinterpretated in King James version with tree!? So after some analisis from USA and Jewish scholars, recently it was annaunced... So to avoid any of this misinterpratations from the past, which are the main source for non-reasonable arguments, we have to discuss them in friendly manner, giving space to some other facts that are comming with more sophisticated investigations by science. That way, with friendly dialogue and respect to each other, we will discover that all cultural heritige on Earth belongs to all but with it's own identity. That is why one must be carefull with statments as i am saying now, not going in arguments without facts just to live some space to those who need that kind of info. to get close to where they want to be... Dialogue between individuals, cultures, civilisations is what we need and is comming...WITH ALL MY LOVE TRUTH AND LIGHT - THE LIGHT 7000

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Susan,
It's me again... i went throuogh your e-mail link about the book and I am quite positive that it is not same book for shure. There are simularities but in the book that I am talking as authentic one, Alexander did not went to Jerusalem and did not warship God SABAOTH ! On the contrary, when he was on his way to Egypt, Jews were afraid of him so they sent few "messangers", scauts... In the discussion with them Alexander had comanded to few of his soldiers to jump from the hill and they did it without question. So the Jews went back to their priests with explanation about happaning and next day there were Jews with golds etc. welcoming Alexander as their ruller. Alexander asked who were they, because they were in very clean cloths, with hierachy style respect... So he was told that they were Jews and belive in only ONE GOD. Than Alexander told them that their ONE GOD was HIS GOD , and ordered all fortune to be given back to them and they were free to live unoccupied... That is the main pint that is telling me that this is not same book, however one must look with it's own eye's to be certain about it so could make reasonable conclusion. This is very important and will put more LIGHT in our past from this presence for beter future!...
... All the best- The Light 7000

[aen]

Vasko,Your previous post contains an interesting detail which should be examined; namely Alexander commanding a few of his men to leap from a hill. Presumably this was a leap to their deaths, and was ordered to demonstrate to the Jewish representatives the unquestioning loyalty and bravery of Macedonian soldiers.There can be only one precedent for this incident, and if I am right it is one that would date your text to somewhere after the eleven hundreds.During the crusades, an Ismaelite sect called the Assassins came to prominence in Syria, particularly under the leadership of an individual called Sinan. As their name suggests these characters were not averse to running around the place on murder missions. Nor did they have any qualms about giving up their own lives in pursuit of their quarry.During an interview between himself and a Crusader leader at his stronghold of Kahf, Sinan signalled two of his followers to leap to their deaths from the tower in which negotiations were being held, in order to display to the Frankish knight the devotion and courage of the Assassins. The incident (unsurprisingly) had an electrifying effect and became celebrated.It strikes me that the reference your text makes to Alexander ordering something similar is probably a post eleventh century elaboration. In which case we can assume (safely I reckon) that it does not have its origins in a contemporaneous source.To a Greek or Macedonian of the time the idea of blind loyalty to the point of ostentatious suicide would have been unthinkable. Incidents like Thermopylae, although suicidal in nature, were acceptable because the condemned had a chance to go down fighting. Not so the hapless individuals you cite as being seen by the Jews.Medieval embroidery! I'm sure of it.Laters. Aengus.

[karen]

I seem to recall reading about the Assassins -- that the name meant "hashish-eaters," and is indeed the root of the English word "assassin." Perhaps their mindless murderous/suicidal loyalty arose out of being stoned all the time...Vasko, if you have the book in your hands, can you copy some things off it and into a message to us, such as, publisher's imprint? Publisher's website? (The Soros Foundation has a huge network of organizations and websites.) Author's name? Translator's name? Date of publication? ISBN number? What language is it written in and how exactly is the title worded? Without this information we're groping in the dark.Love & peace,
Karen

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Aen,Yes, it is interesting and is worth elaborating from few and not just only one aspect- i.e. showing loyality with suicide... You can find it in kamikaze- Japan, WW-II-, also today... So these episodes are not showing us real meaning of the act and further more is not telling us the real "date" of it, so one must have knowledge about many thing to say a word on this topic, and is true that few more "constructive" heads are smarter than one...First of all this book is dating from early/before Byzantine Empire, so one will say before "your" actual event for certain... To get real picture of it one have to read the book and to be familiar with the knowledge, ..."status-state" of one mind in/from that time. So in this case Alexander commanded to his soldiers and they "went with command" to show that , like Jews was telling their prists, Macedonians were not afraid from death and was very loyal to Alexander. I was wandering my self that, so in my view, this was what you are saying -part of it, but more we can say, keeping in mind that this was like "mission" to unite world - one God in Haeven & one King on Earth with full rights to all..., that Macedonians use to belive in after life dating back thousands of years. That is why this book is written in interesting way, straight to the mind of one from that time... This what i am saying, occured to my mind while i was reading and watching something about Buddhism. Buddhist Hihg Priests have their clothes- toaga's in almost identical army style like Macedonian Generals, not Romans, and BUDI in Macedonian means AWAKE... So there are various aspects... Again this is very "deep phylosophy of life", that is why i am saying that we need multidisciplinary aproach with dialogue and respect for/to all & to various topics from our past, to overcome our selfedstructive evolution until now... So I will stop here to live space for some other ... Once you reed the book, than everything will be different, I should say- once you taste the strowbery you will know that taste than, not befeore...Thanks
With respect- The Light 7000

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Karen,You are right, and you will find my reply to Aen above re:same...
... Unfortunately it was few years ago when i was doing some research re:universal brotherhood of man, so it was in same time when I was "discussing" things about ancient Macedonians- direct ancestors from Alexander soldiers as they ere saying, in Pakistan- Hunza and Kalashi people, (Even Horizont movie back in 60's were aboit them- Shangi la...), so doing research and afirmation about same (today 44 Kalshi subject were tested with DNA testing and shows no Greek DNA characteristics), I was reading this book and i gave to somone, the rest you know- never come back. However, if I can find it, even some translate with ISBN, yes I will tell you, becouse that is real life, our past, and I do not want playing games with anyone past, not only mine. Our past belongs to mankind in general with its own identity of individuals, nations, cultures, civilisations, so if we are entering new period of understunding it must be with truth, does not matter how painfull is- that is the on & only way!The light 7000

[aen]

Excellent! Love strawberries.I look forward to hearing more of this unique publication.

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Aen,Strowberies... field for ever...
BOOK ABOUT ALEXANDER/ ALEXANDER THE GREAT MACEDONIAN
-VITA ALEXANDRI REGIS MACEDONUM...WITH PURE TASTE OF STROWBRRIES- THE LIGHT 7000

[THE LIGHT 7000]

Dear Karen,... according to my best knowlwedge and explanation from librarian this is the original title of the authentic book re: Alexander The Great Macedonian-
"VITA ALEXANDRI REGIS MACEDONUAM"....
If there is more info. I let you know ...
With All my Love Truth & Light- The Light 7000

[susan]

The Vita Alexandri Regis Macedonum is by Pseudo-Callisthenes, available on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 76-7448929

Susan