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by Alexias
Sat May 18, 2024 7:27 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander's Last Days: Reconstruction
Replies: 1
Views: 9

Re: Alexander's Last Days: Reconstruction

Interesting, thanks. Maybe you could highlight the bits that don't come from the romances and don't deal with the poisoning so that you can read the fever narrative and see how it has been embroidered by the poisoning narrative. Interestingly, if you read this narrative from Arrian (Book VII, XXV): ...
by Alexias
Thu May 16, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Herculaneum papyri
Replies: 7
Views: 4390

Re: Herculaneum papyri

I don't think this lad got a mention in the Channel 5 programme, though they did mention the word 'purple'. And Jeanne appears in the video!
by Alexias
Sun May 12, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #9 Persians
Replies: 0
Views: 60

Strabo #9 Persians

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book XV. Chapter I . 69. India. Historians also relate that the Indians worship Jupiter Ombrius (or, the Rainy), the river ...
by Alexias
Sun May 12, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria
Replies: 5
Views: 532

Re: Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria

Visually this was very interesting, although a bit misleading in places. For example, Bettany was walking through one of the large rooms off the central courtyard at Aigai, but gave the impression that it was the courtyard itself, which could house 4,000 people. There was also a large drainage chann...
by Alexias
Sun May 12, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Herculaneum papyri
Replies: 7
Views: 4390

Re: Herculaneum papyri

There is a programme tonight (Channel 5 9 pm) where Professor Alice Roberts talks to Brent Searles about this work.
by Alexias
Sat May 11, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria
Replies: 5
Views: 532

Re: Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria

Apparently tonight's episode (7 pm Channel 4) features the "birthplace of Alexander the Great" Aigai, to see artifacts that are being restored. Should be worth seeing.
by Alexias
Mon May 06, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: Comments, help, suggestions etc
Topic: Posting issues
Replies: 2
Views: 6951

Re: Posting issues

Hi, I have approved this post as I am sure you mean to be helpful, but I think you may have missed the point. You cannot post unless you are logged in, but sometimes you get timed out when you attempt to submit the post, though this hasn't happened for a while now. Welcome, though!
by Alexias
Sun May 05, 2024 8:41 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #8 India
Replies: 0
Views: 70

Strabo #8 India

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book XV. Chapter I . 29. India. Between the Hydaspes and Acesines is the country of Porus,(1) an extensive and fertile dist...
by Alexias
Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:13 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #7 India
Replies: 0
Views: 101

Strabo #7 India

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book XV. Chapter I. 2. India. The reader must receive the account of this country with indulgence, for it lies at a very gr...
by Alexias
Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:56 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria
Replies: 5
Views: 532

Bettany Hughes - Bulgaria

The latest episode of Bettany Hughes' 'Treasure of the World' concentrated on Bulgaria ie the Thracians, and it was most interesting. I confess I have tended to regard the Thracians in the same way the Greeks seem to have regarded them - as barbarians - meaning with the modern connotation of uncivil...
by Alexias
Tue Apr 23, 2024 3:01 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #6
Replies: 0
Views: 1576

Strabo #6

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Excerpt from Book XIII. Chapter I. 2. The Troad. The coast of the Propontis extends from Cyzicene and the places about the ...
by Alexias
Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #5
Replies: 0
Views: 1284

Strabo #5

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Excerpt from Book XI. Chapter XIII. 3. Media. The other parts of this country are fertile, but that towards the north is mo...
by Alexias
Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:53 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #4
Replies: 0
Views: 1184

Strabo #4

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book XI. Chapter V. 3. Amazons. There is a peculiarity in the history of the Amazons. In other histories the fabulous and t...
by Alexias
Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:50 pm
Forum: Alexander Sources
Topic: Strabo #3
Replies: 0
Views: 1194

Strabo #3

The Geography of Strabo Literally translated with notes. The first six books by H. C. Hamilton, Esq.The remainder by W. Falconer, M.A. Published by Henry G. Bohn, London, 1856 Book VIII. Chapter IV. 8. Messenia. The city of the Messenians resembles Corinth, for above each city is a lofty and precip...
by Alexias
Sat Apr 20, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 1382

Re: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes

There is a nice close-up of the relief here on livius.org https://www.livius.org/pictures/greece/ ... panchares/