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- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:56 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Info from Iraq - Alexander's theatre
- Replies: 4
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Info from Iraq - Alexander's theatre
Hello Companions! It took me quite long to load some pictures but it's really hard to get used to new system of work which is here. We have duties 12h and 24h break so it is once day and once night shifts and it's quite confusing. Now I have some nice pictures from our archeologists working here and...
- Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:17 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Mission in Iraq
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2006
Re: Mission in Iraq
Hello Marcus!
Unfortunately my base is in Ad Diwaniyah which is south from Babilon. But as I wrote I have very good conversations with archeologists in here and I have a lot of great pics of Babilon.Regards
Maciek
Unfortunately my base is in Ad Diwaniyah which is south from Babilon. But as I wrote I have very good conversations with archeologists in here and I have a lot of great pics of Babilon.Regards
Maciek
- Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:30 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Mission in Iraq
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2006
Re: Mission in Iraq
Hello! It's so nice to read Your responds. The food is very good here. There is a lot to choose even for someone very "selective". I made the contact with two civilian polish archeologists working for army. They were traveled much here and made many great pictures even places which aren't ...
- Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:15 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Mission in Iraq
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2006
Mission in Iraq
Hello dear friends!I'm writing to You from Iraq for the first time. My first impresion after coming here was of course very hot temperatures but the weather here is not much different then this in Syria where I've been 6 years ago. I have a lot of work in my duties but outside it I have some time of...
- Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:49 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New books
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1469
Re: New books
Thank You! I think there was a girl from Poland in here - Katy but I'm not sure if she still participate in the forum discussions.
- Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:10 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New books
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1469
New books
Hello dear companions!It's been a long time since I didn't participate in the pothos forum but I'm preparing to go to Iraq so I'm quite buissy. I like to say that in Poland will be rereased my first book on Alexander ( http://www.i-ksiazka.pl/view_book.php?kid=12711 ) unfortunately it will be in pol...
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 4:20 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Cartledge's Alexander
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1698
Re: Cartledge's Alexander
Well this book was translated into polish but what disapointed me was the ilustrations with maps taken from warry and I really couldn't even find any footnote or even Warry's name in bibliography. Well anyway - maybe Warry took it from some other place. Thanks for opinions to be honest it helped me ...
- Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:25 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Cartledge's Alexander
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1698
Cartledge's Alexander
Hi!
I found biography of Alexander of this author. I didn't actually bought it but reviewed in bookstore. I found there in bibliography pothos addres what is very nice. I didn't saw this book in books review so I'd like ask if maybe some of You know it? Did author apeared in pothos forum? Maciek
I found biography of Alexander of this author. I didn't actually bought it but reviewed in bookstore. I found there in bibliography pothos addres what is very nice. I didn't saw this book in books review so I'd like ask if maybe some of You know it? Did author apeared in pothos forum? Maciek
- Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:35 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Green's book
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1398
Re: Green's book
Hello! Green changed his opinion on Granicus but I'm not shure in what point. I've just read this part of newest edition of his book and there is once again repeated the sentence which follows like this: If Alexander started his attack like it is described in Arrian and Plutarch he had to be definet...
- Fri Jan 07, 2005 5:12 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2203
Re: :)
Well for me it wasn't very good but I have to see it once again... I said what I feel about this movie oin this subiect: ATG Down Under cont'd Maciek
- Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:46 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2203
Re: :)
I think in english it is: "Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans"
Hey Kasia have You watched the movie about Alex? Maciek
Hey Kasia have You watched the movie about Alex? Maciek
- Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:32 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2203
Re: :)
Hello once again! I have found that place in Plutarch. This is text in polish: "(...) gdy straci-¦ psa Perytasa, kt+¦rego sam wychowa-¦ i do kt+¦rego si+¬ bardzo przywi-¦za-¦, za-¦o-+y-¦ miasto i nazwa-¦ je jego imieniem." english: "When he lost his dog Perytas, which was very close t...
- Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:08 am
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: ATG Down Under
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2495
Re: ATG Down Under cont'd
Well I saw the movie yesterday and I have to say I'm really dissapinted. After such productions like LoTR and Gladiator I believed that the best producers in the world they can produce something really good. I don't like to mention about sarissa's lenght or persians "uniforms" (which was s...
- Sun Jan 02, 2005 5:14 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: :)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2203
Re: :)
Oh yes I remember of course but I didn't realise that You are Kasia... now I know;-))
The info about Peritas is given only in Plutarchus and I don't remember if he named city after this dog... I'll check and give You answer.
MaciekP.S. Have You watched the movie "Alexander"??
The info about Peritas is given only in Plutarchus and I don't remember if he named city after this dog... I'll check and give You answer.
MaciekP.S. Have You watched the movie "Alexander"??
- Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:56 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander's dog
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1689
Re: Alexander's dog
Hello!
Yes Plutarch wrote about it. This writer is one of five existing sources which writes about Alexander quite much so we have to believe them... )Maciek
Yes Plutarch wrote about it. This writer is one of five existing sources which writes about Alexander quite much so we have to believe them... )Maciek