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Crikey, Tre, I'm not sure that I can! I always defer to *you* on the artefacts question!I have to admit that I get more and more confused about who is supposed to be buried in the various Vergina tombs - but I think you're right that the Greek government is unlikely to change their current view.Actu...

The Greeks certainly didn't make it as far as Rome - and the Romans were already there, albeit living in squalid mud huts and putting their children out to be suckled by wolves... .All the bestMarcus

That's true, John. Still, it didn't stop Pyrrhus from popping over and whooping their backsides in the early 3rd century, did it?If I recall correctly, the Trojan business didn't really start until Virgil wrote Aeneid. I suppose the legend could have been around for much longer, though. Of course, i...

Well, John, Roman *legend* said that they were Trojan refugees - supposedly descended from Aeneas who, being under Aphrodite's protection, was able to escape from Troy. But that was just legend, in the same way that the (pre-Anglo-Saxon invasion) Britons were said to be descendents of Brutus (the so...

Looking good, Sikander, looking good!There's still an awful lot to do, though, isn't there! I'll have to get reading to provide you with some reviews to plug the gap!All the bestMarcusPS: Don't hold your breath on the Manfredi books - let's face it, they're terrible!

Sorry, Linda, in future I'll write "flippant" just to let you know when I'm being so... All the bestMarcus

In Alexander's time, of course, the city was called Byzantion. So it's all rather academic...All the bestMarcus

Have the ladies not *always* known *exactly* how to communicate with the male of the species, Susa? Then again, until relatively recently the gels weren't supposed to communicate - just so long as the tea was on the table...All the bestMarcus

Have the ladies not *always* known *exactly* how to communicate with the male of the species, Susa? Then again, until relatively recently the gels weren't supposed to communicate - just so long as the tea was on the table...All the bestMarcus

Darn it, Nick... I can't find fault with any of that posting . Nope, agree with everything you say there. I reckon that, had he wanted to, Philip could have completely crushed Athens after Chaeronea. Maybe he even wanted to (heck, I would have done were I in his position) but he was too consummate a...

Hi Linda,Of course, judging by how quickly most of the Macedonians ditched their PErsian wives when the opportunity arose, I don't reckon any of them will have been too bothered that Heph got Drypetis...All the bestMarcus

Or, rather, Demosthenes *perceived* that Philip and Alexander were trying to take over his state. The way the two kings handled Athens would *suggest* that they didn't want to do that... whether or not they really wanted to or whether or not Demosthenes thought they did.All the bestMarcus

Well, that's true to a point - in as much as areas of the Fertile Crescent were more fertile than they are now. I don't think that the area that was Bactria and Sogdiana was any more so, for example, but Mesopotamia certainly was. I used to have some quite detailed information about the differences ...

Susa,Well, when you read Flashman your disillusionment will grow - but it is only fiction, remember that!But please don't be disillusioned - I was only joshing you. But as I said, it's that darned public school system... doesn't teach young men to communicate with ladies, y'see...All the bestMarcus

Susa,Well, when you read Flashman your disillusionment will grow - but it is only fiction, remember that!But please don't be disillusioned - I was only joshing you. But as I said, it's that darned public school system... doesn't teach young men to communicate with ladies, y'see...All the bestMarcus