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Hi Susan,The big problem is that, as you say, there is absolutely no evidence of Celtic blood - and no reason why any should have come from Olympias, as the Molossians weren't Celtic.Still, judging from the number of different opinions about his physical traits, I suppose this one is no more or less...

Hi Jillian,For a start, Cleopatra (if you mean Attalus' niece, which I assume you do) wasn't Philip's second wife, but his seventh (or something like that). Olympias, Alexander's mother, was his third, after all.As to when she was born, no-one knows, but she was probably only about 16 when Philip ma...

Tre,Well said...All the bestMarcus

Anyway, Antipater was never king of Macedon. It was only in 306, after Alexander IV was declared to be dead, that the various generals started to call themselves kings.All the bestMarcus

Chris,"Or perhaps an unknown, with no baggage"Calling to mind the episode when Alexander had all the baggage burned, no doubt? But more seriously, I agree with you - it would be best if we didn't have a 'star' playing Alexander.All the bestMarcus

I assume that that message wasn't meant for me, as it is totally irrelevant to the question I asked.All the bestMarcus

Er... I never said that Arrhidaios was the last king. I pointed out that he appears to be missing from the list and wondered whether there was a reason for that.And PLEASE stop using capitals.All the bestMarcus

Hi Tre,I knew about Myrtale, but didn't know she had another name as well. Please look that one up when you're within reach of your books!All the bestMarcus

Hmmm, I see that there are obviously a number of such gewgaws available, and I have managed never to have seen any of them. It sounds as if my (not very big) T-shirt collection might start growing...All the best (and with a spot of envy for those who have Alexander T-shirts while I don't)Marcus

Does Philip Arrhidaios not deserve a place in the king list? I notice that Philip III is cited as being one of the 3rd century kings, so I assume that Arrhidaios was 'excised' from the list at some point.All the bestMarcus

A bit like Macbeth when he sees Banquo's ghost, I imagine...All the bestMarcus

Excellent! I shall do that search and purchase one forthwith...Thanks for the info - what a great source this forum is, eh?All the bestMarcus

Jolly good.However, could you remember to take your 'caps lock' button off? It's deafening...All the bestMarcus

Absolutely - very good idea.I have to say that I'm not aware that anyone has used our e-mail addresses for spam, but as you never know when someone *will*, it's a good idea to guard against it.Nice one!Marcus

I think it's sad news about the miniseries - I reckon they might have done a pretty good job of it.I've heard about these T-shirts, and I have to admit that I would definitely purchase one.I'll have to do a bit of searching!All the bestMarcus