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Greetings Hiphys, Thank you for posting this. Academia.edu and jstor are good sources (though not always peer-reviewed) for updates in the latest theories and discoveries (and debates!) in the ancient world, so well worth joining. I know a writer who is addressing this very subject, so will share yo...

Good evening. I recently wrote a review on amazon for the two books of the English writer Philip Remus( a pseudonime ? ) His amazing books of the trilogy , Gods of Men ',, When the Spartan are Made, and ,Deliaca,overcame my laziness. Unfortunately this very good author is lost somewhere ( i had mad...

Greetings Pothosians, Are there any members who have reviewed book drafts, or reviewed newly issued historical fiction? Any members who review both novels and short stories? Any members who do artwork for books? If you do artwork, is there a site where your work is available for viewing? Regards, Si...

Greetings, Looking at events that occurred just over the initial two week period following the death of Alexander, I am interested in what members feel might have been the power dynamics and relationships between the "primary players". Your thoughts, perhaps on: 1) the Council of Four? 2) the shifti...

Greetings Alexias, So far no problem on my end with light; most of my problem has been that when I <can> log in, I keep getting logged off and told I have to log in again to post or comment/reply, but repeated attempts to log in keep failing. But it seems to be a sporadic problem. Thanks for the wor...

Greetings Jeanne,

Yes, I can post off and on; I often seem to get logged out when I try to post a reply or new topic.

Thank you for the expanded thoughts on the meaning of "barbarian". It <is> interesting how words can change meaning over time!

Regards,
Sikander

Greetings,

Not sure what you are referring to here.
You might try contacting Alexias with a more precise description of the issue.

Regards,
Sikander

Greetings Dean, If I recall correctly, simply put, the term originally meant someone who was not Greek, or did not speak Greek, or did not follow Greek customs. It was the Romans who began to add more meaning to the word, but I believe the additional meaning of "savage" or what have you became popul...

Many thanks!

Greetings, Thank you for letting us know of this loss to Pothos. While the loss to the Forum is great, I can imagine your personal loss will be felt most keenly, and for that, I am sorry. Looking back at some of his posts, I can see his will be large shoes to fill - may he bring inspiration to membe...

Greetings, Dino, It depends on which you are referring to. Is it a group of fans or hobbyists of Alexander solely, or a group of people who are interested in the historical/cultural aspects? There may be on-line groups but if you are referring to groups that have a physical presence as well: One is ...

This is interesting. Thanks. I looked it up, but it costs somewhere around $150 used. I may collect ATG fiction, but that's too rich for my blood. LOL! Still, the author seems to have a page on Goodreads. Their may be another option to get a hold of the novel. Greetings Jeanne, I read this book for...

Greetings, I read the book recently; it may not please every romance fan or Alexanderphile, but I felt the author brought out some interesting questions about love and loyalty, the enduring power of same, and also the hard choices people might have to make sometimes for love...or perhaps confront ha...

Greetings, Feel free to debate history, the perspectives of historians, the likely and unlikely details regarding Alexander, his nature, his battles, his strategies, and so on, but please try to refrain from veering off into logical fallacies and name calling...this is not the site for that. Regards...

Greetings Jeanne, Thank you for the reply... I appreciate your thoughts on this. You said: "I definitely don't think Alex was a psychopath (although I think some of my colleagues might argue that point, ha). However, I would argue that he did have to climb to the throne, at least somewhat. It wasn't...