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Hi Companions. I read a few weeks ago that one of the main arguments for Alexander death being "non-natural" (ie, poison theory) is that, unlike previous experiences, the empire didn't crumble down and no civil war exploded, but rather the junta of marshals was established and the empire w...

Hi Amyntoros, Just a minor point: I think that I remember that indeed several (or at least more than one) sacrifices were made by the Beas, and that (allegedly) all were negative. Then the construction of the pillars and the rest. I might be wrong, but that's my recollection at least. And the point ...

the video was just awesome! i sent it to all my contacts!

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Hi Amyntoros, Interesting hypothesis. I think I heard about it before, but unfortunately I don't remember where! As you said, it is unlikely that Alexander would contrive the mutiny "from scratch" if there was not some discontent among the troops. But I can certainly see that he could have...

Hi there, Sorry for starting a new thread for this, but I found this sentence in an academic paper* and couldn't help smiling devilishly :twisted: after reading it. Funny enough, I read others talking about the same issue in previous occasions, but never made the obvious connection. Anyway, without ...

Of course there is also the Badian-Borza logic, and someone can say that it was pure luck, or that the sources just exaggerate.Well all the sources cant exagerrate about all Alexander's battles.All the sources and for all the battles.No.And if you take it by logic again, all the sources agree that ...

Diod.16.86 [3] Then Alexander, his heart set on showing his father his prowess and yielding to none in will to win, ably seconded by his men, first succeeded in rupturing the solid front of the enemy line and striking down many he bore heavily on the troops opposite him. [4] As the same success was...

Hi there, While reading Jan's thread on a new movie on Alexander, I was struck by Dean's comment: ... I think that, as Alexander and Hephaestion weeped around Achilles grave- they still will be doing so for some time to come before a second Homer comes to town... and couldn't but remember that Alexa...

It is shortly after that the son of Mazeus appears asking to speak to Alexander to fill him in on the situation of Darius- to inform that he had been taken prisoner by Nabarzanes. So Alexander, when he stopped for his rest- didn't know that Darius had been taken prisoner and thus wouldn't have fear...

Hi Paralus, Some comments on your message (I cannot fathom the "quote" tool yet! :( ) I believe that Darius was in a very delicate position with his nobility well before Gaugamela (an idea well argued by Badian) and that the "conspiracy" that eventually did him in was alive befor...

Just my thoughts, though. This is one of those rare occasions when I can be brief! :lol: These may be your thoughts, but they echo mine completely. Best regards Well Amyntoros, Your posts are always so well researched and composed that it is an honour for me having "pre-empted" :D you and...

Hi there, I believe that one will very seldom find in a poll the answer that perfectly fits one's own answer, so I went for the second option "He might have known and used the situation". It is vague enough as to encompass almost everything that you could imagine. I totally agree that Alex...

Hi Amyntoros, Thank you for the info! I have to admit that I confused Thomas Aquinas with St Augustine :oops: (well, at least both of them are called Church Fathers!), which I only noticed when you mentioned Civitas Dei ... But definitely Cicero wrote about the pirate incident waaaaaaaay before any ...

Hi all, Indeed, Alexander's charisma and aura is so big that it can spawn the most sublime and bizarre myths alike! The one that I like the most is the one that Thomas Aquinas mentions (I call it a myth because, to my puny knowledge, it is not mentioned anywhere else before Aquinas' quotation), wher...

Hi there, I read this in the internet (in Spanish in the original): "Alejandro Magno hacia que todos sus soldados bostezaran a la vez frente al enemigo para que, al este bostezar, no se pudieran cubrir de la lluvia de flechas que les lanzaban." that is, "Alexander the Great used to or...