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Regarding the grooming of a successor, perhaps we are not seeing things as we ought. The problem was, that there were too many people groomed for the job. Being so used to the line of Argeads, I think we emotionally brainwash ourselves into believing no worthy successor was available after ATG's dea...

Oh! almost forgot!That Alexander stormed of in a sulk!, is not a fact, but an interpretation!Cheers!

Hi Karl,I appreciate your comments.The title to this thread, Banished form Macedon was in no way meant to relate to the Pixodorus episode, and was more or less used with the intent to foster discussion through alternate interpretation. In any case, putting headings aside,I'm positively intrigued by ...

Peter, all I can say is,Spot On!I think you've hit the nail on the head, that Alexander posed a real threat to Phil, and that threat needed to be placed in a controlled environment.That Alexander chose to leave his mother in Epirus and he off to Illyria speaks volumes to me of his intent.Briefly spe...

After the marriage of Philip to Cleopatra and the wedding debacle between Attalus,Alexander and Philip, both Alexander and Olympias flee from Macedon. As a result of some conversation between Demartus and Philip regarding the internal state of affairs in Macedon, Alexander is recalled.Question is wh...

Hi Tre, yes, I quite agree with you regarding the'divorce' being an Athenian concept. I thought perhaps,due to Olympias' supposed extra marital relationship with a snake/god, there may have been a need to officialy drop her and Alexander from prominance at the Macedonian court.As such, according to ...

Trogus(Justin) mentions Philip divores Olympias in order to marry Cleopatra...Was this an institutional option for Macedonians, or a latter day interpretation implying Olympias was no longer in favour by Philip?I was under the impression from what I've read, Macedonians practiced polygamy, and as su...

hmmmmmm!

hi nick susan, and beaucef,I quite agree with the rural implications and the limited use/need for names in a village context.And,Iknow that in my own family history, up until the late 1950's, a families surname was asserted from the patriarch, i.e, james, now as husband and father, gave the name of ...

Any thoughts on why the lack of original names amongst Macedonians, seems to be an abundance of Philips, Alexanders,Amyntas, Perdiccas' etc.Were these names used for official occassions, or used on a day to day basis?I find it comical, the very real potential of having a room full of Alexanders,son ...