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Thank you Jan. ...the ancient Peloponnese & Macedonians had a culture which deified their most successful warriors. Remember Athena is the Goddess of defensive warfare (disciplined, moral justified & civilized), because of this religion/culture Peloponnese & Macedonia were not conquered...

Now was that an instinct bred into the macedonian warrior types or is it fundamentally Human. Is it normal to get drunk etc and lose our minds for seconds and minutes to kill. It would be interesting if it had been Cleitus that skewered Alexander! I guess we could then come up with the usual, off t...

Off to the land of 'Rich and Famous' I thnk!

Anyhow, good luck to him - well deserved.



cheers!

I recall reading an article by N.G.L. Hammond (not one of my favourite's) who proposed the burning of Persepolis coincided chronologically with a period of unrest back in Macedon. Antipater was having to deal with some troublesome Greeks at the time - the burning of Persepolis was a statement made b...

azara said; ...'that the palace had been carefullly emptied before the fire and that no remains whatsoever have been found by the archaeologists except a deep layer (more than 50 cm.) of ashes. No trace of metallic parts of furniture, doors etc.' I'm pretty sure that furniture which was built of sto...

Whilst acknowledging the importance in studying gender relationships and sexuality in the ancient world, I must admit it's an area of inquiry that has failed to stimulate my own interest. I realize that many ancient sources are replete with information that pertains to homoerotic behaviour, but I wa...

A boyhood friend of Alexander's, Laomedon, spoke fluent Persian. Given the frequency of interaction between the Macedonians and Persians historically, I think it would be fair to say there were numerous people with some command of both languages. Although having said that, the sources make very litt...

rjones2818 said; 'It is my understanding that Aeschylus fought at Salamis, so at least some of the greatness of classical Athens was being formed at that time, if not already reasonably well started.' No one is denying this, indeed there were great works written by Greeks well before this period. Bu...

I think people need to keep this discussion in some sort of chronological order. Seems to be jumping too and frow between the centuries and in some cases millenium in order to make a point. I believe the point of discussion was the Greco-Persian wars and just how'advanced' the mainland Greeks were a...

'Heh, where exactly do you base this? I was about to write a flaming post, but didnt because i know, or at least i want to believe that you do not serve any agendas. It seems rather odd that you would want to write a 'flaming post' (not sure what that actually means - perhaps along the lines of sett...

A common misconception by most people is that Greece at the time of the Greco-Persian wars, in some shape or form was a semblance of the Athens we have come to admire of the 'Classical Period'. For the most part, mainland Greece, at least archeologically, presents itself as a rather backward area wi...

'When Alexander spread Greek culture into Asia, it laid the groundwork for the development of the churches in Asia minor and greater Asia by Greek, Jewish and Assyrian missionaries.'


hmm! ... and I have a daughter that will be commencing year 7 next year at a Victorian school.

As an example. Not necessarily a historical example but rather a what if! Let us say that sheep were held sacred at the oracle of Siwa - and they were not used as sacrificial victims. Let us also say, Alexander beleived him-self to be the son of Ammon. Let us also say, sheep continued to be sacrific...

I apologise for the misinformation. You are correct in saying Salamis.



Cheers!

Which makes one wonder, is their a difference between ritual and that of personal belief.