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I saw this one in the bookshop: if you live in the euro-zone you'll pay 109 euro's for it (and I don't think its more than 200-odd pages or so).nick

Dear Companions ---Your votes please!I promised to refresh the Pothos.org Book top 10 three times a year: Xmas, Easter and Alexander's Birthday (20th July mais ou menos).Alors, s'il vous plait: which books do you think deserve to be in the Pothos.org Book Top 10? Please post your reply and I will in...

Was that indeed Abdalonymous, king of Tyre, appointed by Hephaistion?Not sure, please some feedback.Regards ---Nick

Hi Kenny --Thanks for your input. Indeed, suggesting that Alexander's army was an example of loyalty, while the Persian army had to cope with nothing but unreliable levies and mercenaries, is a gross simplification. Thank you for writing your bold posting, putting things in the right perspective.Com...

Great work, dear Marcus. Not tonight, but I will edit the pothos.org homepage as soon as possible. Thanks a myriad.Best regards --Nick

Hi Kenny -Don't apologize. This is one of the best questions ever.Muslim rule over the Middle East started after 632 A.D., the year the prophet Muhammed died. Muslim faith and Arab dominance spread from down south, from Makkah and Medina (now in Saudi-Arabia). Mind you - this was 1000 years after Al...

Thanks - I will add this to the myths and trivia page. Great!

As we can see from Xenophon's anabasis, this was not really the way the Persian empire handled invasions (or rebellions). In Xenophon, after the indecisive battle of Cunaxa, Artaxerxes reminds the Greeks that they're now right in the heart of enemy territory, surrounded by enemies. So the strategy i...

I just listened to the soundtrack.They are singing: "Ooh - Ooh. Ooh - Ooh. Ooh - Oohoohoohoohoo - Ooh."Is that the answer you were looking for?Regards --Nick

Thanks, guys. I updated the article. Credits included.Regards ---Nick

Hi Companions ---I am using the Xmas holiday to edit a few paragraphs which really need a restyling. Now this is the pothos.org paragraph about Alexander's "Birth":"Legend says he was born on the same day as the Temple to Artemis at Ephesus (one of the seven wonders of the ancient wor...

Hi Jona ---I would like two more lists then:--- The pothos.org Top-10 of lousiest books about Alexander ever written;--- The pothos.org Top-10 of books that have absolutely nothing to do with Alexander at all.I am sorry, my dear friends. Just came back from the cinema. I feel terrible. Didn't even m...

Hi Linda ---Correct. Point taken. So I will try to find a way around that... Any suggestions?Regards ---Nick

Hi Jona, hi Tre ---I would argue that people who look at the list are very well capable of deciding for themselves if a certain book fits their needs. Like now, there will be short additional texts indicating if a book is 'general' or 'specialist'. Then we only need a Top-10 (or Top-12) of VERY good...

Hi Marcus ---No. But you can replace your old list with five new titles. And so on and on and on... :-)Regards -Nick