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by amyntoros
Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:20 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis
Replies: 107
Views: 47818

Re: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis

In their general 'Xenophobia' and personal malice, and zeal to argue with anything and everything I might post, Agesilaos and Paralus claim that … … It's a pity that because I see the murder of Olympias, Cassander's fears and his actions differently to you that you have to see it as "Xenophobi...
by amyntoros
Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:30 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis
Replies: 107
Views: 47818

Re: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis

Amyntoros wrote: Now, I've gone on record as not believing the Kastas tomb belongs to Olympias and I still feel that way, but I'm willing to admit that not all your points should be dismissed out of hand. Amyntoros, can you be specific about which of Andrew's premises you believe have some merit ? ...
by amyntoros
Sat Jul 04, 2015 9:01 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis
Replies: 107
Views: 47818

Re: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis

... There are three events of which we have some particular knowledge: 1. Betrothal to Philip of Macedon, when he and she were initiates of the Mysteries of the Great Gods on the Aegean island of Samothrace 2. Marriage to Philip 3. The birth of her son Alexander Among these three events we only hav...
by amyntoros
Fri Jul 03, 2015 9:12 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis
Replies: 107
Views: 47818

Re: Olympias and the Katsas Tomb at Amphipolis

In my article on "An Identity Crisis for the Amphipolis Tomb" first published on 25th January I discussed the feasible age range of Olympias in some detail in the light of the known facts. You can find the article on my page here https://independent.academia.edu/AndrewChugg and it was als...
by amyntoros
Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:39 pm
Forum: The Diadochi
Topic: The Probable site of Kynoskephalae battlefield 197 BC
Replies: 82
Views: 133249

Re: The Probable site of Kynoskephalae battlefield 197 BC

Welcome back, I suppose it would be some sort of ad hominem attack to point out that Xenophon expended 4,680 odd words in his opening posts, though he did declare 1,000 of these 'irrelevant' later! :D Well, yes, ... it likely will be read as some sort of ad hominem attack and I wouldn't disagree. (...
by amyntoros
Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: The Diadochi
Topic: The Probable site of Kynoskephalae battlefield 197 BC
Replies: 82
Views: 133249

Re: The Probable site of Kynoskephalae battlefield 197 BC

Am back online and on the forum after a most disagreable but successful move. It is a pity that some people just can't recognise when a thread has reached its natural conclusion - and just go on and on for pages and pages without really advancing a discussion. I, and I am sure many others, prefer sh...
by amyntoros
Fri Jun 12, 2015 4:59 am
Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
Topic: Lost Tomb of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 4333

Re: Lost Tomb of Alexander

Not to mention oared viking boats smaller than a bireme...... It's been a long time since I read up on the Vikings, but didn't they sail the very far north Atlantic? I.e., a cold and dangerous journey, but a much shorter distance shore to shore. Now, a discussion as to whether a bireme could make i...
by amyntoros
Fri Jun 05, 2015 4:00 am
Forum: Alexander's contemporaries
Topic: Hephaestion the Athenian
Replies: 17
Views: 11584

Re: Hephaestion the Athenian

I found a link to Heckel's 1991 paper http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/ifa/zpe/downloads/1991/087pdf/087039.pdf , but I can't find the Harpocration text online that mentions Demosthenes and Aristion. This is all I have that mentions H along with Aristion. And the link still works, even though it is...
by amyntoros
Tue Jun 02, 2015 6:00 pm
Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
Topic: Lost Tomb of Alexander
Replies: 13
Views: 4333

Re: Lost Tomb of Alexander

Harry, as the Pothos main forum is based on the historical Alexander I moved your post to the 'off-topic' forum. I only had time to do a fast scan of your video, but even so I suspect you will receive much incredulity from our members. However, as long as you are not linking to any paid services (i....
by amyntoros
Fri May 29, 2015 1:21 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542213

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

I said they emulated Zeus and Hera. Not that they thought they were Zeus and Hera. They adopted the symbols of Zeus and Hera. They went a certain distance towards divinisation, but not as far as contemporary Egyptians, who literally considered the pharaoh a god. Yet in a recent post you said: Regar...
by amyntoros
Thu May 28, 2015 3:33 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542213

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

Regarding Amyntoros’s comments, of course I support more extensive research into the tomb. I particularly support the possibility of Amyntoros conducting more extensive research into the tomb related evidence that I have actually put forward in various detailed articles on the merely summarised poi...
by amyntoros
Wed May 27, 2015 4:04 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542213

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

...sphinxes were sacred to Hera and the Macedonian king and queen posed as earthly versions of Zeus and his wife Hera As every Pothosian probably knows by now, I am most fascinated by religious aspects of the period. I'm certainly aware of the connections between Philip/Olympias and Samothrace but ...
by amyntoros
Mon May 25, 2015 3:23 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542213

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

The Greek Reporter says that the Greek Deputy Culture Minister "sent a formal document to the Greek Parliament" and gives the above as a direct quotation from that text, so it was not a statement made to journalists. Do you have the full text of the document sent to the Greek Parliament p...
by amyntoros
Mon May 11, 2015 4:47 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis
Replies: 1585
Views: 542213

Re: The Sphinxes Guarding the Lion Tomb Entrance at Amphipolis

Unsettling news from the Greek Reporter on May 4th: The Amphipolis tomb excavation site is in danger of being buried under the sand due to neglect and weather conditions, said Greek Deputy Minister of Culture Nikos Xydakis. The Amphipolis tomb discovery was one of the ten most important findings in ...
by amyntoros
Sun Apr 12, 2015 5:32 am
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: British Museum exhibition
Replies: 5
Views: 3863

Re: British Museum exhibition

But why, o why, though are these exhibitions so poorly lit? I know it allows them to spotlight the exhibits but it is like walking through a cinema it is so dark. I've yet to figure this out myself. Arguments about excessive light causing damage don't make much sense when the atrium of the Greek an...