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- Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:48 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: After Hydaspes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1579
Re: After Hydaspes
Dear Dr PalThis is all very interesting, and has some connection with something that I am working on. I've seen your main page - do you have any other pages that you have your work on, as I may want to refer to your work at a later date ?Best regardsSusan
- Tue Aug 27, 2002 6:48 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: After Hydaspes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1175
Re: After Hydaspes
Dear Dr PalThis is all very interesting, and has some connection with something that I am working on. I've seen your main page - do you have any other pages that you have your work on, as I may want to refer to your work at a later date ?Best regardsSusan
- Sun Aug 25, 2002 3:06 pm
- Forum: Alexander the Great in the Media
- Topic: CHILD OF FIRE
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3639
Re: CHILD OF FIRE
I don't know if this is the same as Alexander the God King, by Tony Spawforth, made in the early-mid 90s. I have a copy of this on video, it was good but not as ambitious as Michael Wood. Plus there was the video partly by Bosworth of a few weeks back - was that shown in America too ?
- Sun Aug 25, 2002 2:27 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Mistress of alexander the great
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8515
Re: Mistress of alexander the great
I've been reading something about the role of women in the Persian court, and I think the relationship with Barsine was in some sense political - whilst not a full wife, she could have been a 'woman of the king's court' - her semi-formal relationship with Alexander would improve his acceptance by th...
- Fri Aug 23, 2002 12:52 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Porus - defeated? (revisited)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3477
Re: Porus - defeated? (revisited)
Nick If you think this is over-speculation, I have even wondered if Alexander actually died in Multan, and the generals, faced with this disaster and needing to get back to 'civilisation' in one piece, connived at a body double to act as a figurehead. On further reflection I discounted this as impro...
- Fri Aug 23, 2002 7:53 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Porus - defeated? (revisited)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3477
Re: Porus - defeated? (revisited)
I'm glad this subject is being raised again; since I read the article last year I've felt there may be some truth in it.
Susan
Susan
- Fri Aug 23, 2002 3:19 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Any Sanskrit readers on this forum?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1539
Any Sanskrit readers on this forum?
I'm doing some work on the Alexander Romance in India, and I've got a document with Sanskrit verses that *may* contain references to the Alexander of Romance, or matters associated with his invasion. Does anyone on this forum understand Sanskrit - if so, can you contact me here or at susan@shcs.net ...