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Perhaps you are right, the horseman statuette isn't Alexander, but there are examples of interference in the later portraits of Alexander (e.g. the so-called Capitolium Alexander: he is represented as Helios, clearly not a contemporary identification). All his Italic representations, as the Alexande...

Very interesting collection. The most peculiar piece is, IMHO, the first one, the so-called Alexander on horse. Its oddity lies in its curious hair style: at first glance I thought he represented a bald man, now I believe he wore an helmet (lost, or only made of a lost colour over a plaster). The ot...

Really interesting te picture with the warriors. It is similar to the one in the well-known Mycenaean knife, in which there are two different typologies of shields. Thanks for sharing!

Hi delos13, really there is a word in ancient Greek very similar to 'Laphria', i.e.:'laphyra' that means 'spoils, booty'(nominative plural of 'laphyron'). In my Greek dictionary there is also an attempt to propose an ethymological explanation of that word (that is a nickname of Artemis, but also of ...

Yes, of course it is a tunic and a belt, but here we can see how plain clothes became symbols and afterwards banners and standards! Do you think the first banner was made explicitly to be a banner? The first banner was a trophy, and here we see the transformation of a dress into a war booty and, sub...

I'm not a specialist, Alexias, but I have read a lot about the Alexander Mosaic; well, I don't remember anyone assuming the standard was a Persian one. It seems, on the contrary, the original painting wanted to represent Darius' defeat by drawing him in the crowd of his enemies (symbolized by the lo...

I think a kind of standard or banner is visible on the right in the background of the Alexander Mosaic from Pompei. It is very damaged and it isn't possible to understand its real shape, colour and if there were any figure. But IMHO there is no doubt it isn't a weapon (shaft, lance). Therefore many ...

I don't understand why you put here a post on the battle of Magnesia. What about Alexander?

Really, really interesting! I visited this place in summer 1988 and the excavations were in progress. I remember very well the stones of the city, but of course had no occasion to see the beautiful objects you posted here. Thank you very much!

There is ,normally, a fundamental difference between Apollo's and Alexander's hair: Apollo has a typical bun, or hair knot over his head, while Alexander has the anastolè, ie. some locks - shorter than these that form Apollo's bun - thrown back his forehead freely. This is, IMHO, the major differenc...

Nevertheless, I remember an epigram of the Palatine Anthology dedicated to one of Alexander's swords that was kept in a temple. Unfortunately I don't remember the number of the epigram!

A lot of thanks, Alexias, for the flowers you sent in behalf of all of us. And I'm very grateful to you for your words too: you interpreted very well my feelings.

A famous example of a female centaur in Greek art is in the painting of Zeuxis 'The centaur's family'. This excellent Greek painter (second half of the V century B.C.), who decorated the palace of Pella in Archelaos' times (413-399 B.C.), represented a female centaur feeding her twins (Lucian, Zeux....

I didn't ever think to feel a hole so big here in pothos. Only now I realize how we shall miss him, his humour, logic, wit, and - last but not least - his wide knowledge!
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Interesting, but why they speak English and French, but never Greek?