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I agree with you and Marcus on the iron helmet, but I need to find either earlier written references to iron helmets, or archeological evidence. I'll follow Marcus's tip and check out the British Museum.I found out that the book on war wounds is available at a reference library some distance from me...

I think the issue here is the depth of the ditch infront of the rock, rather than the total height to the top. If I'm getting any kind of correct image, it seems like Alexander had the stakes driven into the bottom of the ditch (something like pylons) to support a "bridge" over the ditch. ...

Tre- if you have an opportunity to check the reference then I'd love to know. I'm collecting information and references on Alexander's personal appearance, clothing, uniforms, etc. It's just one of my areas of interest. :-)Linda Ann

I know about Alexander's iron helmet, of course, but does that sound credible, that he was the first to wear one? -á It has the feel of another Alexander myth, but perhaps it is correct.-á Or maybe, Alexander's is simply the first iron helmet to be mentioned in a surviving ancient source.-á Opinions...

I''m posting three different questions here as I suspect they may all have simple answers and this way I won't waste forum space with separate threads. The first concerns the Rock of Chorienes - I simply cannot get my head around the information found in Arrian.-á The rock rose some 12,000 feet and ...

Tre - the subject of Alexander's hair color has come up on another forum, along with discussions about various ancient wall paintings and the Alexander sarcophagus, and the consensus is that you are correct. I know that Plutarch says Alexander was fair-skinned with a ruddy complexion around the ches...

Yiannis, if you'll forgive my interuption here - you said to Marcus:"I don't believe that when old-Isocrates was calling for a pan-Hellenic campaign agaist the Persians, he had in mind the utter destruction of the Persian empire. Not even Philip himself. Most likelly, they would venture in Asia...

And then there's this quote: "Throughout the book Alexander has been employing Itanes as a sort of sounding board, someone he can unburden himself to."As if Alexander would have needed to "unburden himself" to Roxane's younger brother! I suppose his generals and his friends for m...

I think that one of Holt's articles being referred to is: Alexander the Great Today: In the Interests of Historical Accuracy. And yes, it was pulled off the web by the Ancient History Bulletin, but it can still be accessed by going to the Isadore of Seville site at:http://isidore-of-seville.com/alex...

I've also seen all three anecdotes before, including the last one, though I've never been able to verify its source. If I remember correctly, I saw it on a website that lists humorous anecdotes. There is a slightly similar quote in Plutarch's Moralia that amused me - if anyone hasn't realized it by ...

There is an anonymous 7th century homeric-type hymn that symply states "...wise Zeus carried off golden-haired Ganymede because of his beauty, to be amongst the Deathless Ones and pour drink for the gods in the house of zeus - a wonder to see - honored by all the immortals as he draws the red n...

I have the Fildes book and always felt it would be a perfect book to introduce Alexander to my 13-year-old, though right now he thinks that one Alexanderphile in the house is enough! I did enjoy the illustrations, and I do realize it isn't meant to be a children's book, but it doesn't feel like a bo...

Seeing as how this thread has brought up the poison theory again, I thought I'd post a little gem from Athenaeus' Deipnosophists. Apparently, Alexander had a food taster!"Those who give the summons to come to the king's table, as Pamphilus says, are called 'table-men.' from eleon, which means '...

Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with the sources you mention. However, I do respect your considerable knowledge on these matters, but find it regrettable that the tale may not be correctly credited to Philip. I'm hoping that the other tales in the Moralia are properly assigned. I've been informally ...

There seem to be several versions of this story - all slightly different. These two are from Plutarch's Moralia, Vol III.'While he was hearing the case of Machaetas, he was near falling asleep, and did not give full attention to the rights of the case, but decided against Machaetas. And when Machaet...