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by system1988
Tue Jun 11, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: ALEXANDER IN A CHURCH OF 16 CENTURY NEAR AIGAI
Replies: 2
Views: 50

Re: ALEXANDER IN A CHURCH OF 16 CENTURY NEAR AIGAI

Interesting links thank you !The ''unknown artist '' is Nicolaos from Linotopi .. In the link i published ,there is an extensive article by Manolis Andronikos who first read and published the inscription when he was young .
by system1988
Mon Jun 10, 2024 7:26 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: ALEXANDER IN A CHURCH OF 16 CENTURY NEAR AIGAI
Replies: 2
Views: 50

ALEXANDER IN A CHURCH OF 16 CENTURY NEAR AIGAI

https://www.aigai.gr/assets/site/content/pdf/%CE%95%CE%9A%CE%94%CE%9F%CE%A3%CE%95%CE%99%CE%A3/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%94%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%AE%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%84%CF%83%CE%AF%CF%89%CE%BD_2019.pdf Well it is very presious and important for n...
by system1988
Mon Jun 03, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Alexander the Great fell ill at Tarsus (all sources)
Replies: 37
Views: 1018

Re: Alexander the Great fell ill at Tarsus (all sources)

' Σπασμός' in ancient greek means also ,convulsione ,agitazione violenta ,rottura di fibre muscolari ,crisi di epilessia , e priapismo :!: Sorry for the italian ( its late ),qualcuno forse sa tradurre dall italiano in inglese
by system1988
Wed May 15, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Herculaneum papyri
Replies: 7
Views: 4711

Re: Herculaneum papyri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yDLKjJf08g about Marsyas the friend of Alexander .There is -but not in this film - the story of how Platon ih the hour of his death send out of his room a Thracian flautist woman , because he didnt like her perfomation - but this story narrated by (seems) the histori...
by system1988
Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes

Thank you Marcus ...i have the original ancient greek test , but i prefered to show only the english translation , because i dont think every one can read it
by system1988
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:52 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,THE CAMPAIGN OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

THE MIDDLE PART OF THE INSCIPTION ( i think it is a very important incription )
by system1988
Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: ,THE CAMPAIGN OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

iNCRIBED VOTIVE BASE OF THE ORCHOMENIAN CAVALRY WHO TOOK PART IN THE ASIAN CAMPAIGN
by system1988
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:59 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Memory of battle in Athens

The funerary stele of Panchares
by system1988
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:43 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Memory of battle in Athens

Stone base with funeray epithaph
by system1988
Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: Art and Culture
Topic: Metal button found in Denmark
Replies: 3
Views: 1152

Re: Metal button found in Denmark

Thank you Alexias for posting this since i couldnt do it . But there is also another bronze head of Alexander -a new find-just so small - brilliant but i cant remember the publication.

As about the first item ,how surrealistic is the location of the find....Denmark !!!
by system1988
Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:55 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The cist tomb

Tanagra , the cist tomb of an officer-the painted decoration
by system1988
Sun Apr 07, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes

The polychrome paintings of the cist-shaped tomb of Tanagra ,which are considerd unique and original to this day in terms of their iconography .From their style and the influence of macedonian funerary painting they show,we conclude that they date to the 3rd century BC .That the painter who created ...
by system1988
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Macedonization of Beotia

After the defeat of Cheronea Beotia was almost under the total control of Macedonia -even in art .. from a Cist -shaped tomb from ancient Tanagra with depicted cuirass probably of iron
by system1988
Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
Topic: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes
Replies: 15
Views: 2173

Re: Cheronea ,The Protagonistes

As an answer to Alexias : He really was , and perhaps his erotic conquests were also due to this , albeit to a small extent , because as we know , power is the greatest aphrodisiac !