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This "Hephaistion" is arguably Demetrios (the Besieger). As for physical comparisons, Curtius has one, as well, which I translate (as exactly as possible): "And although he was around the king's same age, he was of a larger physique." That doesn't necessarily mean he was taller ,...

First, there is no such thing as "capitalization" in ancient inscriptions; there was no distinction between "upper" and "lower" case. That's Byzantine and later. The inscription reads AMYNTOR GERONTOS MAKEDON, so you can't make anything out of it being capitalized. That...

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Pretty much confirming what I thought. ;>

I'd like to see a great deal more evidence, but as somebody who's spent a LOT of time with Hephaistion and all textual evidence, color me skeptical. I see all sorts of questions. Neck-deep in university stuff, but just popping in to issue caution. IF it was originally meant for Hephaistion (big if),...

Forensic facial reconstruction was done on the remains found in Tomb II, now confirmed to be that of Philip II... Just a quick correction. There is no confirmation that Tomb II belonged to Philip II. That's been a contested assignment almost since Andronikos announced it, and in recent years, fewer...

You'd better get writing, Xenophon! That actually sounds like a doable plot. I'd read it (even if I knew the ending)!

It would be extraordinarily inept as Amyntas was clearly not ready for his coup, as far as the sources go; and that is a common observation with Alexander's death, the conspirators were not ready to take the power they were allegedly plotting to sieze. Brutus et al, Cassius Chaerea and co, both had...

edited because I forgot: Jeanne it cannot have been a 'solo job'; Pausanias had accomplices waiting with horses when he was run down by Perdikkas et al. I meant solo in that it wasn't a conspiracy. He may have had some personal help, but I agree with Beth, and think it was an honor killing. Fits th...

IMO, Alexander died of a communicable illness exacerbated by a combination of war wounds ill-healed and grief. Nothing terribly exciting. It's a sort of prosaic end for a world conqueror, ha. Reminds me of the poem "Ozymandais" by Shelley. ;> If somebody wanted to write a really good Maced...

The Colophon inscription may not. It's just a guess. Most of these things amount to educated guesses.

Of possible interest to forum goers: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/07/05/420238573/greeks-decide-the-fate-of-their-economy-in-crucial-referendum?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150705 A good, if brief, summary of...

As Alexias notes, when observing the frequency of a name, we have to beware of "back-reading": that is looking at the popularity of a name a hundred years later and assuming it must have been popular earlier, as well--especially when there were famous antecendents bearing it. What would be...

I don't intend to really hop into the dabate, but the architecture of the tomb suggests that it's later than the end of the 4th century, possibly well into the Hellenistic period. Ogla thinks it may even date down into the early Roman period. I will defer to the art historians, of which Olga is one...

Olga Palagia has stated, based on the inscriptional evidence (mostly quoted above) that Olympias's tomb is in Pydna. I don't intend to really hop into the dabate, but the architecture of the tomb suggests that it's later than the end of the 4th century, possibly well into the Hellenistic period. Ogl...

Oh yes! It is a bit terrifying to think that the periods of ancient history which we know relatively well, like the Neo-Assyrian Empire.... Just to correct/clarify ... actually we know quite a lot about the neo-Assyrian empire. It's one of my loves, albeit I'm not an Assyriologist. But I love the n...