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- Tue Jun 04, 2024 11:47 pm
- Forum: Comments, help, suggestions etc
- Topic: New website - opinion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 287
Re: New website - opinion
Greetings, The new site looks good- more what people might expect to see today. Hope it draws the attention of new people. Still in the working stages but I can see how it should work when it's full-on. Navigation still new to me but time will make it smoother. Thanks for your work on this. Regards,...
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:17 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Pothos now inherited by Alexias and on a new server.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7869
Re: Pothos now inherited by Alexias and on a new server.
Greetings,
Thank you Thomas for the wonderful years of Pothos; been here for the ride many years. Enjoyed contributing articles and joining in discussions.
Let's see what the next decade brings!
Regards,
Sikander
Thank you Thomas for the wonderful years of Pothos; been here for the ride many years. Enjoyed contributing articles and joining in discussions.
Let's see what the next decade brings!
Regards,
Sikander
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 11:24 pm
- Forum: Art and Culture
- Topic: Ancient Greek music
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2797
Re: Ancient Greek music
Greetings Pothosians,
There is an excellent exploration in the collection "Music of Greek Antiquity" put out by The Hellenic Art of Music.A bit old now, but if you like the history of music, a good collection
Regards,
Sikander
There is an excellent exploration in the collection "Music of Greek Antiquity" put out by The Hellenic Art of Music.A bit old now, but if you like the history of music, a good collection
Regards,
Sikander
- Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:28 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 121144
Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Greetings, Memory, "I also enjoyed reading ‘Aniketos.’ I thought it was an easier read than the first book, which was made difficult by an unusually harsh portrayal of both Philip and Olympias. If the first volume was a treatise on power, the second one was on change and immutability. In a worl...
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 1:05 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 121144
Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Greetings, " I've already (in a previous post) mentioned the misleading technique of opening with a character who never appears (and is barely mentioned once) subsequently. You can get away with this sort of opening in a movie if the character is clearly cannon-fodder and is blown away on scree...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 10:43 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 121144
Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Greetings Alexias, Thanks- I think <laughing> "Glad you're enjoying it, though I doubt I will bother. The first book did not engage me (and I think this was partly because the author's inexperience of novel writing clearly showed), and I was left with no clear picture of Alexander's character t...
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:06 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 121144
Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Greetings, Just wanted to say Vol 2 of Argent Wood's trilogy just came out: "Aniketos"... and I am enjoying it as much as the first book. It isn't for everyone, and the Alexander is not everybody's Alexander, but I am finding it absolutely feasible in terms of the characters and action; fu...
- Sun Sep 17, 2023 1:04 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Was Alexander the Great poisoned by arsenic?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8552
Re: Was Alexander the Great poisoned by arsenic?
Greetings,
Thanks for the links... sounds interesting.
Regards,
Sikander
Thanks for the links... sounds interesting.
Regards,
Sikander
- Mon May 22, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: 'Off-topic' forum
- Topic: Power or Decadence? Luxury Under the Achaemenids, Athenians, and Alexander the Great
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4387
Re: Power or Decadence? Luxury Under the Achaemenids, Athenians, and Alexander the Great
Greetings Sweetmemory, Good read and thought-provoking even as it relates to the modern view on luxury and wealth as both power and entitlement. Especially appreciated the brief take on how luxury can be used to solidify allies and seduce others into your camp. Still works today! Thank you for posti...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:20 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander the Great quotes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3750
Re: Alexander the Great quotes
Greetings
The Bach quote is " “That's why love stories don't have endings! They don't have endings because love doesn't end.”
Regards,
Sikander
The Bach quote is " “That's why love stories don't have endings! They don't have endings because love doesn't end.”
Regards,
Sikander
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:22 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander the Great quotes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3750
Re: Alexander the Great quotes
Greetings, I went to the quotes site; it appears that there are SOME attributions for some of the quotes, so at least a few could be looked up- haven't verified the sources, however. And some appear to be interpretations of things found in sources. Could be interesting to verify actual source and wo...
- Tue Apr 18, 2023 1:15 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Alexander the Great quotes
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3750
Re: Alexander the Great quotes
Greetings Alexias,
I know of a couple members in the ATG Reading group that had problems posting initially, so I suspect it's a random glitch in the system? because the posts were fairly harmless and on the second try, they went through.
Hope you have better luck next time!
Regards,
Sikander
I know of a couple members in the ATG Reading group that had problems posting initially, so I suspect it's a random glitch in the system? because the posts were fairly harmless and on the second try, they went through.
Hope you have better luck next time!
Regards,
Sikander
- Wed Mar 22, 2023 12:15 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
- Replies: 30
- Views: 121144
Re: New historical fiction on Alexander and friends
Greetings Alexias, "Thanks for your reply on this. I am aware of why the author made the choices he did - for example, the racy opening scene is designed as a hook to pull the reader in, to show him that this is a dangerous world and that the novel is not one for children. However, for me the n...
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 3:43 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Fiction Reviews Needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5432
Re: Fiction Reviews Needed
Greetings
Thanks for the link to the Rowson discussion. Sounds a good one
Regards,
Sikander
Thanks for the link to the Rowson discussion. Sounds a good one
Regards,
Sikander
- Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Fiction Reviews Needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5432
Fiction Reviews Needed
Greetings, We are all familiar with the Renault trilogy, Manfredi trilogy, And Zimmerman's duet (a third coming in the future?) but here are some other fictions that may not have been read or known by Pothos members. There is probably something for every taste and preference somewhere in this list: ...