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Greetings, First a note on the emovie: "- the much maligned wedding night sex scene with Roxanne, which actually has some basis in Afghan legend about Roxanne trying to kill Alexander with a knife on their wedding night." I think most people would not have responded so negatively to this s...

Greetings, I would like to address this point: "why did he not include the fact that Alexander had 355+ women for every night of the year who were parading in his tent every time for him to chose, as the Persian custom was? " Because a harem did not consist of just nubile young women; it i...

Greetings, I have often considered this topic; here is my two cents: Unfortunately, I am not convinced war has truly lost its lustre so much as 1) leaders have lost the ability to sustain/ "sell" war to those who actually survive through them 2) governments or churches or the dominant grou...

Greetings, I suspect some of the "quotations" above are part confusion, part wishful thinking and *some* may be attributable but I have some doubts. For example, the quote about "In faith and hope..." was awritten by Alexander *Pope* in his Essay on Man; it is also found in a sli...

Greetings, You said: "Your definition of 'homosexual' is alluring. I go with the dictionary." It is not "my" definition but one drawn from the psychological profiles of orientation. Chamber's Dictionary speaks of sexual attraction, but does not specify sexual activity. Orientatio...

Greetings, I was not going to respond to this post (since modern terms and attitudes seem somewhat irrelevant) but I have decided some clarificaiton is needed as well as a reminder that, whatever your personal feelings, we need to maintain the respectful tone Pothos is known for, whether we are disc...

Greetings, yes, a nice painting. And since I have been accused, on occasion, of being too.. is the word nit-pick?-, I will not comment on the horse <alughing>.. that aside, I am always intrigued by how artists interpret and bring to life the past; Mr. Shumate does an excellent work.. Regards, Sikander

Greetings Athenas owl,

And thank you.

Do you know which book was published first, or if they are using the same source? Or is the latter a copy or translation of the first?

Regards,
Sikander

Greetings, I appreciate the help thus far.. I am getting closer; I found my notes from some time ago. Now I need to find the original source, since I seem to have misplaced page one! The original quote was: " Moreover, his very appearance and manner marked him as one not of the common order of ...

Greetings, I am trying to recall, for an author, the source of the quip that Alexander had the "hair, teeth and spirit" of a lion. I recall it was one of the later mythologies about Alexander but cannot pull the source from my memory. I would appreciate any help on this, though I will also...

Greetings, " But perhaps it's time to tackle ethnic generalizations and bigotry the way homophobia is regularly (and admirably) challenged here?" Bravo! Sometimes I try to address it privately, but yes, I would agree: the lack of awareness and knowledge and the presumption of stereotypical...

Greetings, Someone said: "The Romans and their brutality and corruption remind me of the nazis. The officers' wives would stand next to them watching hundreds of bodies being dropped into the pits, while eating ice cream. This is the behaviour of an animal rather than a man." Why insult th...

Greetings,

If I am guessing correctly, yes, there are parallels, but that would not be surprising. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery; more important, emulation of the best is a time-tested method to reach for something higher and better in oneself...

Regards,
Sikander

Greetings Lisa, Interesting lead-in. As to "ince I know I've raised eyebrows, why stop, right? Did anyone around here know that the location of Alexander's tomb was once investigated by psychics and a book was written about it?" Yes, I am familiar with this. I was given a copy of the book,...

Greetings Alejandro, "Here we are, 2300 years after his death, talking about this guy. " But for a benchmark, we would then also have to ask how many people are talking about *other* historical figures, because the full count would have..." My quirky sense of humour, since you stated ...